Energy vs Climate: How climate is changing our energy systems
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.
Guests include scientists, policy experts, and industry leaders discussing the forces reshaping our energy future—from breakthrough renewable technologies to the real-world impact of climate change.
Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts
Podcasting since 2020 • 115 episodes
Energy vs Climate: How climate is changing our energy systems
Latest Episodes
From Straits to Stoves and Tankers to Tables: Iran, Oil and Climate Trade-Offs in a Crisis
The Iran war and the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered a major shock to global oil and LNG markets. Roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day normally move through Hormuz. The IEA says nearly all of that has...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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36:43
The Hidden Power Bill of Artificial Intelligence with MIT's Vijay Gadepally
Vijay Gadepally joins Ed and Sara to break down the real energy footprint of AI—and why most people (and companies) are getting it wrong. They discuss: How "agentic" AI systems use an order of magnitude more ...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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53:16
Understanding China's Energy Transition: Experts Weigh In | Andrew Light, Jeremy Wallace, Christina Pan, and Hong Li
This episode is different. We're tackling China's energy transition, and instead of David, Sara, and Ed just talking about it, they went out and interviewed different experts on the subject.Why China? Because it's argua...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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1:19:02
Alberta’s Energy Transition: Economics, Emissions, and the Hard Trade-Offs (LIVE)
Recorded live at the Energy Transition Centre in Calgary, David, Sara, and Ed took on one of the toughest questions in Canadian climate politics: what does energy transition actually look like for Alberta? They dug into e...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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1:22:48
Aviation vs Climate: Can Sustainable Flight Take Off? with Sebastian Eastham
Can we have guilt-free flying?David, Sara, and Ed chat with Sebastian Eastham, associate professor of sustainable aviation at Imperial College London, about the climate impacts of aviation and what we can actually do about it....
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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59:59
Fan Mail
Sara so glad to have you back. The guys did a respectable job in your absence but your measured commentary have so much missed.
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