Ep 29: Nov 24

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IN THIS EPISODE:

The post-covid fossil fuels boom
Don’t look now but the world is in a fossil fuels boom. As the economy bounces back from covid-19, the global demand for oil, gas and coal is skyrocketing. Yet didn't international leaders just make new climate pledges that promise to cut out these fossil fuels? How do we make sense of this contradiction? How long will the fossil fuel boom last? And will it send our climate goals out of reach?

Guests: Tim Gould (Chief Energy Economist, IEA), Jackie Forrest (Executive Director, Arc Energy) & Aaron Cosbey (Sr. Associate, IISD)

Links:

• Report: World Energy Outlook 2021 (International Energy Agency)
• Podcast: ARC Energy Ideas (Arc Energy Research Institute)
• Report: The Role of Oil in the Future of Alberta and Canada (IISD)
• 60-Second Report: “2021 Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard” (Efficiency Canada)
• Blog: “5 Things Happening in the Green Economy” (Mike Moffatt)

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Episode 29 includes music and clips from Eric Campbell, Zapsplat and Green Day

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