Energy vs Climate: How climate is changing our energy systems

On Season 4, Episode 6 of EvC, Sara, David and Ed tackle the thorny and always controversial topic of carbon offsets, live at Avatar Innovations at The Energy Transition Centre in downtown Calgary.An offset in principle is paying someone else - a company, or a country - to reduce emissions that you yourself cannot, or simply will not reduce. What is the role of offsets in helping the world to avoid dangerous climate change? What's 'additionality' when it comes to offsets, and is it fundamental or merely an after thought? How are offset markets regulated to ensure integrity? And should you bother to click that "yes" button to offset your flight emissions?EPISODE NOTES@1:10 EvC Live held at the Energy Transition Center, at the Ampersand @2:02 Infidelity Offsets video from Climate Ad Project@4:15 Business Renewable Centre of Canada @4:48 Guide to Purchasing Carbon Offsets with Pembina Institute  @5:48 CDM mechanism to reduce emissions by developed countries - Kyoto Protocol @10:05 Additionality, permanence, leakage 101 @23:09 Example of voluntary offsets @24:30 Two flavours of offsets: Alberta Emissions Offset Registry and the Emissions Performance Credit Registry @32:41 Discussion on the quality of voluntary offsets @37:43 Gaming the system with low quality voluntary offsets  @53:50 Low-cost American airline, JetBlue, moving away from carbon offsets Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

David (just back from Egypt), Sara, Ed and special guest Adrien Abécassis, Chief Policy Officer of the Paris Peace Forum and former Advisor to the French President (also just back) unpack COP 27 and what it means for Canada and the world going forward on Season 4 Episode 5 of Energy vs Climate. EPISODE NOTES@1:31 Adrien Abécassis, former senior advisor to the French president, and the Chief Policy officer of the Paris Peace Forum @7:55 Key outcomes of the COP27 @9:28 $750 billion a year into clean energy and energy transition @12:00 Recap Paris Agreements had much bigger outcomes @15:30 A fair transition for developing countries to meet global emission objectives @24:20 Climate change impacts will affect GDP   @32:00 Canada’s fossil fuel industry send delegates to COP27 @35:50 Climate Overshoot Commission Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

Published each year, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook (WEO) is a leading source of scenario-based analysis of global energy demand and supply. This year’s WEO explores the impact of both short-term volatility in energy markets and the long-term trend of decarbonization.What do the analysis and insights tell us about potential pathways for the world’s energy future and the implications for Canada’s natural resources? How is government action and technological development changing the shape of these pathways and what are the major sources of uncertainty? And what can Canada do to prepare for these potential futures?On Season 4 Episode 4 of Energy vs Climate David, Sara, Ed, and the International Energy Agency’s Chief Energy Economist, Tim Gould discuss the 2022 World Energy Outlook and its implications for Canada.EPISODE NOTES: @2:25 – International Energy Agency’s: The World Energy Outlook Report@6:40 – Shell’s Energy Modeling@8:00- Key findings of the World Energy Outlook@8:29 – Extreme Heat & Global Food Insecurity@9:46- Europe’s Fit for 55 Package @13:18 Improving the way we think about projecting future energy use and emissions of carbon dioxide@24:15 Global Energy crisis can lead to a cleaner and more secure future@29:05 New energy-security paradigm @32:14 Designing the mid-transition: A review of medium term challenges for coordinated decarbonization on in the U.S@34:20 Doyne Farmer’s Empirically Grounded Technology Forecasts and the Energy Transition@35:40 Canada’s LNG exports to Asian market and what it means for emissions@46:50 Russia’s role as global energy supplier will continue to shrink@5Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

After months of uncertainty the United States passed the biggest climate bill in its history, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Coming on the heels of the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, and combined with executive action across government agencies, the actions represent a major turning point in US climate action at the federal level.But what is actually in the IRA, and what comes next for implementation? How does the US approach compare to Canada’s actions on climate and how will Canadian companies and citizens be impacted by these new developments? What should Canada do to prepare for this new world – to both protect our industries and leverage the opportunities that may arise?On Season 4 Episode 3 of Energy vs Climate, David, Sara, and Ed ‘gang’ up on the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act with Katherine Hamilton, formerly of the Energy Gang podcast and break down the act's impact on energy policy north of the border.EPISODE NOTES@1:28 Welcoming Katherine Hamilton, Chair of 38 North Solutions@2:28 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)@3:25 Historic bipartisan deal ahead of IRA@5:26 Democrats claim to cut CO2 emission by roughly 40% by 2030@7:23 Tax credits for low- and middle-income communities@7:29 Supporting a just transition for coal communities@14:26 Over $20 billion to set up national non-profit green bank @15:03 Canada’s Infrastructure Bank, Growth Fund, and Canadian Innovation and Investment Agency@ 30:29 Alberta’s industrial carbon offsets and free allocationsSend us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

David, Sara, Ed, and climate economist Gernot Wagner of Columbia University discuss Europe’s energy crisis and its implications for Canadian energy exports, on Season 4 Episode 2 of Energy vs Climate.Episode Notes@1:12 Welcoming Dr. Gernot Wagner of Columbia University@2:18 How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the crisis and opportunity of the energy transition@4:00  Europe’s dependency on Russia’s Cheap Gas @12:17 Germany Charters LNG Terminals @17:18 Expansion of heat pump manufacturing - Pinkafeld  @20:28 How Europe Got Hooked on Russian Gas Despite Reagan’s Warnings@23:32 The push for LNG Long term contracts @34:18 Alleged sabotage of Russian gas pipelines@38:04 Canada’s LNG Export Terminals @43:37 Inflation Reduction Act @46:22  Rising EV demand and the push for Lithium Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

On Episode 35 of Energy vs Climate, David, Sara and Ed are back for Season 4! They interview acclaimed energy policy advisor, Hal Harvey, and award-winning New York times reporter Justin Gillis about their new book, The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save our Planet; an examination of seven areas where communities and individuals can insert themselves into key political decisions to ensure the most climate conscious choices are being made. EPISODE NOTES: @0:33 The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save Our Planet @3:23 Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Energy Foundation, Energy Foundation China,  European Climate Foundation, ClimateWorks@10:00 The Inflation Reduction Act @15:30 Alberta Utilities Commission@21:45 California's Title 24@24:05 Norwegian EV policy - Norsk elbilforening@27:15 California Gov. bans sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035@42:15 Moore's Law vs. Wright's Law (forbes.com)@55:02 Jigar Shah | Department of EnergySend us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

Sara, David and Ed are back for Season Four of Energy vs Climate on September 20th with a lineup of shows that we're really excited about. Until then we'd like to share Sara's guest appearance on an episode of The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder from earlier this summer.The Energy Transition Show covers the full range of energy transition globally, including grid power, all fuels, transportation systems, macro economics, and more. Featuring interviews with some of the smartest and most knowledgeable people in energy, longtime energy expert, Chris Nelder explores the global energy markets and their ongoing transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewables.We're glad to be sharing this show with fans of EVC who aren't already familiar with the energy transition show,  and to those of you who are, we hope you enjoy Sara and Chris's wide ranging and deep dive into Canada's energy transition. Find The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder and subscribe wherever you listen now onto the show.Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

Energy vs Climate is still on summer hiatus, but we wanted to pop in with a very special recording of an in-person event we hosted at the end of July at Annex Ale Project in Calgary. In the show, we cover some thoughts on the climate news of the summer, answer some live audience questions, and tease some potential future topics we hope to cover on EvC. We had a great time engaging with folks in person so stay tuned for more information about future in-person programming by subscribing to our emails at energyvsclimate.com.  Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

Hi, Sarah here. We're still in a summer break, but we've got an exciting in person, Energy vs Climate meet and greet coming up that we wanted to tell you about.  Subscribers to our emails will receive the details next week. And tickets are limited.  So if you're not signed up for EVC emails, yet head over to energyvsclimate.com and subscribe today. Thanks and hope to see you soon. Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts

David, Sara, and Ed are back for the final episode of Season Three, a special ask-us-anything episode dedicated to your audience questions. From nature-based solutions, to environmentally-responsible oil, hydrogen, geothermal, and more, they dig into a wide variety of topics.EPISODE NOTES: @2:27 Accounting Emissions to Consume with Care @3:53 The forests backing California's carbon offsets are burning up @8:20 EvC S1E7 Are Nature-based Solutions a Natural Policy Choice? @9:18 Can we control the CO2 in the atmosphere? Freeman Dyson @7:34 Delta Airlines Carbon Offsets Now Letting Passengers Fly Green @17:17 Oilsands are high-carbon fuel source @22:22 EvC S2E5 Decarbonizing Transportation @24:02 Figure: SPM.7 @25:14 20% of commuters commute <5km by car, 1/3 <10km@26:26 12 tried-and-true ways to reduce cars in cities@38:57 Jean Charest vows to repeal consumer carbon price plan@43:50 How We Survive Podcast@ 44:42 The Salton Sea could produce the world's greenest lithium @46:57 How much of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food? @47:57 The potentials and limitations of tree plantings as a climate solution @50:57 Nate the House Whisperer @52:42 Send us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts