Ep 31: Feb 16

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IN THIS EPISODE:

Carbon capture & storage: why it’s dividing climate experts
Despite being the world's second-biggest cause of climate change, most projections tell us that oil can be part of a net-zero-emissions future. How so? The answer lies in a technology called Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage - or CCUS. But not everyone agrees that CCUS is a climate solution. This episode hears from both sides of the debate, and whether or not CCUS should be getting favourable treatment in Canada through a proposed investment tax credit.

Guests: Susannah Pierce (President, Shell Canada), Ed Whittingham (Energy vs. Climate Podcast) & Christina Hoicka (Canada Research Chair, UVic)

Links:

• Letter: 400 academics dispute special treatment for CCUS
• Article: ”Urgency needed on carbon capture tax credit, says Shell”  (The Globe and Mail)
• Article: “Rejecting carbon capture risks increasing emissions” (National Observer)
• Report: International CCUS projects (International Energy Agency)
• 60-Second Report: “Canadians See Clean Energy Eclipsing Oil and Gas”  (Clean Energy Canada & Abacus Data)
• Blog: “5 Things Happening in the Green Economy”  (Mike Moffatt)

Have feedback on this episode? Send an email to host & producer Eric Campbell or Tweet @PaperBagEric and @SP_Inst.

The views expressed on “Smart Prosperity: The Podcast” are not necessarily the views of Smart Prosperity Institute. We just like having smart and evidence-based conversations about the green economy.

Episode 31 includes music and clips from Eric Campbell and Zapsplat

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