Alberta’s Energy Transition: Economics, Emissions, and the Hard Trade-Offs (LIVE)

Recorded live at the Energy Transition Centre in Calgary, David, Sara, and Ed took on one of the toughest questions in Canadian climate politics: what does energy transition actually look like for Alberta? They dug into emissions, economics, diversification, and the uncomfortable trade-offs that tend to get glossed over in public debate. It's a fun conversation with an extended Q&A from the live audience. Just a note, unfortunately we had some mic issues so apologies for any audio hiccups you might notice. 🎙️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Introduction & Welcome to Calgary00:04:00 - Alberta's Hard Truths: Oil Dependence & Petro State Reality00:10:00 - EV Growth & Peak Oil Demand by 203000:19:00 - China's Energy Bet: Lucky or Strategic?00:22:00 - Alberta's Path Forward: What Should We Bet On?00:25:00 - Can We Bend Emissions Without Breaking the Economy?00:33:00 - Economic Diversification: Beyond Oil & Gas00:42:00 - Oil Sands Resilience in a Disordered World00:49:00 - Audience Q&A: Heavy Oil & Emissions Intensity00:59:00 - Q&A: China and Climate Politics01:11:00 - Q&A: Should Climate Be on Alberta's Election Agenda?01:16:00 - Rapid Fire Q&A: TMX, Renewables vs Fossil Fuels, Carbon Tax01:22:00 - Closing & CreditsThanks as always to Avatar Innovations for being such gracious hosts.🔗 LINKSFull show notesSend us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts