Entries by ARC Energy Research Institute

In the News: Geopolitics, Canada’s Carbon Tax and Clean Energy Stocks

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week, Peter and Jackie discuss recent news headlines, including some scary topics on this Halloween podcast recording. Here are some of the topics they discussed: Rising geopolitical risks. Why are the oil markets calm in the face of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the potential for an oil outage? ExxonMobil and Chevron […]

The Rural Perspective on Wind and Solar Development

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week our guest is Jason Schneider, Director, Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Reeve of Vulcan County in Southern Alberta.  The RMA is a progressive, independent association committed to meeting the diverse and changing needs of Alberta’s 69 counties and municipal districts. Since 1909, the RMA has helped rural municipalities advocate […]

Heated Debates in Global Energy: An Interview with Thunder Said Energy

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes This week our guest is Rob West, founder and CEO of Thunder Said Energy. Founded in 2019, the firm aims to help decision-makers find economic opportunities in the energy transition.   Rob lives nine time zones away in Estonia and is an uber-productive energy expert, covering a wide range of topics in […]

Two Conversations: Ottawa’s Impact Assessment Act (formerly Bill C-69) and the Pembina Institute

Subscribe: Spotify | iTunes On October 13th, Canada’s top court ruled that Canada’s federal Impact Assessment Act (also known as Bill C-69 and sometimes called the “no-more-pipelines act”) is unconstitutional, with a 5-2 decision.  To learn more about the decision and the implications for major projects in Canada and future environmental policy, we welcome Sander […]