Energy vs Climate: How climate is changing our energy systems
Energy vs Climate is a live, interactive webinar and podcast where energy experts David Keith, Sara Hastings-Simon and Ed Whittingham break down the trade-offs of the energy transition in Alberta, Canada, and beyond. It's your no-nonsense take on a messy, high-stakes topic: news, analysis, and conversations with guests from industry, government, and civil society. You won't always agree with us, but if you care about where our energy system is headed, this is for you. Guests range from scientists and policy experts to industry leaders, talking through everything from new energy technology to the real-world effects of climate change.
Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts
Energy vs Climate: How climate is changing our energy systems
Latest Episodes
Here Comes the Sun: Will Solar and Batteries Save the Day? | Special Episode With Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben has been sounding the climate alarm since before most were paying attention, but lately he's finally feeling some optimism about solar power in particular.On September 17, renowned author, journalist, and environment...
Steven Guilbeault: A 'Fireside Exit Interview'
On September 17, Ed sat down with former Canadian Environment and Climate Change Canada minister Steven Guilbeault for what we called a "fireside exit interview." Steven spent more than three decades in Canada's en...
(Replay) Is Canada's Electrification Bet Still Current? | With Blake Shaffer
This is a replay of our conversation with Dr. Blake Shaffer, an energy economist at the University of Calgary, on Canada's electrification bet. We recorded this in spring 2023, right after the federal ...
(Replay) Battery Storage and How to Make It Better | With Shirley Meng
This is a replay of our conversation with Dr. Shirley Meng from the University of Chicago on battery storage. It's one of our favourite deep dives because batteries touch everything from EV range anxiety to grid scale storage, and even the whol...
Stuck in the Middle: The Mid-Transition Crisis & the Energy System's Awkward Middle Age | With Emily Grubert
Decarbonization usually means addition: more wind, solar, EVs. But a real transition also means taking something away.We talk about decarbonization like it's a shopping list: more wind, more solar, more EVs, stacked on ...
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Sara so glad to have you back. The guys did a respectable job in your absence but your measured commentary have so much missed.
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