Energy vs Climate: How climate is changing our energy systems

The hosts of Energy vs.

This episode explores the debate around direct air capture technology, featuring Al Gore's skeptical comments and examining whether it offers real climate solutions or is just hype.

This episode explores a historic $405 million pledge by nine Canadian family foundations to accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy, featuring interviews with key figures in climate philanthropy.

This episode explores Iceland's potential role in carbon removal technology through direct air capture, highlighting its geological advantages and historical context.

This episode explores how climate change is disrupting the home insurance industry by making traditional risk pricing models insufficient, featuring an interview with expert Spencer Glendon.

This episode explores how the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure are disrupting global oil and LNG markets, affecting everything from energy prices to everyday cooking, and what this means for climate and energy transition.

This episode features an interview with author Don Gillmor about his book 'On Oil', exploring how the oil industry has shaped our world and its current challenges.

This episode features an interview with Jason Walsh of the Blue-Green Alliance discussing the organization's opposition to Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill and its efforts to bridge labor and environmental interests in U.S.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode introduces a new four-part narrative podcast series exploring the stories behind direct air capture technology and the people working to cool the planet through carbon removal.

This episode features an interview with author Ashley Shelby about her acclaimed climate fiction story collection 'Honeymoons in Temporary Locations', exploring its satirical takes on climate crisis themes.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode explores the economic and environmental trade-offs of Alberta's energy transition, featuring a live debate on emissions, diversification, and government intervention.

This episode features an interview with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe discussing themes of climate despair, communication, and hope, based on her work and book.

This episode features a live webinar discussion with Sebastian Eastham on near-term operational changes like contrail avoidance and sustainable aviation fuels to reduce aviation's climate impact.

This bonus episode features a panel discussion from Montreal's Climate Solutions Prize Festival 2025 exploring how Canada can lead in carbon removal technology and policy.

This bonus episode features a panel discussion from Carbon Removal Day in Ottawa, moderated by Ed Whittingham, exploring carbon dioxide removal technology and policy with experts Lucy Hargreaves, Daniel Kelter, and Jorden Dye.

This episode features an interview with New York Times columnist David Wallace-Wells discussing climate change, post-election U.S.

This episode features a live webinar discussion with Robbie Orvis from Energy Innovation, analyzing energy and climate shifts in 2025 and building a watchlist for 2026 to distinguish real transition signals from hype.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode provides immediate analysis and reactions to the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding on energy, focusing on its implications for oil and gas development, climate policies, and regional economic strategies.

Ed makes a fundraising pitch for the Energy vs Climate podcast, asking listeners for donations to cover production costs and support their public service content.

This episode features a debate with Andreas Malm about his books 'Overshoot' and 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline', exploring why the world has failed to confront climate breakdown and discussing more aggressive climate action strategies.

The hosts of Energy vs.

This episode features a discussion with Michael Tondre about Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!, exploring its historical context, themes of oil exploration, and its connection to climate and energy issues.

This episode features an interview with New Zealand author Kirsten McDougall about her climate fiction novel 'She's a Killer', exploring its themes and impact.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode explores how artificial intelligence is transforming energy production, distribution, and consumption, focusing on whether power grids can evolve fast enough to meet AI's growing demands.

This episode features an interview with economist Michael Greenstone discussing how global warming affects human lifespans and economic growth, exploring health impacts, policy solutions, and research insights.

This episode replays a discussion from Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen where hosts debate climate and energy challenges, focusing on Canada's economic and environmental crossroads during the G7 Energy and Environment Ministerial.

This episode features a live debate between David Keith and Ed Whittingham about solar geoengineering, exploring its technical aspects, governance challenges, and role in addressing climate change.

This episode discusses Alberta's oil and gas liability crisis, focusing on who bears the costs of cleaning up inactive wells and the regulatory failures that shift financial burdens to taxpayers.

This episode features a Q&A discussion with researcher Sara Hastings-Simon about her findings on EV charging levels, focusing on the differences between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 charging speeds and applications.

This episode explores how climate policy factors into upcoming elections in Canada and the U.S., examining why it has become a partisan issue rather than a unifying one.

This episode features an interview with MIT scientist Vijay Gadepally discussing the significant energy footprint of artificial intelligence systems and whether efficiency gains can keep pace with growing AI usage.

This episode of Energy vs.

This episode explores the rise of conspiratorial environmentalism, examining how fringe ideas from both political sides are reshaping climate and energy discourse, including connections to geoengineering and anti-vaccine movements.

Ed Whittingham and David Keith answer listener questions about climate and energy topics including direct air capture economics, carbon capture technologies, and net zero goals.

The hosts of Energy vs.

This episode features a live webinar discussion with Dr.

This episode explores carbon removal technologies, drawing parallels between a scene from Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' and modern efforts by companies like Occidental Petroleum to address climate change.

This episode features a live webinar interview with Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson discussing climate and energy policy challenges in the Canadian context.

This episode explores China's critical role in the global energy transition through interviews with experts Andrew Light, Jeremy Wallace, Christina Pan, and Hong Li, examining its dual status as the world's largest emitter and clean energy investor.

Rob Tremblay guest-hosts Energy vs.

A book review episode discussing John Valiant's 'Fire Weather' about the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire and its implications for climate change.

A podcast series exploring the history and future of technologies designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a planetary scale.

A podcast that breaks down the hard truths and trade-offs of the energy transition in Alberta and beyond, featuring expert hosts and guests.

This bonus episode of Energy vs Climate features an interview with economist Blake Schaefer to discuss recent electricity developments in Alberta, building on a previous analysis of Canada's 2023 electrification budget.

This bonus episode of Energy vs Climate features economist Mark Jaccar discussing Canada's consumer carbon tax, debunking myths and exploring its impact on emissions.

Ed Whittingham hosts a discussion with Simon Evans on the shift in media perception toward electric vehicles, exploring whether negative coverage has increased and analyzing qualitative trends from Carbon Brief's tracking.

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Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist at the IEA, tells Ed Whittingham, David Keith and Sarah Hastings-Simon that the agency's scenarios show oil, gas and coal demand all peaking before 2030, with oil and gas staying high through 2050 under current policies.

Matt Farrell explains how his technology background, sustainability interests, and viewer feedback shaped Undecided with Matt Farrell and Still to Be Determined.

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This episode discusses the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on European energy markets and the implications for climate policy and the energy transition.

A live webinar and podcast where experts debate the trade-offs and hard truths of the energy transition in Alberta and beyond.

Energy experts discuss the trade-offs and hard truths of the energy transition in Alberta and beyond, featuring interviews with scientists, policy experts, and industry leaders.