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.
The Equitable Battery Alliance: Innovating fair supply chains – Mathy Stanislaus
This week we speak with Mathy Stanislaus the Director of Public Policy at the Global Battery Alliance. Today’s episode is not what you think. Batteries hold the potential, and I would even say the ‘key’ to revolutionize our
Digital Democracy: Blockchaining the Paris Agreement – Marco Schletz
This week we speak with Marco Schletz, a research associate at Data-Driven EnviroLab, and an innovation fellow at the Open Earth Foundation. Marco holds a PhD from the Technical University of Denmark. It is the research for this
The Innate Power to Move — Michael LaBelle
This week I’m providing a bit of commentary on our desire for travel and movement. This seems opportune based on our summer season and how many of us may be heading off for a vacation or holiday. Right
The Life of a Global Energy Pioneer — Agata de Ru
This week we speak with Agata de Ru who is a Portfolio Manager of the South and Eastern European Region for the Clean Air Fund. In this episode, we take a different turn and go into Agata’s background
Tightening the circles of the Circular Economy — David Peck
This week we speak with Professor David Peck, from the Delft University of Technology. In this interview, David recounts his broad experience working both in industry and academia in the area of material sciences and which we now
Leaving no home unheated – Dora Fazekas
How can households afford heating and transport in a low-carbon Europe? Today we speak with Dora Fazekas, the managing director of Cambridge Econometrics in Hungary. Their consultancy just released a scenario report with the European Climate Foundation, outlining
Creating Radical Shared Value – Michael LaBelle
This week we are delving deeper to understand how oil and gas companies are being pushed by activists and investors seeking to up-end the carbon economy. Industries emitting carbon are not only bad for the environment but bad
The History – and future of Energy Efficiency in Europe – Rod Janssen
In this episode, we speak with Rod Janssen, a long time expert who began his career after the oil crisis of the 1970s. Rod may have decades of experience, but he is still young and stays active with
Energy Cultures: The axioms of an energy transition – Michael LaBelle
In this episode, I cover the basic concepts in my new book ‘Energy Cultures: Technology, Justice, and Geopolitics in Eastern Europe‘ published by Edward Elgar Publishing. We cover the three Axioms which guide the Energy Cultures framework: Space,
The Reality of Imaginaries in Swedish Green Transport – Amelia Mutter
Welcome to the MyEnergy2050 podcast where we speak to the people building a clean energy system by 2050. I’m your host, Michael LaBelle. In this episode, we are speaking with Amelia Mutter a Researcher at the Division of
Putting Energy into Practice – Pandemics and Brexit – Andrew Judge
On this episode of the myenergy2050 podcast, we are speaking with Andy Judge, lecturer in international relations and deputy head of Politics and International Relations at the University of Glasgow. In the first part of the episode, we
A FOMO Energy Transition: Competition makes 2030 the new 2050 – Rebekka Popp
This week we speak with Rebekka Popp. She is a policy advisor at E3G. We go into detail about the German coal phase-out, COP 26 and why being a policy advisor makes a difference. The reason I wanted