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  • Emissions on the Menu!

    I’m experimenting here with the reading of some of my writings. Please let me know in the comments if this issomething you’d like for me to continue or if you think, “No, I’d rather just read it!”. Don’t forget to like and subscribe and turn on notifications for updates when new content is posted.

    The title of this Substack article is “Emissions on the Menu: Behaviour Change Through Labels.” You can find it here: https://thenemethreport.substack.com/p/emissions-on-the-menu

    Further reading and sources:

    https://klimato.com/sustainability-for-hotels

    https://klimato.com/science-and-data

    https://www.wwf.se/mat-och-jordbruk/one-planet-plate/one-planet-plate-english/#dissemination

    https://coolfood.org/driving-a-plant-forward-culture-in-large-food-service-operations-a-sodexo-case-study/

    https://coolfood.org/pledge/

    https://coolfood.org/

    https://www.wri.org/initiatives/cool-food-pledge

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666325000637

    https://theconversation.com/want-a-side-of-co-with-that-better-food-labels-help-us-choose-more-climate-friendly-foods-250513

    https://www.wri.org/news/release-new-cool-food-meals-badge-hits-restaurant-menus-nationwide-helping-consumers-act

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/panera-climate-friendly-menu-low-carbon-food/

    https://coolfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tanja-Dolphin-v5.1.mp4

    https://www.panerabread.com/content/dam/panerabread/integrated-web-content/documents/press/2024/panera-bread-2023-responsibility-update.pdf

    14 min
  • What Women Want -- For the Energy Transformation

    Season 5, Episode 1 – Canada Powered by Women – Views on Energy Transformation

    Conversation with Tracey Bodnarchuk, Canada Powered by Women

    In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with TraceyBodnarchuk, a founder and CEO of Canada Powered by Women, about Canada’s energy transition and sound energy policy from the perspective of engaged Canadian Women. Canada Powered by Women is an organization created to broaden the conversation around energy transformation and “to find common ground solutions to shape Canada’s future.”  

    For more information about Canada Powered by Women and to sign up to their newsletter, you can find them here:https://www.canadapoweredbywomen.ca/

    Join the community here:https://www.canadapoweredbywomen.ca/contact/

    Links to information discussed during the podcast:

    Tracey Bodnarchuk’s op-ed on the proposed emissions cap intheCalgary Herald, December 2024,https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-a-cap-on-emissions-a-cap-on-our-future-women-have-a-better-way

    You can find the results of the various polling undertakenby Canada Powered by Women here:https://www.canadapoweredbywomen.ca/research-insights/

    34 min
  • Energy Geopolitics -- The Fight for Energy Security

    Season 4, Episode 6 – Energy Geopolitics – Security &

    Affordability!

    Conversation with Richard Norris

    In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Dr. Richard

    Norris, head of Pandreco Energy Advisors and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, about the geopolitics of energy with some history thrown into the mix. The wide-ranging conversation covered historical shifts in sources
    of energy, the importance of energy density, global energy flows and the importance of geography, energy diversification, and more.

    You can find Dr. Richard Norris at Energy IQ on substack:

    https://pandreco.substack.com/

    For more detailed analyses you can also find Richard at his

    Pandreco Energy Advisors website: https://pandreco.com/about/

    Links to information discussed during the podcast:

    Dr. Norris at the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for

    Energy Studies in 2021:

    https://vimeo.com/586703505

    The book on (amongst other things) news-room group think:

    Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy,

    Batya Ungar-Sargon

    https://www.amazon.com/Bad-News-Media-Undermining-Democracy/dp/1641772069

    Research from Monica Gattinger ( University of Ottawa) and

    colleagues on “Jobs a priority over environment for Canadians”

    https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7275502644767457280/

    1 hr 18 min
  • Net-Zero Needs a FIREBREAK!

    Season 4, Episode 5 – Net-Zero Needs a Firebreak!

    Conversation with David Zaruk, Editor The Firebreak

    In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Dr. David Zaruk, a retired professor, environmental-health risk analyst, and science communicator extraordinaire, who is currently the editor of The Firebreak. The wide-ranging conversation covered the origins and elements of net-zero climate lawfare, foundation funding, the apparent corruption of the media, and more.

    You can find David Zaruk at The Firebreak on substack: https://www.thefirebreak.org/

    If you would like to contribute an article to The Firebreak

    or have any information to share, please reach out to David at editor [at] thefirebreak.org.

    For more detailed analyses you can also find David at his

    Risk-Monger website: https://risk-monger.com/

    1 hr 22 min
  • ESG and The Race to ZERO

    On today’s episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Paul Tice about his book The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System and his recent report for the National Center for Energy Analytics, “The SEC’s Climate Rules Will Wreak Havoc on US Financial Markets.”  

    Paul is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics, an adjunct professor, and a former Wall Street Investment Manager.

     Note: During the conversation Scope 3 Emissions was discussed. There are three scopes of emissions. From the Carbon Trust, the different scopes

    are defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol as follows: "Scope 1 covers
    direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. Scope 2 covers
    indirect emissions from the purchase and use of electricity, steam,
    heating and cooling. By using the energy, an organisation is indirectly
    responsible for the release of these GHG emissions. Scope 3 includes all
    other indirect emissions that occur in the upstream and downstream
    activities of an organisation."
    https://www.carbontrust.com/our-work-and-impact/guides-reports-and-tools/what-are-scope-3-emissions-and-why-do-they-matter

    Therefore, Scope 3 emissions includes the emissions from the use of a
    product. This means that oil and gas companies would have to account for
    the emissions from people using their products -- like from the use of
    gasoline or diesel in vehicles or natural gas used to heat a home.
    For more information, refer to the guidance from the US EPA. https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/scope-3-inventory-guidance


    You can find Paul Tice's recent report here:

    https://energyanalytics.org/the-secs-climate-rules-will-wreak-havoc-on-u-s-financial-markets/

     

    You can find Paul Tice's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Sustainable-Investment-Scam-Progressive-Financial/dp/1641773472

    An excellent review of Paul Tice’s book by Rupert Darwall can be found at Real Clear Energy: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/06/21/esg_and_stakeholder_capitalism_a_necessary_deconstruction_1039685.html

    1 hr 37 min
  • Generation Green and the Trade-offs of Wind and Solar

    Season 4, Episode 3 Conversation with Heidi McKillop on her new documentary "Generation Green"

    On today’s episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by documentary filmmaker Heidi McKillop, President and CEO of ASN Productions, to chat about her latest film, “Generation Green”.

    In “Generation Green”, Heidi takes a balanced and informed approach in telling the story of renewable

    energy and its trade offs, putting wind, solar, and batteries under the same level of scrutiny as hydrocarbons to promote greater environmental accountability. Key to this, is having an honest conversation about these energy realities, and Heidi’s film is a great point of conversation around many of the issues around the forced energy transition.

    You can find “Generation Green” at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATw9mhQJ5UI

    You can find Heidi on X: https://x.com/heidimckillop?lang=en

    Instagram: https://x.com/heidimckillop?lang=en

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heidi-mckillop-1a08a7b3_join-us-on-june-4th-for-our-documentary-premiere-activity-7202540060628455424-GQow

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatnortherndiscussions/video/7384213927481068805

    47 min
  • Honest Truths: Are Wind, Solar, and EVs really "clean and green"?

    Season 4, Episode 2

    In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Kristen

    Walker, policy manager for the American Consumer Institute to discuss her report, “Clearing the Air: Honest Truths About “clean” Energy.” Are wind, solar, and EVs really green?

    You can find Kristen's report here:

    https://www.theamericanconsumer.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Clearing-the-Air.pdf

    As mentioned in the conversation, Mark Mills's article,

    "When Politics and Physics Collide," can be found here:

    https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-magical-thinking-behind-the-energy-transition

    See also, Mark Mills, "The Energy Transition

    Delusion"

    https://manhattan.institute/article/the-energy-transition-delusion

    1 hr 9 min
  • Energy Literacy, Science, and Peer Review

    Season 4, Episode 1

    In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. Brad Hayes to discuss the state of energy literacy in western countries and how to improve it. Also featured in the conversation is a discussion around the devaluation of peer review in academic publishing in general and scientific studies in particular.

    Brad holds a PhD in geology from the University of Alberta, and has 40 years of diverse experience applying

    subsurface geoscience in resource industries. He is an Adjunct Professor in the University of Alberta Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Outreach Director for the Canadian Society for Evolving Energy, a Past-President of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, and a member of the Energy Resources
    Technical Advisory Committee for Geoscience BC.

    Brad was awarded the Stanley Slipper Gold Medal by the Canadian Energy Geoscience Association (CEGA) in 2022, and the Canadian Professional Geoscientist Award by Geoscientists Canada in 2024.

    You can find his free online course

    “21st Century Energy Transition” from the University of Alberta on Coursera. It’s a fantastic primer on the technical and policy issues surrounding the current forced energy transition being promoted in Canada and other western countries like the UK and EU. The course discusses the technological, geological, and political realities of the transition and the need to consider the trade offs.

    https://www.ualberta.ca/en/admissions-programs/online-courses/21st-century-energy-transition.html

      You can find his article in Big Media about peer review, titled, "Real Science requires real peer review" here:

    https://big-media.ca/real-science-requires-real-peer-review/

     You can find the work of Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. here:

    https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/

    53 min
  • Is Methane a Problem for Climate?

    Season 3, Episode 10

    Conversation with Professors William Happer and William van Wijngaarden

    In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. William Happer, professor emeritus of physics at Princeton University, and his colleague Dr. William van Wijngaarden, professor of physics at York University, to discuss the role of methane on Earth’s temperature. The conversation was centred around the paper, “Dependence of Earth’s Thermal Radiation on Five Most Abundant Greenhouse Gases” and the “Methane and Climate” paper written by

    Professors Happer and van Wijngaarden.

    Here is a link to the five greenhouse

    gases paper:

    https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.03098.pdf

     

    Here is a link to the Methane and

    Climate paper: https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Methane-and-Climate.pdf)

     

    A short explanation of the above

    papers:

    https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/11/16/a_little_learning_on_methane_and_climate_change_864994.html

     

    https://www.scienceunderattack.com/blog/2022/6/27/why-theres-no-need-to-panic-about-methane-in-the-atmosphere-106

     

    Another summary of the methane paper:

    https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Methane-the-Irrelevant-GreenHouse-Gas.pdf

     

    https://co2coalition.org/media/methane-and-climate-change-professor-william-van-wijngaarden/

     

    The CO2 Coalition has a number of

    excellent articles explaining the science in an accessible way: https://co2coalition.org

     

    On Nitrous Oxide: https://co2coalition.org/publications/nitrous-oxide-and-climate/

     

    https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Nitrous-Oxide.pdf

     

    Prof. van Wijngaarden on GHGs in

    Ontario: https://co2coalition.org/publications/impact-of-changing-greenhouse-gas-concentrations-on-ontarios-climate/

    https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/OntarioClimate-Wijngaarden.pdf

     

    Dr. Roy Spencer’s temperature data: https://www.drroyspencer.com/latest-global-temperatures/

    See also, https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Infrared-Forcing-by-Greenhouse-Gases-2019-Revised-3-7-2022.pdf

    Biography of Prof. van Wijngaarden: https://wvanwijngaarden.info.yorku.ca/bio/

    Biography of Prof. William Happer: https://dof.princeton.edu/people/william-happer

    46 min
  • Energy Literacy and Net-Zero

    Season 3, Episode 9 -- Energy Literacy and Net-Zero

    Conversation with Ronald Stein

    In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Ronald Stein, engineer, energy realist writer, and Pulitzer nominated author to discuss energy literacy and the pursuit of

    net-zero.

    You can find some of Ronald Stein's books, articles, op-eds, and other conversations at: https://expertfile.com/experts/ronald.stein

    and here at America Out Loud News: https://www.americaoutloud.news/author/ronald-stein-p-e/

    You can also sign up to his energy literacy newsletter at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/SSijW3N?source_id=291eb6f9-0fe6-4f7e-badf-08f37a4bb402&source_type=em&c=-_SHBgxKEgBEr5GpIoimavrLU7vscz4vYjiyiirmS2TVU9qo4UOrDw==

    Here is a link to Ronald Stein's Pulitzer nominated book "Clean" Energy Exploitations: https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Energy-Exploitations/dp/1665704969/

    For more "good news" on the progress and advances humanity has made since the 1800s check out Environmental Progress: https://environmentalprogress.org/Energy

    and Human Progress: https://humanprogress.org/trends/

    34 min

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