Energy vs Oilsands
How did we get to 3.5m bbl/day and what do we need to do about it?
Co-hosts David, Sara, Ed, and energy/environmental economist Dr. Andrew Leach of the University of Alberta unpack the past, present and future of Canada's oilsands on Season 5, Episode 9 of Energy vs Climate.
Show Notes:
00:46 – Oil Market Report - November 2023
01:57 – A Matter of Fact: How the oil sands benefits Canadians
05:06 – Canada’s oil and gas sector, the road to net zero and regional fairness
06:16 – Making progress on Canadian oil sands CO2 emissions intensity
06:36 – This oil sands crude has lower GHG emissions intensity than the U.S. average
12:45 – Crude Oil Forecast Markets & Transportation
16:16 – Refinery Economics
25:30 – What's in store for 2024 — Part 3: Growth Plans at Alberta's largest in-situ producers
28:19 – Not Fit for Purpose: Oil Sands Mines and Alberta’s Mine Financial Security Program
29:53 – Fiscal Plan A Responsible Plan for a Growing Province 2024-27
38:02 – CCS Won’t Happen in Oilsands Without Bigger Subsidies, Cenovus Exec Warns
43:15 – The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions
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About your co-hosts:
Andrew Leach is an energy and environmental economist and is Professor at the University of Alberta, with a joint appointment in the Department of Economics (Arts) and the Faculty of Law. His research spans energy and environmental economics with a particular interest in climate change policies and the law. His most recent book is Between Doom and Denial: Facing facts about climate change.
David Keith is Professor and Founding Faculty Director, Climate Systems Engineering Initiative at the University of Chicago. He is the founder of Carbon Engineering and was formerly a professor at Harvard University and the University of Calgary. He splits his time between Canmore and Chicago.
Sara Hastings-Simon studies energy transitions at the intersection of policy, business, and technology. She’s a policy wonk, a physicist turned management consultant, and a professor at the University of Calgary and Director of the Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development.
Ed Whittingham is a clean energy policy/finance professional specializing in renewable electricity generation and transmission, carbon capture, carbon removal and low carbon transportation. He is a Public Policy Forum fellow and formerly the executive director of the Pembina Institute, a national clean energy think tank.