
Energy vs Climate
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 and hard truths of the energy transition in Alberta, Canada, and beyond.
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87 episodes
Scrubbing the Sky - Episode 2: Bill Gates & Building a Climate ‘Miracle’
Host Ed Whittingham continues the story behind the development of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology and its potential role in helping to fight climate change. Ed explores the early days of Canadian cleantech company Carbon Engineering,...
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Season 6
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27:56

The USA vs Climate - Trump's New Climate & Energy Policy with Dr. Jesse Jenkins
Jesse Jenkins, David Keith, and Ed Whittingham break down the key policy reversals, their impact on U.S. emissions, and the broader geopolitical and economic consequences—for Canada and beyond. Plus, audience questions!
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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1:05:40

SNEAK PREVIEW Scrubbing the Sky - Episode 1 - Carbon Removal: Engineering Earth's Cooling
EvC co-host Ed Whittingham's new series on Carbon Dioxide RemovalHost Ed Whittingham dives into the world of Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that extracts carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air. Ed explores the early ...
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Season 6
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26:05

Trailer - Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet
The race to remove carbon is on. This is the inside story.🌎 Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet drops early March 🌎 This narrative podcast series takes listeners through one of the most ambitio...
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Season 6
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1:47

Green Giving: Climate Philanthropy
Ed chats with four movers & shakers in Canadian climate philanthropy.On Nov. 13, 2024, nine prominent Canadian family foundations, including EvC's David Keith’s, announced a combined pledge of $405 million, all...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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30:09

Ask EvC Anything - 2024
Join David & Ed for a special end-of-2024 Ask-Us-Anything episode dedicated to your questions. Thanks to everyone who sent in your questions - we couldn't do it without you!Also, thanks to the Pembina Institu...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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48:09

New York Times Columnist David Wallace-Wells: In Conversation on EvC
𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 & 𝙀𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩-𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚-𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨. It's a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from the potential fallout of the US election, shifting global interests and priorities, climate activism,...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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52:46

Ed's #GivingTuesday Fundraising Pitch for Energy vs Climate
Support Energy vs Climate on #GivingTuesdayEnergy vs Climate is a labour of love – we hosts don't draw a salary from the show because we feel strongly about the public s...
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Season 6
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2:27

EvC x Climate Book Reviews: A climate-related book podcast that you might like
Climate Book Reviews is co-hosted by EvC's own Ed Whittingham and his friend Roger Thompson, Associate Dean and Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University in New York. Each episode highlights ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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35:40

Raising the Heat: How Warming Can Reduce Lifespans & Slow Economic Growth with Michael Greenstone
David & Ed chat with University of Chicago's Michael Greenstone. Show Notes:(02:52)
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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51:15

LIVE SHOW - Solar Geoengineering: Should we go there? - Part II
𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵 & 𝗘𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺David and Ed hit the stage at the Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2024 summit in Calgary to discuss solar geoengineering, a major focus of David's academic research....
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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44:57

EV Ownership vs Level 1 Charging
Rethinking EV ChargingA commonly held belief by new or prospective EV owners is that purchasing one requires the installation of a “level 2”, or 240 volt, home charger. Sara and Ed chat about recent University of Calgary resea...
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26:56

Campaigning on Climate: Climate, Politics, and Elections
We have a special climate politics focused show to open the new season. It's a time of elections here in Canada and the U.S. As multiple campaigns heat up, we’re asking, where does climate fit in as an issue? David Keith and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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47:43

A personal message from Sara Hastings-Simon
A personal message from EvC co-host Sara Hastings-Simon.You can find more information on cancer screening in Canada at the Canadian Cancer Society ...
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1:28

Introducing Climate Now: When insurers can no longer afford the risk
Introducing Climate Now: Today, we are excited to bring you an episode from the Climate Now podcast. Climate Now, hosted by James Lawler, and accessible wherever you listen to podcasts as well as on ...
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Season 5
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26:38

Energy vs Climate Promo
Energy vs Climate is available wherever you get your podcasts.Produced by Amit Tandon
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1:16

Canada vs Climate: Federal Minister of Energy & Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson
David, Sara, and Ed talk to Canada's Minister of Energy & Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson. Show Notes:(02:57)
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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58:53

FROM FIBS TO FINES: Climate Disinformation, Lawsuits & Their Ripple Effects
David, Sara, and Ed talk to Dr Benjamin Franta, Senior Research Fellow in Climate Litigation at the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme and the founding head of the Climate Litigation Lab. Show Notes:(01:05)
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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53:13

Fully Charged: Battery Storage & How to Make it Better
Hosts David, Sara, and Ed chat with battery storage expert Dr. Shirley Meng of the University of Chicago.About Our Guest:Dr. Y. Shirley Meng is a Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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49:44

EvC Bonus - HOT TOPIC: Alberta Electricity Update
Another BONUS Podcast Episode!The electricity file has been popping, especially in Alberta, where on a weekly basis a clash of worldviews on the future of electricity generation is on full display.About Our Guest
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Season 5
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48:14

EvC Bonus - Hot Topic: Carbon Tax
New BONUS Podcast EpisodeCanada's consumer carbon tax policy has been getting a lot of press attention of late, especially following the $15/T increase that took affect on April 1, 2024. Much has been said about it across the politic...
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Season 5
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59:10

Buzzkill: Understanding the Shift in Media Perception Towards EVs
Dr. Simon Evans, Deputy Editor & Senior Policy Editor at Carbon Brief join co-hosts David, Sara, and Ed, to tease apart EV fact from fiction. About Our Guest:
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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52:40

Energy vs Oilsands: How did we get to 3.5m bbl/day and what do we need to do about it?
Co-hosts David, Sara, Ed, and energy/environmental economist Dr. Andrew Leach of the University of Alberta unpack the past, present and future of Canada's oilsands. About Our Guest:
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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56:02

History vs Energy - How the history of energy transitions can inform our future
Overview:What does the history of energy tell us about energy transition? Can we learn from the past or will we repeat the same mistakes? What do people get wrong when trying to extract lessons from the history of energy?
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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55:16

Stranger than (Climate) Fiction
What is the role of literature in the climate policy and technology discussion? How does the genre allow us to explore uncomfortable climate scenarios, including those to do with heat death and direct action? While ultimately successful, the pa...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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58:23
