Entries by ARC Energy Research Institute

The Six Nations of Grand River Development Corporation’s Mission to Provide Economic Self-Sufficiency

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week, our guest is Matt Jamieson, President and CEO of the Six Nations of Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC). SNGRDC’s mission is to achieve economic self-sufficiency for their community by 2030. The Six Nations of the Grand River is located near Toronto and is Canada’s most populated First Nation, with […]

Counterproductive Sustainable Investing: Is Brown the New Green?

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week, Kelly Shue, Professor of Finance at Yale School of Management, joins the podcast.  Earlier this year, Professor Shue and her co-author, Professor Samuel M. Hartzmark, published “Counterproductive Sustainable Investing: The Impact Elasticity of Brown and Green Firms.”  Their research paper concludes that the sustainable investing practice of divesting high-emitting companies […]

Solar Manufacturing: The Problem with Canadian Competitiveness

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week, our guest is Paolo Maccario, President and CEO of Silfab Solar. Silfab Solar is a Canadian company headquartered in Mississauga that manufactures solar panels in Ontario, Washington State, and South Carolina.  The South Carolina facility will manufacture solar panels and cells with operations expected to be online in the third […]

Canada Energy Regulator’s Chief Economist: What Could Canada’s Energy Future Look Like?

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week, Jean-Denis Charlebois joins the podcast. Jean-Denis is the Chief Economist at the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).  The CER released a report in June outlining three potential future energy scenarios, titled “Canada’s Energy Future 2023: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2050.”   Here are some of the questions Peter and Jackie […]