Break down the trade-offs and hard truths of the energy transition in Alberta, Canada, and beyond with @DKeithClimate, Sara Hastings-Simon and @EdWhittingham
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Essential Episodes Every New Listener Should Hear.
We've put together an EvC Starter Pack featuring some of our most popular episodes for those new to the podcast: energyvsclimate.com/the-ener…
Bill C-39 proposes one-year federal reviews for major projects. How much faster will it go? Will corners be cut? Can the duty to consult be met?
Live webinar Oct 29, 2pm ET with lawyer Claire Seaborn: energyvsclimate.com/invited-…
#BillC39 #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition
Pope Leo mentioned a new solar farm that would make the Vatican the first fully solar powered nation on Earth. Bill McKibben's slogan: energy from Heaven, not from hell.
#EnergyVsClimate #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #Solar #PopeLeo #Vatican
David has worked on energy for nearly 40 years. His 2015 paper doubted batteries at scale, and his 2007 expert interviews missed how far solar prices would fall. His verdict: "completely, stunningly wrong."
#EnergyVsClimate #Batteries #Solar
Bill McKibben on what the Iran war taught world leaders: sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach Earth, and none of those miles go through the Strait of Hormuz.
#EnergyVsClimate #EnergySecurity #Solar
Full podcast: energyvsclimate.com/here-com…
“A lot of what we're seeing in terms of moving backwards on climate in Canada isn't about Trump or the trade war. It's used as an excuse.”
Steven Guilbeault pushes back on blaming Trump for Canada's climate backslide.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
“No, it is not. The politics of climate change in Canada have gotten a lot more complicated, a lot more polarized.”
Ed asks if Canada is still living in the hopeful moment Steven described a decade ago. The answer is short.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
“Why did I agree to run for a party that had just bought a pipeline, but decided to leave a party that had decided to buy another one?”
Steven Guilbeault on the question at the heart of his resignation.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
“We went from overshooting our target by 10% to being on track for -36%. With the Alberta deal, we'll be lucky to hit -15%. We've cut our climate efforts in half.”
Steven Guilbeault on the real cost of the Alberta pipeline deal.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
Danielle Smith privately asked to shake his hand. A few months later, she asked Tucker Carlson to put a bullseye on his back, physically, not figuratively.
Steven Guilbeault on Alberta's premier.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
“I approved that oil platform. My ex-colleagues sued me as a minister of the Crown. That night, the texts started: 'You're still our favorite environment minister.'”
Steven Guilbeault on the Bay du Nord decision his own colleagues sued him over.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
“We're very used to stories wrapping up. We're in the mid-transition, we'll get to the end of it eventually. You might not.”
Emily Grubert on the real risk of a slow energy transition: it might just never finish.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
“Once you turn a valve off, you might not ever be able to turn that valve back on. We don’t really know. We’ve never had to try, and no one’s touched it since 1972.”
Emily Grubert on why refineries can’t just be wound down smoothly to zero.
#EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy
We're giving away 2 VIP tickets to Energy Disruptors UNITE in Calgary. Each pass (CAD $1,999 value) gets you:
-Full 2-day access to all sessions
-Complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages
-Exclusive access to the VIP speaker lounge and VIP events
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We're revisiting another episode from the EvC starter pack. A replay of our conversation with @bcshaffer.
With AI data centres now competing for the same grid capacity electrification needs, it might be even more relevant than it was in 2023.
Essential Episodes Every New Listener Should Hear.
We've put together an EvC Starter Pack featuring some of our most popular episodes for those new to the podcast: energyvsclimate.com/the-ener…
Listen now at buzzsprout.com/1850047/episo…
