1h 8 min
Episode 7, Part 2: Greening the Economy, Greening the Grid Designing a Humane Future
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This is a two-part episode that examines climate change and our current economic model. In part one, we’ll learn more about two of the industries that are some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases in Canada, and the shifts underway within these sectors to not only reduce emissions but to move towards net zero.
In part two, we’ll focus on greening the grid. We will look at how microgrids are part of building more local, climate-resilient energy infrastructure, and how these locally scaled smart grids can provide opportunities for community-owned and -produced power as well as Indigenous energy sovereignty.
Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):
Brent PrestonFarmer, The New Farm, https://thenewfarm.ca/Director, Farmers for Climate Solutions, https://farmersforclimatesolutions.ca/President, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, https://efao.ca/
Emma JarrattExecutive Editor, Electric Autonomy Canada https://electricautonomy.ca/
Dr. Christina HoickaCanada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate ChangeAssociate Professor, Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoriahttps://www.socialexergy.com/
Dr. Vidya VankayalaDirector, Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART)British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) https://www.bcit.ca/applied-research/smart-microgrid/
Mary WarnerCo-Executive Director, Finance & Operations, TREC Renewable Energy Co-op https://www.trec.on.ca/
Chris HendersonFounding Executive Director, Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social Enterprisehttps://indigenouscleanenergy.com/
This is a two-part episode that examines climate change and our current economic model. In part one, we’ll learn more about two of the industries that are some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases in Canada, and the shifts underway within these sectors to not only reduce emissions but to move towards net zero.
In part two, we’ll focus on greening the grid. We will look at how microgrids are part of building more local, climate-resilient energy infrastructure, and how these locally scaled smart grids can provide opportunities for community-owned and -produced power as well as Indigenous energy sovereignty.
Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):
Brent PrestonFarmer, The New Farm, https://thenewfarm.ca/Director, Farmers for Climate Solutions, https://farmersforclimatesolutions.ca/President, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, https://efao.ca/
Emma JarrattExecutive Editor, Electric Autonomy Canada https://electricautonomy.ca/
Dr. Christina HoickaCanada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate ChangeAssociate Professor, Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoriahttps://www.socialexergy.com/
Dr. Vidya VankayalaDirector, Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART)British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) https://www.bcit.ca/applied-research/smart-microgrid/
Mary WarnerCo-Executive Director, Finance & Operations, TREC Renewable Energy Co-op https://www.trec.on.ca/
Chris HendersonFounding Executive Director, Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social Enterprisehttps://indigenouscleanenergy.com/
1h 8 min