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.
Fighting the Cold: Seeking a just energy system — Ana Stojilovska (Ep 41)
This week we speak with Ana Stojilovska, an energy poverty researcher, who just received her PhD from Central European University, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy. And full disclosure before we get going. Michael was Ana’s PhD supervisor.
The Power of Hydrogen to the X: The Wärtsilä ship — Reetta Kaila (Ep. 40)
This week we speak with Reetta Kaila, Director for Sustainable Fuels and Environment at Wartsila. She holds a Doctorate of Sciences in Industrial Chemistry. And if you review her CV, and listen to our discussion, you’ll both see
The Carbon Storm of 2021: Energy shortages and high prices — Michael LaBelle (Ep. 39)
We can speak of the ‘Carbon Storm of 2021’ which reflects the new reality of Climate Capitalism, which Michael spoke about in episode 31. We are now paying the price of the energy transition, and how consumers, governments
Extracting value from a coal phase-out — Gireesh Shrimali (Ep. 38)
This week we speak with Gireesh Shrimali, Precourt Scholar at the Sustainable Finance Initiative at Stanford University. He is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University and involved in the Climate Investment Funds. One of the key
Russia‘s Energy Chains of Value and Power — Margarita Balmaceda (Ep. 37)
This week we speak with Professor Margarita M. Balmaceda about her new book, Russian Energy Chains (2021), published by Columbia University Press, as part of the Woodrow Wilson Center series. She was on the My Energy 2050 podcast in
Financing a Sustainable Economy — Linda Zeilina (Ep. 36)
This week our guest is Linda Zeilina, the CEO of the International Sustainable Finance Center. The discussion, as the name implies, is about sustainable finance. But, from a very important perspective. Which is about expanding the circle for
The Value of Climate Accounting — Martin Wainstein (Ep. 35)
Martin recounts his experience working for clients on energy projects and then framing his experience through research on the theories of energy transitions. Michael and Martin do a slow walk-through of the limits of current energy companies and
Beyond Paris: IRENA delivers 2050 pathway — Gorini and Prakas (Ep. 34)
This week we speak with Ricardo Gorini and Gayathri Prakas from the ReMap team at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). IRENA published this summer the World Energy Transitions Outlook: 1.5 degree Celsius Pathway. Our conversation today is
The Right for Energy Justice (Ep. 33) — Raphael Heffron
This week we speak with Raphael Heffron, Professor for Global Energy Law & Sustainability at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee. He is well known for his publications on
The Big Energy Decoupling (Ep. 32)
This week Michael LaBelle is providing a link with the Sustainable Development Goals and the changes we are making to our energy system. Why is this important? Climate change is altering both how we live and the natural
Climate Capitalism: Shifting to Green Growth – Michael LaBelle (Ep. 31)
Climate Capitalism is a model pushed by the threat of losing technological and political dominance by the loss of social support for capitalistic modes of production.
Making Romania Fit for 55 — Radu Dudau
potential to build a strong renewable energy portfolio with a good natural environment in the Danube Delta and investor interests. The European Commission wants to push the country towards 40% of renewables in the next few years. In