Energy vs Climate is a live webinar and podcast where energy experts David Keith, Sara Hastings-Simon and Ed Whittingham break down the trade-offs and hard truths of the energy transition. Guests include scientists, policy experts, and industry leaders.https://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mw7jglrmgk2d“We're very used to stories wrapping up. We're in the mid-transition, we'll get to the end of it eventually. You might not.” Emily Grubert on the real risk of a slow energy transition: it might just never finish. #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #Decarbonization23 Sep 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7jglrmgk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mvqn4mrz3s2q“Once you turn a valve off, you might not ever be able to turn that valve back on. We don’t really know. We’ve never had to try, and no one’s touched it since 1972.” Emily Grubert on why refineries can’t just be wound down smoothly to zero. #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #Refineries17 Sep 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqn4mrz3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mvq4dg5hd22qWe're live with Bill McKibben, @davidkeith.bsky.social, and Ed on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/76lSXpwlAWU?feature=share17 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq4dg5hd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mvlr7x72ks2xWe're giving away 2 VIP tickets to Energy Disruptors UNITE in Calgary. Each pass (CAD $1,999 value) gets you: -Full 2-day access to all sessions -Complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages -Exclusive access to the VIP speaker lounge and VIP events [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlr7x72ks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mvj6s2p72k2kWe're revisiting another episode from the EvC starter pack. A replay of our conversation with @blakeshaffer.bsky.social. With AI data centres now competing for the same grid capacity electrification needs, it might be even more relevant than it was in 2023. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj6s2p72k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mvj4lzwcg22q“Oil sands mines don't fund reclamation until they hit their defined lifespan, and that's set by theoretical potential, not demand.” @shastingssimon.bsky.social flags a regulatory gap in Alberta. #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #OilSands14 Sep 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj4lzwcg22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mvbiswoi6k2xHave a question for former Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guildbeault? If you do, drop it in the comments below 👇 We've extended the deadline through the weekend. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbiswoi6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mv7ewiqhzc2uOn Sep 17 @billmckibben.bsky.social will be speaking at POW Canada's 2026 Leadership Summit. In partnership with POW, @davidkeith.bsky.social & Ed will join Bill to continue the conversation after his talk. Watch the livestream on Sep 17 at 12:30pm ET on the Energy vs Climate YouTube channel.11 Sep 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7ewiqhzc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mv4cykdkoc2zEd, Sara, and David are taking Energy vs Climate on the road, recording live at Energy Disruptors UNITE in Calgary on Sept 28. We're giving away 2 VIP passes (full 2-day access, $1,999 value). More info at https://www.energyvsclimate.com/win-vip-ticket-energy-disruptors-unite/09 Sep 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4cykdkoc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3muzwl35fc22lSteven Guilbeault just quit federal politics after seven years. We're doing a "fireside exit interview" with him, to be recorded live in partnership with Protect Our Winters Canada. Send questions to info@energyvsclimate.com https://www.energyvsclimate.com/interview-with-steven-guilbeault-send-questions/ #EnergyVsClimate #ClimatePolicy08 Sep 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzwl35fc22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3muncwyagfk2i“The private capital for pipelines is staying on the sidelines because they seem to know something governments don’t know.” Ed Whittingham on the gap between government talk of an oil sands boom and where private money is actually going. #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #OilSands03 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muncwyagfk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3muii5jk4cc2d“I'd argue the fossil systems aren't being as nimble as they claim they can be.” Emily Grubert pushes back on blaming grid problems on renewables. Full pod: https://www.energyvsclimate.com/stuck-in-the-middle-the-mid-transition-crisis/ #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #RenewableEnergy01 Sep 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muii5jk4cc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mufustkggs2v“Spending more time in the mid-transition is like standing in the pool, halfway in, inching toward the cold water. Worst place to be.” @shastingssimon.bsky.social on why a slow transition isn't a better one. https://www.energyvsclimate.com/stuck-in-the-middle-the-mid-transition-crisis/ #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #Decarbonization31 Aug 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufustkggs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mu6bzegr422z“Nuclear tends to read like a fossil asset in these contexts.” Emily Grubert on why big nuclear plants don’t create the same grid headaches that wind and solar do. Full pod: https://www.energyvsclimate.com/stuck-in-the-middle-the-mid-transition-crisis/ #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #Nuclear28 Aug 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6bzegr422zhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mu3rc7nwdk2nWe're revisiting some of our episodes from the EvC starter pack. We're replaying our conversation with Dr. Shirley Meng (UChicago/Argonne) on why the world needs 10x more energy storage, and why she says the battery price war “is a race to the bottom no one will win.” 🔋 Link below 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3rc7nwdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mtznm44zqs2l“There'll be a starter's pistol: corporate hands out for a bailout. / We are there.” Ed predicts it. Emily says it's already happening. Full pod: https://www.energyvsclimate.com/stuck-in-the-middle-the-mid-transition-crisis/ #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #RentSeeking27 Aug 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtznm44zqs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mtwfub4qdk2n“Don’t trust fire water systems. No one’s ever tested them, and if you need them once every 40 years, there’s no way that thing works.” Emily Grubert on why we shouldn’t assume natural gas backup will show up when the grid actually needs it. #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #GridReliability25 Aug 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwfub4qdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mtjunqsams2l“Coal companies were immediately compensated. The communities? A much longer, bumpier road.” Ed Whittingham on Alberta's coal phase-out. Full pod: https://www.energyvsclimate.com/stuck-in-the-middle-the-mid-transition-crisis/ #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #JustTransition20 Aug 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjunqsams2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mthjv4uzec2i“You can be really good at being a fish, even if you’re not that good at being an elephant.” Emily Grubert on why so much energy regulation still expects wind and solar to behave like a fossil fuel plant. #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #EnergyRegulation19 Aug 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthjv4uzec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3msye54ejzk2gNew episode: the fossil system and the clean system can't run things alone right now, and that overlap gets messy fast. @gruberte.bsky.social joins Ed & @shastingssimon.bsky.social to unpack why decarbonization requires subtraction, not just addition. #EnergyTransition #ClimatePolicy #MidTransition13 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3msye54ejzk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mswa7wlhvc2xIn a Japanese dorm in the '90s, Ed used to sneak into the empty room next door just to use its 'free' electricity credit. A story about exactly how far people will go to game a price signal. New episode. 🎧 https://www.energyvsclimate.com/octopus-energy-crack-north-america-eric-davids/ #EnergyVsClimate12 Aug 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswa7wlhvc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mstdaipc7s2n"My home energy report says I use more than my neighbour. It doesn't mention that I have an EV enrolled in a managed charging program, or a separate thermostat program." Eric Davids on the fragmented utility customer experience, on EvC. Full episode: https://www.energyvsclimate.com/octopus-energy-crack-north-america-eric-davids/11 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstdaipc7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3msgtqs6d6k24@octopus.energy doesn't sell customers a complicated tariff structure. It sells an outcome: '70% off charging your EV at night.' That's it. Eric Davids explains why that framing is the whole trick, on the new episode. https://www.energyvsclimate.com/octopus-energy-crack-north-america-eric-davids/ #EnergyVsClimate #OctopusEnergy06 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgtqs6d6k24https://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3msembdp4vk2gThere are an increasing number of hours in Alberta where electricity is literally free to buy on the wholesale market. Sara Hastings-Simon explains how that works, and why most people never see it, on the new episode. https://www.energyvsclimate.com/octopus-energy-crack-north-america-eric-davids/ #EnergyVsClimate #AlbertaEnergy05 Aug 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3msembdp4vk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3msc3flmidk2hRemember those 'please conserve energy' texts Alberta sent out? Octopus Energy does something similar in the UK, except customers get paid, sometimes just a few $. @shastingssimon.bsky.social explains the difference on the new episode. 🎧 www.energyvsclimate.com #EnergyVsClimate #AlbertaEnergy04 Aug 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3msc3flmidk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mrvk5jczn22lDuring the UK's recent heat wave, @octopus.energy paid its customers £100K+ to power down for a few hours through just a text message and a price signal. Eric Davids of Octopus explains how, on the new episode. 🎧 https://www.energyvsclimate.com/octopus-energy-crack-north-america-eric-davids/ #EnergyVsClimate #OctopusEnergy30 Jul 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvk5jczn22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/energyvsclimate.bsky.social/post/3mrsrl7anj22bOne UK utility paid customers £100K to power down during a heat wave; just a text message & a price signal. @octopus.energy is trying to bring that model to North America. New episode: https://www.energyvsclimate.com/octopus-energy-crack-north-america-eric-davids/29 Jul 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:3trdflgu2zip6u5r34bpusew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsrl7anj22b