MyEnergy2050 is a podcast and blog on the energy transition.
This week we speak with Sarah Mills, a Senior Project Manager, at the Graham Sustainability Institute, and Lecturer at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. Uniquely for this podcast, we are learning about the Midwest of the United States and my home state of M...
Research Professor of Climate and Society at the Finnish Environment Institute. She holds a long research record focused on energy efficiency, decarbonization, and innovation. One of her current projects is focused on national defense and the low-carbon energy transition. This is our starting point....
David Schwartz is a theatre director, lecturer and activist. He holds a PhD, wrote and produced plays focused on the impact of energy prices and the shuttering of coal mines in Romania. This week we have a special guest with David Schwartz. How does the theater fit within the energy transition? As p...
Theory meets reality in Finland's energy security and climate change policies. In this episode with Emma Hakala, Senior Research Fellow, at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and member of the BIOS Research Unit. We gain a greater understanding of what a cascade of crises around climate...
What does it take to build the energy transition? Usually, the question is phrased like this, the energy transition is about deploying the right technology. But with this framing we lose sight of the more important element in the energy transition. It is people that build the communities to support....
What went wrong with Germany? Europe's leader in renewable energy is now building LNG terminals to make up for lost Russian gas. Germany had no LNG terminals before Russia's war in Ukraine, now it's making deals in the Middle East and building LNG terminals. This activity exposes how much Russian ga...
The energy transition requires a ground-up approach. To move from a fossil fuel dominated energy system to one based on renewables and sustainable energy production requires community involvement. This week we talk with Alin Tanase, Climate and Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace Romania. You may ask wh...
The time is now!!! The CEU Summer University has launched the RePowering Leadership in European Energy and Food CEU Summer University Course - July 24 - 31, 2023.
Application deadline - Feb. 14, 2023. Please spread the word. Never before have so many cutting-edge policy scholars from European and American institutions been assembled for an 8-day course. https://summeruniversity.ceu.edu/courses/repowering-leadership-european-energy-and-food
Ingrid Nielsen explains oil shale is the poor cousin of coal. Listen to hear why and how Estonia became complacent on driving a more sustainable energy transition. Bountiful and cheap energy stalled necessary changes. Now Estonia is attempting to move forward with a pressing need to utilize the sustainable natural resources it possesses.
Waking up to Estonia's Energy Challenge — Ingrid Nielsen, Episode 70 Welcome to the My Energy 2050 podcast where we speak to the people building a clean energy system by 2050. I'm your host Michael LaBelle. This week we speak with Ingrid Nielsen, a Renewable Energy Advocacy Expert for the Estonian...
This week we speak with Tere Vadén, a philosopher in the Bios research unit in Helsinki. Both society and nature are moving past the age of cheap fossil fuels. When coal, oil, and gas could be taken out of the ground and burned for the high calorific content to power our world. Now we have to conte...
This week we speak with Ioana Ciuta, Energy Coordinator at CEE Bankwatch Network. We'll be speaking about the Southeast of Europe, in general, historical terms we can use the word Balkans or update it more specifically and use the term Western Balkans for many of the former Yugoslav republics. But i...
This week we speak with Rüdiger Graf, who is directing the research department on "Knowledge -Economy - Politics" at the Leibniz-Center for Contemporary History. What is the influence of the 1970s on our current energy system? The importance of energy sits within our daily lives. As Rudiger states,...
This week we speak with Benjamin Görlach, Head of Economics and Policy Assessment, Ecologic Institute. If you like wide-ranging interviews about the policy challenges of navigating the current energy crisis in Europe. This episode is for you. Benjamin and I cover everything from the EU's emission t...
This week we speak with Cillian O'Donoghue, the Policy Director at Eurelectric. Eurelectric is the federation of the European electricity industry, representing more than 3500 utilities active in power generation, distribution and supply. They have a real voice in the energy transition. And we are r...
Time to turn back the clock. Interview with Professor Frank Bosch of
Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam / ZZF/ Discusses the history of energy relations between the Soviet Union & Germany. Learn why Germany became so reliant on Russia. Listen: https://lnkd.in/dqpSYd6z
This week we speak with Professor Frank Bosch. He is the director of the Center for Contemporary History in Potsdam and Professor of German and European 20th Century History at the University of Potsdam. We have an in-depth discussion about the history of energy relations in the 1970s. This is a for...
This week we speak with Florian Kern. He is the Head of the research field of Ecological Economics and Environmental Policy at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research in Berlin. He holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Sussex. Florian and I discuss the project: Hy...
This week we speak with Sam Raszewski, a senior lecturer and Programme Director for the Oil and Gas Management program at the University of East London Royal Docks Business School. Sam has published widely on energy security and particularly about security in the European gas sector. He regularly ap...
This week I'm discussing another wave of the Carbon Storm. I define this more in episode 39. In this episode I update what this means in a time of war. If you are looking for hope, this may not be the episode for you. This recording was done for a recruitment event I did for the EMBA program at Cent...
On this episode, we speak with Rod Janssen, the man behind the Energy in Demand weekly newsletter and website. He is also the president of Energy Efficiency in Industrial Process. But more aptly, Rod is a true expert in energy efficiency. As you'll hear in this episode Rod's pool of knowledge goes b...
This week we speak with Professor Cristina Corchero, who is the Serra Hunter Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She is the founder and Chief Technology Officer at Bamboo Energy. We begin our discussion about her experience taking research and placing it within a start-up company...
This week we speak with Gerard Reid, who has put out 'The 1,600 TWh Challenge: How Europe can survive without Russian Gas'. Besides outlining other routes for gas to be imported into Europe, this deeper thinking on this, is a fundamental shift for energy-intensive businesses and support for househol...
This week we speak with Professor Kacper Szulecki, who is a research professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Kacper is at the forefront of research in the broad area of energy transitions, geopolitics, and the social implications of the transition. I highly recommend any of hi...
My fifteen-year-old daughter sent me a text message the other night. She asked if Ukraine joins the European Union will Russia stop its attack. Sadly, I couldn't comfort her that peace would soon be restored in Europe. Rather, I told her this is the new status for Europe and probably for years to co...
This week we speak with Jesson Bradshaw, CEO at Energy Ogre, a Texas-based consumer energy company. They help consumers save money by choosing the best energy company that can deliver their electricity or gas at the least cost. It was a real honor to have Jesson on the podcast, as you'll hear, he is...
Fossil Fuels are inherently inefficient and built on injustice - so why keep? The energy transition needs to reclaim a humane approach Native and marginalized communities live in an unjust transition Welcome to the MyEnergy2050 podcast where we speak to the people building a clean energy system by 2...
This week we speak with John Shattuck, Professor of Practice in Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, at Tufts University. He is an international diplomat and scholar. From representing the United States in a variety of human rights roles, an ambassador to the Czech Republic, and pr...
This week we speak with Professors Natalie Dobson an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, Department of International and European Law and Professor Arild Moe, Senior research fellow at Fridtjof Nansen Institute. As usual I'll keep their long list of individual achievements short, but it is im...
Don't miss out on this great event!!! Join us!
First 🌱EPRG🌱 event of the year is happening next week, January 25th, starting at 4 PM CET. Join us in person at CEU or via Zoom for a discussion on the balance between energy interests and climate change in the Arctic.
🎙We have great speakers: Natalie Dobson, Assistant Professor at the Utrecht University School of Law, and Arild Moe, Research Professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute.
📎 You can find details of the round table here: https://events.ceu.edu/2022-01-25/arctic-oil-gas-and-climate-change-legal-and-political-perspectives
📎 Past events and info about EPRG: https://envsci.ceu.edu/eprg/events/current
This week Michael LaBelle provides a rough description of why the EU has lost its soft power. Rising gas prices, the military aggression of Russia, and rule of law breaches in former Communist states are heralding a new era for the EU. This 'post-acquis' era is marked by rising nationalism and popul...
This week's nuclear episode! http://myenergy2050.com/talking-nuclear-listening-lessons-for-all-net-zero-technologies-adrian-bull-ep-50
Welcome to the MyEnergy2050 podcast where we speak to the people building a clean energy system by 2050. I'm your host Michael LaBelle. This week we speak with Adrian Bull, who is the Chair of Nuclear Energy and Society at the University of Manchester, and has been at the British Nuclear Laboratory....
Thank you all for becoming listeners to the My Energy 2050 podcast. 2021 was a great first full-year of the podcast. 2022 is set to be a phenomenal year!
This week we speak with Thierry Bros, he's a professor at Sciences Po in Paris. In the introduction I use the term 'eminent expert on gas' and after listening to this interview you will be using this term too. On the podcast, I try to keep introductions short but pay attention to his experience on t...
The complexity of manufacturing from a global supply chain has never been more apparent than now. With supply shortages caused by the impact of Covid-19 and efforts to combat climate change, we are entering a new period, as I have stated in the past about Carbon Storms, where a confluence of events....
This week we speak with Jan Rosenow, the Director, Regulatory Assistance Project. The word, 'project' as Jan tells us, was meant to be a project to assistant regulators to build better utility regulation. The project operates in China, Europe, India, and the United States. From this episode, you'll....
This week we speak with Aaron Perry, a senior associate in Valuation and Risk Analytics at Resurety. We discuss the role that long-term and short-term weather forecasting plays in reducing financial risks. Aaron is a climatologist and takes a long-term view on the impact weather has on renewable ene...
This week we speak with Bartosz Kwiatowski the director of the Polish Liquid Gas Association. I've known Bartok for over a decade and he is always a well of knowledge on the Polish energy scene and broader developments in Europe. So why is today's episode important to listen? You'll gain a greater u...
This week we speak with Adam Czyzewski, the chief economist at PKN Orlen. I'll describe PKN Orlen as a diversifying oil and gas firm. I got the opportunity to sit down with Adam while I was in Warsaw and I'm extremely grateful for his time and his willingness to share his thoughts on the energy tran...
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Ingrid Nielsen explains oil shale is the poor cousin of coal. Listen to hear why and how Estonia became complacent on driving a more sustainable energy transition. Bountiful and cheap energy stalled necessary changes. Now Estonia is attempting to move forward with a pressing need to utilize the sustainable natural resources it possesses.
Time to turn back the clock. Interview with Professor Frank Bosch of Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam / ZZF/ Discusses the history of energy relations between the Soviet Union & Germany. Learn why Germany became so reliant on Russia. Listen: https://lnkd.in/dqpSYd6z #europe #energy #Germany #gas #geopolitics #sovietunion
This week's nuclear episode! http://myenergy2050.com/talking-nuclear-listening-lessons-for-all-net-zero-technologies-adrian-bull-ep-50
Thank you all for becoming listeners to the My Energy 2050 podcast. 2021 was a great first full-year of the podcast. 2022 is set to be a phenomenal year! #thankyou #podcast #energy #energytransition
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