Energy vs Climate

About Energy vs Climate

Energy vs Climate is a live, interactive webinar and podcast where energy experts David Keith (https://twitter.com/dkeithclimate?ref=energyvsclimate.com), Sara Hastings-Simon (https://twitter.com/S_HastingsSimon?ref=energyvsclimate.com) and Ed Whittingham (https://twitter.com/edwhittingham?ref=energyvsclimate.com) break down the trade-offs of the energy transition in Alberta, Canada, and beyond. It's your no-nonsense take on a messy, high-stakes topic: news, analysis, and conversations with guests from industry, government, and civil society. You won't always agree with us, but if you care about where our energy system is headed, this is for you. Guests range from scientists and policy experts to industry leaders, talking through everything from new energy technology to the real-world effects of climate change. www.energyvsclimate.com (http://www.energyvsclimate.com/) Produced by Amit Tandon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/atandon1/?ref=energyvsclimate.com) & Bespoke Podcasts (https://www.bespokepodcasts.ca/?ref=energyvsclimate.com)

Publisher

Energy vs Climate | Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts

Category

business · news · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2020

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

59 of 134 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Steven Guilbeault: A 'Fireside Exit Interview'

   Host Ed speaks with former Canadian Environment and Climate Change Canada minister Steven Guilbeault about his decades in environmentalism and politics.

2. 

   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   (Replay) Is Canada's Electrification Bet Still Current? | With Blake Shaffer

   Host David takes an in-depth look with energy economist Dr. Blake Shaffer at Canada's electrification strategy amidst growing demand from AI data centers.

3. 

   27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Replay: Battery Storage and How to Make It Better | With Shirley Meng

   Host [Host Name] interviews Dr. Shirley Meng from the University of Chicago about advancing battery storage technology and its impact on energy systems.

Inside a recent episode

(Replay) Is Canada's Electrification Bet Still Current? | With Blake Shaffer

Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You can rely on it maybe 80 to 90 percent of the time to deliver you 100 megawatt hours over an hour. With wind and solar, that changes. So we're kind of decoupling this concept of firm capacity and the energy it produces. So we're likely to see a larger build out of capacity because the assets that we're going to have in the system with more renewables run at a slightly lower capacity factor. They run less frequently. Ballpark numbers, solar, you can think about getting around 20 percent, wind around 40 percent, whereas a gas plant, an efficient gas plant would be somewhere around 70 to 85 percent. […]

Who has been a guest on Energy vs Climate

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Steven Guilbeault
• Blake Shaffer
• Shirley Meng
• Emily Grubert
• Eric Davids

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

45,273

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

46 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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