Pipelines and Turbines

Join our host Leor Rotchild with special guest Apala Mukherjee, President of BASF Canada, as they discuss BASF Canada's diverse sustainability projects in the fight for Net-Zero.

Leor, Jason and Dan try to untangle Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What is the current situation, how do we understand it, and what might it mean for energy markets? Is this the beginning of the breakdown of the global rules based order?

Bioenergy power generation increased 8% in 2020, exceeding modelled Net Zero growth of 7% through 2030. Nevertheless, deployment has been inconsistent in the past, with average annual generation growth in the last five years being below the necessary level. Learn more from the International Energy Agency's Jeremy Moorhouse. https://www.iea.org/reports/bioenergy-power-generation https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-moorhouse-41280715/?originalSubdomain=ca

What are the opportunities and challenges for a circular economy in Canada? There is probably nobody better on the planet to answer that seemingly simply question than Dr. Tima Bansal. Dr. Bansal is a Professor of Sustainability and Strategy at the Ivey Business School. She also founded and continues to direct Ivey's Centre on Building Sustainable Value and the Network for Business Sustainability, a growing network of more than 8,000 researchers and managers from nations around the world committed to advancing sustainable business. She is the Panel Chair for the Council of Canadian Academies' Expert Panel on the Circular Economy. Learn more about "Turning Point" the CCA's final report on circularity in Canada. Executive Summary: https://cca-reports.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Turning-Point-CE-1P-ENG-FINAL.pdf Complete Report: https://cca-reports.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Turning-Point_digital.pdf

Kris Frederickson shares Keyera's new carbon targets to “by 2025 reduce emissions intensity by 25% from 2019 levels and by 2035, reducing emissions intensity will be 50”. Kris discuses collaboration, innovative thinking, and a willingness to challenge the status quo while supporting the core business. Link: https://www.keyera.com/assets/Attachments/ESG/Climate-Report-2021.pdf

Have you ever wondered what's in store for the future of fossil fuels as we continue into the energy transition to a more sustainable future? Join our host Leor Rotchild with special guest Tyler Bryant as they discuss the future of natural gas and what's new in renewable energy sources.

In this episode, join our host Leor with special guest Kirk Zembal as they discuss Blindman Brewing's newest reuse technology. Blindman Brewing is the first brewery in Canada to develop carbon capture and reuse technology for its brewing process.

What does the future look like for Canadian oil and gas? And how can decision-makers take action today to position Alberta, Newfoundland and other fossil-resource dependent provincial economies to prosper as the world moves towards deep decarbonization? Join Jason on a deep dive with economist Aaron Cosbey, one of Canada's thought leaders on trade, environment and competitiveness, and co-author of a new report with IISD which explores this question in detail. https://www.iisd.org/publications/search-prosperity-oil-alberta-canada

Join our hosts Leor, Dan and Jason as they discuss the latest news in the oil sands and gas sector and the importance of transitioning to a net-zero future.

Join our host Leor Rotchild and special guest Caroline Saunders, British Consulate General as they engage in an exciting discussion about the road to COP26.

As part of the Canada Cleantech Week on the Hill (https://www.canadaclean.tech/canadacleantechalliance), Maike Althaus (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maikealthaus/?originalSubdomain=ca) talks with Stewart Elgie (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-elgie-b538bb137/), one of Canada’s most insightful policy shapers, about how Canada can level up our attractiveness to global investors to support the deployment and growth of our cleantech sector.

Join our hosts Leor, Dan and Jason as they engage in an exciting discussion about the latest in climate action initiatives including Canada’s new federal budget, the $20M carbon Xprize and the conservative climate plan.

Our hosts Leor and Dan are joined by the Head of Sustainable Impact for HP Canada, Frances Edmonds to talk about the circular economy and the importance of procurement as a tool to reach sustainability goals in Canada.

Our hosts Leor and Dan are joined by special guest Elizabeth Shirt, the new Managing Director at GLOBE, who shares her experience planning GLOBE Capital 2021 amidst a global pandemic. She shares what’s in store at GLOBE Capital this year and how it will focus on the financing and investment components needed to push towards a more sustainable, prosperous and socially just future.

What does it take for someone to break with social norms and become an outspoken advocate? Join us in conversation with Dr. Joe Vipond, Emergency Physician, a founder of Masks for Canada and President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. His commitment to saving lives has taken him to the frontlines of the coal campaign, made him an early and outspoken proponent of mask wearing in Canada, and along the way forged unlikely friendships including with our Greta Thunberg.

JP Jepp dives deep on Canada's strengthened climate plan

With Leor back in the saddle and in fighting form, the boys do a brisk walk through the biggest stories of 2020, drop some tasty factoids and make some wild predictions for 2021. Links mentioned during episode: https://www.ipieca.org/media/2386/stakeholder_dialogue_report-final_4march02.pdf https://www.abcleantechsummit.ca/ www.cbsr.ca

Dan talks with Mark Plamondon (Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association) about the important role existing industrial clusters could play in the clean energy transition and the plastics circular economy. Learn more about Alberta's Industrial Heartland Hydrogen Task Force here: https://transitionaccelerator.ca/our-work/hydrogen/alberta-industrial-heartland-hydrogen-task-force/

Jason and Dan are joined by Sophie Purdom (C6 Solutions, Climate Tech VC) and Alex Mitchell (LACI) to discuss the upcoming US federal election. What's at stake for the green economy under either a Republican or Democratic win? And what are the opportunities? Books, Reports and other References: 1. Climate Tech VC https://climatetechvc.substack.com/ 2. Energizing America: A Roadmap to Launch a National Energy Innovation Mission. https://spark.adobe.com/page/Azf8uWSlPJOo9/ 3. Dancer from the Dance https://www.amazon.ca/Dancer-Dance-Novel-Andrew-Holleran/dp/0688033571/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 4. ChargerHelp! https://www.chargerhelp.com/ 5. LACI Zero Emissions 2028 Roadmap https://laincubator.org/wp-content/uploads/LA_Roadmap2.0_Final2.2.pdf

Dan and Jason cover the latest on the federal ban of single-use plastics and Alberta's new natural gas(es) strategy.

Our hosts are joined by special guest Tom Rand, Co Founder and Managing Partner at ArcTern Ventures. Tom shares his experience in clean tech venture capital and discusses his new book, The Case for Climate Capitalism: Economic Solutions for a Planet in Crisis. Check out the book on Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/Case-Climate-Capitalism-Economic-Solutions/dp/1770415238) or at Indigo (https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-case-for-climate-capitalism/9781770415232-item.html).

Jason, Dan, and Leor talk about carbon pricing, net neutral targets, energy innovation, oilsands write-offs, and federal politics.

This week, Dan talks with Ian Sanchez (BowMont Capital) and David Berrade (Higher Ground Consulting) about early investment in renewable energy and how these kinds of projects get approved and funded.

Jason and Leor discuss Greenpeace's damning new article entitled "Oil in the Cloud", plus Joe Biden’s $2 trillion green new deal.

We met with Phil De Luna, Director, National Research Council of Canada to get the scoop on the NRC’s $57 million program to create a cleaner, more sustainable energy and chemical industry through materials innovation.

We spoke to Capital Power’s Sr. VP, Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer, Kate Chisholm, about the company’s recent low-carbon power announcements. We asked what does net zero mean when it comes to power and what does a path to these targets look like? Is there still a role for fossil fuels in the future?

Dan and Leor catch up as plans take shape across all levels of government for a post-Covid economic recovery. What will Canada's recovery look like and what are some possible solutions for a green recovery?

With the foreign market for recyclable waste now significantly reduced, what does Canada have in store to deal with disposable plastics? Can we create a local circular plastics economy? Leor meets virtually with Magali Depras (TC Transcontinental), Cynthia Shanks (Keurig Dr. Pepper Canada), and Johanna Vanhove (Dyne-a-Pak) to talk about the cooperative circular plastics task force launching in Quebec, with a vision for the whole country.

In 2010, Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame CEO Suzanne West (R.I.P) set out a bold path for her oil and gas company that was AI and blockchain enabled, zero emissions and sustainability-certified. At the time, it seemed crazy. Today, it’s mainstream. We convene an unprecedented collection of Imaginea alumni to discuss Suzanne’s bets and how they can inform strategy today. View the Imaginea roadmap discussed in the episode here: https://www.cbsr.ca/what-suzanne-got-right-on-pipelines-turbines

This week Jason, Leor and Dan talk about the winners and losers of the #COVID19 pandemic. Someone won? Who won? Also the guys discuss how the #oil price dropped below zero and what it means, and why are we shipping oil by tanker from the east coast of Canada to the west coast?

Our hosts are joined by Philippe Lanthier (Énergir), Marie Jurcevic (Seven Generations Energy), Soledad Mills (Equitable Origin) and Benjamin Israel (Pembina Institute) to discuss the EO100™ standard for certified responsible energy. What's involved in this certification and who can benefit? Or is it just green-washing?

Leor, Dan, and Jason practice physical distancing and meet virtually to dissect the​ environmental, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The trio is back to review the top energy and sustainability news, including Coastal GasLink Blockades, Teck's Frontier Project Pull Out #prematuretermination, and Bezos's $10B (with a B) Giveaway. Speaking of giveaways, listen for the new Pipelines & Turbines Comment Competition and your chance to win some rare, old school swag.

Leor and Jason come to us live from GLOBE 2020 in Vancouver. Joined by Barbara Zvan, they discuss the conference, the role of finance in the low carbon transition, and Minister McKenna's sustainable finance panel.

Dan, Jason, and Leor talk about the current political climate and the effect it has (or doesn't have) on the energy market. Should corporations and brands take public stands on social and political issues? And why are so many oil companies suddenly setting emissions targets?

Leor, Jason and Dan bring in the new year by making predictions for 2020 on global and domestic climate change policy, carbon neutrality, the energy sector, and sustainable finance.

Floating wind turbines, Heliogen's super solar milestone, shale gas, Bill Gates, The Paris Agreement, carbon innovation, the US-China trade war. Dan, Jason and Leor review the top energy and environment stories from 2019 to decide which ones were overrated and which ones were underrated.

Leor and Jason talk with Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, Research Fellow at the University of Calgary, about her recent paper on the history of industrial policy in Alberta. What was AOSTRA and what learnings can we apply to today's energy innovation policy? Download Sara's paper referenced in the episode, "Industrial Policy in Alberta: Lessons from AOSTRA and the Oil Sands": https://www.policyschool.ca/publications/industrial-policy-in-alberta-lessons-from-aostra-and-the-oil-sands/

Leor and Jason sit down with John Elkington, Co-Founder and Chief Pollinator at Volans. What is carbon productivity and how does it fit into the world economy and governing policies of the future?

Dan and Leor are joined by guest Jonathan Moser, Head of Environment & Public Affairs Canada at LafargeHolcim. The concrete industry is one of the highest emitters of carbon, and LafargeHolcim isn't shying away from doing their part to improve their carbon footprint. Learn about promising new technologies that not only reduce carbon emissions during concrete production, but potentially create a use for them.

Leor sits down with Tim Faveri, VP of Sustainability & Shared Value at Maple Leaf Foods, for an in-depth discussion on their recent announcement: Maple Leaf Foods is carbon neutral now. What prompted this trailblazing decision and how did ideas turn into action on reducing carbon emissions?

Leor and Jason are joined by guest Zain Velji (Northweather, The Strategists) for a look back at the federal election. What are the implications of a Liberal minority government when it comes to a national price on carbon and completing the Trans Mountain Expansion? Why is separatism gaining speed in the prairies and does it matter to the rest of Canada?

When asked to list the three most important issues facing the world today, 1,599 Canadians polled respondents noted that their top choices were “climate change,” “rising cost of food and energy” and “the environment or pollution.” Climate is on everyone's mind, including Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer, Elizabeth May and Jagmeet Singh. So Jay, Dan and Leor tackle the question of where does each political party stand on climate change. Remember to get out and vote in October!

Leor talks with Gary Holden, CEO of Pulse Energy, about his career in regulated energy and distribution in both Canada and New Zealand. What is the best way to transition our power grid to increase solar and renewable energy? Download the recently published white paper referenced in the episode, "The Optimal Distribution Pricing Regime to Lower Future Network Costs and Reduced Carbon Intensity Without Subsidization", by G. R. Holden: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CMt5uMbqWtFnBN1C4pFhgLugKBlhvU2r/view?usp=sharing

Recently, the CEOs of three of Canada's biggest oilsands companies posted an open letter encouraging all Canadians to consider energy policy when voting in this year's federal election. They note that the energy industry "can contribute to solving the global climate change challenge and play a significant role in creating future energy solutions by developing our resources in the cleanest most responsible way possible today." Leor, Dan and Jason discuss the purpose of this letter and how the political climate surrounding the energy industry in Canada could play a part in the upcoming election.

Jason sits down with Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, cognitive behavioural scientist and Founder & Principal of Adapt to Thrive. Sweta shares insights on the human pysche as it relates to action (or lack thereof) on climate change. Why are views on climate change linked to political affiliation and why aren't science and facts enough to settle the debate?

Ed Whittingham, former Executive Director of the Pembina Institute and former board member of the #AER, joins Leor, Jason, and Dan for this episode. Ed shares his experience of being targeted by now Premier Jason Kenney - how he coped, what he learned, and what he's looking forward to in the future. The group also discusses what will happen with GHG emissions as #Alberta's new UCP government moves toward a new approach on climate regulations.

Dan and Jason talk about the biggest moments in energy and environment during 2018 and share their hopes and fears for 2019. How will the upcoming federal election impact carbon and climate policy? Will #CCUS finally take off? What does the upcoming Clean Fuel Standard mean for investment in Canada's oil industry? Most important - how did Jason come to own a #CanOfChicken?

Leor and Jason are joined by special guest Matthew Klippenstein of Plug In BC. The Canadian electric vehicle market is growing, but are EVs really viable for rural settings and our road trip culture? What is the future of zero emission vehicles and is there a market opportunity for Canada?

Leor, Dan, and Jason take a deeper dive into the oil price #differential and how it's affecting the Canadian oil industry. What's driving the differential and which strategies are actually viable for getting back on track? Spoiler: Cutting the carbon tax isn't one of them.

Leor, Dan, Jason, and special guest Julia Pyper (Greentech Media) record from the Alberta Climate Summit in Calgary, AB. As a Canadian who now lives and works in California, Julia shares observations on the evolving energy and climate policies of the US compared to those of Canada. What's the one way she hopes Canada doesn't follow in America's footsteps? #Polarization