The My Energy 2050 podcast focuses on the energy transition. Each episode features a guest sharing their experience, expertise and insight. Professor Michael LaBelle is the host bringing his broad knowledge and experience to exploring the latest research and policy insight.
Europe’s Energy Crisis in a Time of War — Sam Raszewski
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
The return of the Carbon Storm — Michael LaBelle, Ep. 61
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
Deescalating Energy Efficiency: There is no quick fix — Rod Janssen, Ep. 60
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
Building the Smart Grid: Algorithms of Entrepreneurship — Cristina Corchero (Ep 59)
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
The 1600 TWh Challenge: Innovating our way to zero carbon — Gerard Reid, Ep. 58
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
Speeding up the Transition: Breaking EU-Russian energy relations — Kacper Szulecki, ep. 57
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
Europe’s new Energy Order: Climate to Security — Michael LaBelle, ep. 56
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,
The Energy Entrepreneur: Unleashing technology and opportunity in Texas — Jesson Bradshaw, Ep. 55
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
The Politics of Energy Justice in the Anthropocene — the roundtable, Ep. 54
This week we join another Energy Policy Research Group roundtable discussion from Central European University. The topic this week is reevaluating energy justice in the
The Right to Democracy: How Cold War institutions secure Europe — John Shattuck (Ep. 53)
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
The Arctic Energy Pivot: EU and Russian opportunities and divisions — Natalie Dobson and Arild Moe (Ep. 52)
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
The Soft Power Failure of the EU: Russia walks off — Michael LaBelle (Ep 51)
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,