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Month: January 2021

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Carbon pricing is over-hyped…more regulation, industrial policy needed to reduce emissions

January 20, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Danny Cullenward, Stanford energy economist and lawyer, and co-author with Dr. David G. Victor, of the new book, “Making climate policy work.” Related links: Klein vs [Read more]

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Time for the United States to compete with China in global clean energy finance

January 16, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Johannes Urpelainen about how China has become the leading financer of wind, solar, and other green energy projects. They also discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative [Read more]

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Norway unveils comprehensive climate action plan

January 13, 2021 Energi Staff

Last week, the government of Norway presented a climate action plan to help achieve its emission reduction target agreed to under the Paris Agreement. Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn said “This climate action [Read more]

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This changes everything: Battery prices in free fall

January 13, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews James Frith, head of energy storage for BloombergNEF, on the annual battery price survey. Cheap battery storage is already revolutionizing electric vehicles, electric utilities, and many other [Read more]

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Canadian Northern Corridor would allow energy to move freely across country

January 10, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews energy economist Kent Fellows, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, about a new study he co-authored, “The Canadian Northern Corridor: Planning for National Prosperity.” [Read more]

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Accelerated electrification of economies is inevitable

January 10, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Natasha Vidangos, head of research for the Washington-based Alliance to Save Energy, about a new study that shows the cost, emissions, and other benefits of switching from [Read more]

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Implementing Joe Biden’s aggressive climate policies

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Ryan Kennedy, associate professor of political science at the University of Houston, about the politics of Joe Biden’s ambitious climate and clean energy plan. Related links: Biden’s [Read more]

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Lithium and nanotech: The story of innovator Amanda Hall

January 9, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Amanda Hall, CEO of Summit Nanotech, a Canadian cleantech startup that has developed membrane nanotech technology to economically remove lithium from briny water. After founding the company [Read more]

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Alberta slowly adapting to energy transition – interview with Todd Hirsch

January 9, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Todd Hirsch, chief economist of the Alberta Treasury Branch and an influential voice in the Alberta energy conversation. The topic of discussion was an Oct. 21 column [Read more]

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Canadian methane emissions double official estimates?

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence about a new study showing methane emissions from oil and gas production could be double current estimates. If the study’s results apply [Read more]

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New membrane turns CO2 into biofuels, ‘green’ feedstock for plastics

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Prof. Steven Holdcroft of Simon Fraser University about his team’s research work developing ion exchange membranes that help in the conversion of captured CO2 emissions into green [Read more]

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Quebec banning sale of gasoline cars in 2035

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis of Clean Energy Canada about Quebec’s decision to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035. They also discuss other jurisdictions like California and the [Read more]

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Robots are coming…and they’re bringing jobs

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews economist Jay Dixon of Statistics Canada about a series of studies “The Employment Consequences of Robots: Firm-level Evidence” and “The Effect of Robots on Firm Performance and [Read more]

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Canada missing opportunities to develop EV manufacturing?

January 7, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis, senior policy advisor, about Clean Energy Canada’s new report, “Taking the Wheel,” which argues that Canada isn’t moving fast enough to develop its electric vehicle [Read more]

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Oil/gas, automotive narratives impede Canadian EV adoption

January 6, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Nathan Lemphers about his working paper, which examines transportation electrification narratives in Alberta oil/gas (negative), Ontario automotive manufacturing (uncertain), and Quebec (positive). Related links: The Stories [Read more]

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Solar-powered greenhouses in the Yukon? Even in the winter?

January 6, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews researcher Henry Penn, University of Calgary and The Arctic Institute of North America’s Kluane Lake Research Station, about an exciting new greenhouse research project in SW Yukon [Read more]

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The 2nd Age of Electricity…this time we’re electrifying EVERYTHING

January 6, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews economist Werner Antweiler from the Sauder School of Business about how cheap renewables (solar and wind) are poised to begin displacing fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas), [Read more]

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Should Site C proceed? Only under certain conditions, says new study

January 5, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: Advanced high school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews energy economist Ken Fellows, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, about the new study, “Energy & Environmental Policy Trends: Is the Site C [Read more]

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Ontario failing on climate change as GHG emissions rise

January 5, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Sarah Buchanan, Program Manager, Clean Economy for Environmental Defence, about her organization’s December, 2020 study, Yours to Recover: A Progress Report on Ontario’s Climate Change Actions. The [Read more]

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Thumbs up from industry for Ottawa’s new hydrogen strategy

January 3, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Mark Kirby, CEO of the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, about the Dec. 16, 2020 announcement of a Canadian hydrogen strategy from the federal government. Related [Read more]

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Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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