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 EU’s Green Deal: A revolution for society and business? – Simone Tagliapietra
This week we speak with Simone Tagliapietra, a research fellow at Bruegel. We discussed the broader research shift from an energy security perspective, just how society and politics shape the energy system. For Simone, the broader focus allows
Electricity Markets for the Masses – Leonardo Meeus
This week we are speaking with Leonardo Meeus. He is the professor of strategy and director of the Energy Center at Vlerick Business School in Brussels. He is also the deputy director of the Florence School of Regulation,
The Ecology of Energy Technologies — Ed Vine
This week we speak with Ed Vine, who made his career at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, working on assessing and improving energy efficiency policies, technologies and programs. He is an early pioneer in the area of improving
The Utility and Grids of Energy Transition – Kristina Hojckova
This interview with Kristina is important because we discuss a unique angle on the energy transition. The role that grids play in shaping both how we produce and consume electricity. We discuss the opportunities of electrification in developing
Failed Economic Ideology Feeding Populism – John Komlos
This week we speak with John Komlos, who is professor emeritus of economics and economic history at the University of Munich. Born in Budapest, he became a refugee 12 years later during the revolution of 1956, and grew
The Post-Soviet energy pact: The changing dynamics of fossil fuels and political support – Prof. Margarita Balmaceda
This week we speak with Professor Margarita Balmaceda. She is a professor of diplomacy and international relations at Seton Hall University. She is also an associate at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and at
The Oracle of Renewables: IRENA builds a 2030 green path in Central and South-East Europe
How do we get to a low fossil-fuel system by 2030 in Central and South-East Europe? The latest IRENA report outlines a new scenario – for lower cost fossil fuels are displaced with renewables. This is a summary
Time to Build Green in Central and Southwest Europe – IRENA’s Renewable Roadmaps Team
Luis Janiero is a program officer working on renewable energy roadmaps at IRENA, before joining IRENA, he worked for five years at the Ecofys. Seán Collins holds a PhD from the University College Cork and as an Associate
Battling Cyber Threats Against Energy Infrastructure – Ion Iftimie
In this episode, we explore how energy infrastructure is not designed nor protected against cyber threats, there is now a realization of the importance of securing our energy system. Cyber threats can directly impact the militaries and the
The Dilemmas of Global Energy Justice – Darren McCauley
In this episode, we trace back the history of Darren’s involvement in energy. We learn the background story on energy justice and how he got involved in it while at Trinity College Dublin. He describes his earlier work
The Vicuna of Tomorrow: The justice of fossil fuels – Michael LaBelle
Recently, different things I’ve been reading came together to force me to question what is an equitable energy transition. I cover a view from the 1970s. I bring in Ivan Illich, Kurt Vannegut and apply some recent concepts
The Vicuna of Tomorrow: The justice of fossil fuels – Michael LaBelle
The energy policies adopted during the current decade (1970s) will determine the range of social relationships a society will be able to enjoy by the year 2000. Ivan Illich, 1974 Mapping the energy consumption since the 1970s indicates