Entries by ARC Energy Research Institute

The Next Chapter in Canadian Nuclear Energy Leadership: Small and Modular

This week our guest is Diane Cameron, Director of the Nuclear Energy Division at Natural Resources Canada. Canada is already a global leader in nuclear energy and safety. Canada is the second largest producer of uranium and home to the world’s largest fully operational nuclear power generation facility in Ontario. The next chapter in Canadian […]

A New Year and a New Barrage of Headlines, Predictions and Carbon Policy

The news flow has started off 2021 with a bang!  Saudi Arabia surprised the oil markets announcing a voluntary 1 MMB/d cut to their production for February and March. The Democrats gained two seats in the Georgia election, granting them greater power in the US Senate. The stock markets saw the change as a positive […]

2020: A Year Like No Other

On this week’s podcast we look back on the events that shaped the challenging year that was 2020.  Early in January, tensions between the United States and Iran briefly pushed oil prices over $60/B.  But when Coronavirus spread from China to the rest of the world, oil price plunged.   The darkest days of the pandemic […]

Clean Fuel Standard 101

The Canadian federal government is developing a Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) policy.  The draft rule for liquid fuel (including gasoline and diesel) is expected later this month.  Subsequently, rules for gaseous and solid fuels will be developed. This week’s episode is a primer on clean fuel standards. What is CFS? What jurisdictions have CFS policies […]