The Nemeth Report

Season 3, Episode 8 – Breaking Down the Science and Net-Zero

Conversation with Dr. Joseph Fournier

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. Joseph Fournier, electrochemistry scientist and executive. Our topic of conversation is some of the science (or lack of it) behind Canada’s forced net-zero transition, a discussion on Canada’s net-zero commitments, and what is the best way forward.

One of the items we discussed was Dr. Simon Michaux’s opus on the mineral requirements for a global transition. Here is a link to that 900+ page study: https://tupa.gtk.fi/raportti/arkisto/42_2021.pdf

Here’s a link to the some of Dr. Founier’s recent articles in The Western Standard:

 “Those Who Ignore History are Doomed to Repeat it,” 14 November 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-those-who-ignore-history-are-doomed-to-repeat-it/50183

“Trudeau’s 2035 Net-Zero Grid: All Pain and No Gain,” 19 August 2023.

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-trudeaus-2035-net-zero-grid-all-pain-and-no-gain/article_73c21c82-3b8c-11ee-ba1b-0fb4c14efdb8.html

“Alternative Facts on Alternative Energy,” 13 May 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-alternative-facts-on-alternative-energy/article_6d2f24be-ef79-11ed-9125-232e68b2937d.html

“Humanity is not Guilty – Climate Change is all About Natural Cycles, and it’s going to get Colder,” 18 March 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-humanity-is-not-guilty-climate-change-is-all-about-natural-cycles-and-its-going-to-get-colder/article_511f82d4-c37b-11ed-809d-a74dae1f3999.html

“Tired of the Media Fearmongering?” 11 March 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-tired-of-the-media-fearmongering/article_83b028de-bf8e-11ed-b3ad-b3ec09171a1c.html

“Climate Change is the Heartbeat of the Solar System,” 25 February 2023

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fournier-climate-change-is-the-heartbeat-of-the-solar-system/article_4e381148-b490-11ed-a52a-337b886c4b78.html

You can find and follow Dr. Fournier at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-fournier-7077087/ 

Season 3, Episode 7 – A Reality Check on

Conversation with Dr. Ian Clark, Emeritus Professor Geology

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Dr. Ian Clark, Professor Emeritus of Geology.  Our topic of conversation is a reality check on some of the science ostensibly behind Canada’s forced net-zero transition and a discussion of whether or not Canada can reach its net-zero commitments.

Dr. Ian Clark is professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Ottawa and former director, G.G. Hatch Isotope Laboratories, one of Canada’s leading analytical facilities. He has been teaching in the fields of paleoclimatology and geochemistry for the past two decades.

Here’s a link to the slides of Dr. Clark’s recent presentation, https://friendsofscience.org/assets/files/ian-clark-calgary-oct-2023-reality-check.pdf

This is a video recording of all the presentations at the Friends of Science Society’s annual event on 17 October 2023, and this is a link to Dr. Clark’s presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N_0kM1DFHs

You can find out more about Dr. Clark’s research at his University of Ottawa website: https://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/idclark/research.html

Season 3, Episode 6 – Hitting the Wall? Net-Zero Canada

Conversation with Bob Lyman, Consultant/Economist

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Bob Lyman,  Our topic of conversation is Canada’s forced net-zero transition: the costs, the implications, the growing public reluctance to pay the price, and the likelihood of a U-turn.

Bob Lyman has spent over forty years as an economist, manager and consultant working on a broad range of energy and environment public policy issues, mainly for the Canadian federal government. Bob began his career as a member of Canada’s foreign service, and had postings in Caracas, Venezuela and Washington, D.C. From 1985 to 2006, he managed organizations that were engaged in energy and climate change policy development and program delivery. He also has eleven years’ experience as a private consultant conducting policy research and analysis on energy and transportation issues as a principal for ENTRANS Policy Research Group. He is the Economics/Policy Advisor and Director of the International Climate Science Coalition – Canada.

Here’s a link to Bob’s recent presentation, “When will Climate Policy Hit the Wall?”

A video recording of all the presentations

A good analysis of the state of Canadian climate and energy policy is Bob’s report from June 2023,

You can find many of Bob Lyman’s reports on the Friends of

Season 3, Episode 5 – Climate Emergency? Net-Zero

Conversation with Tom Harris, Executive Director ICSC

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Tom Harris, the Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition. Our topic of conversation is the “climate emergency”, the science of climate change, and the forced net-zero energy transition in

Since 2008, Tom Harris has been the Executive Director of the science-based, non-partisan group, the International Climate Science Coalition. Tom now also leads the International Climate Science Coalition - Canada a not-for-profit corporation that you can check out at www.icsc-canada.com. Until 2011, he taught a total of 1,500 students at Carleton University in the second year Earth Sciences course – “Climate Change, an Earth Sciences Perspective”.

Tom’s basic education was in thermo-fluids and energy sciences and he has Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Mechanical

For the past 24 years Tom has been working intensively with a team of independent scientists and engineers to promote a sensible approach to range of energy and environmental topics, climate change in particular. His main focus has been telling the public about the highly controversial science underlying the dangerous human-caused climate change hypothesis.

You can find the International Climate Science Coalition here: https://www.icsc-canada.com/missionstatement

You can find short 1 minute videos on climate and energy topics on the ICSC youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@internationalclimatescienc7704/videos

Here’s a link to Tom’s article “Fueling the Fire: The Conservative Climate Language Trap,” at America Out Loud News: https://www.americaoutloud.news/fueling-the-fire-the-conservative-climate-language-trap/

Here’s a link to Tom’s  presentation on February 24th, 2023 at a Canada4Action event: https://rairfoundation.com/all-the-facts-you-need-to-debunk-climate-change-scammers-video/

An excellent resource for live unadjusted global temperatures can be found here:

https://temperature.global/

A website of former NASA and space engineers on climate change issues can be found here:

https://www.therightclimatestuff.com/

An investigation into the role of clouds in Earth’s climate is this older documentary “The Cloud Mystery” by Henrik Svensmark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMTPF1blpQ

Season 3, Episode 4 – Net-Zero, ESG, and

Conversation with Terry Etam

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by energy writer and author Terry Etam. Our topic of conversation is the net-zero forced energy transition in Canada and some of the challenges and maybe opportunities for Canadian businesses.

Terry is a contributor to the BOE report and has written an excellent book, End the Fossil Fuel Insanity which I highly

https://www.amazon.com/End-Fossil-Fuel-Insanity-Clearing/dp/1525540254/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

You can find Terry’s work at the BOE report here:

https://boereport.com/

And Terry’s website Public Energy Number One can be found here:

https://publicenergynumberone.com/author/terryetam/

Season 3, Episode 3 – Net-Zero in the Sask Patch

 Conversation with Brian Crossman, Partner Independent Well Services Company.

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Brian Crossman, Partner, Independent Well Services Company of Estevan, Saskatchewan. Our topic of conversation is the net-zero energy transition in Canada and its effects, challenges, and opportunities on independent operators in the Canadian energy industry.

https://www.independentwellservicing.com/

https://pipelineonline.ca/brian-crossman-trudeau-is-squandering-canada/

Season 3, Episode 2 – Say No to Divestment!

Conversation with Gina Pappano

In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Gina Pappano, the Executive Director of Invest Now, an organization dedicated to pushing back on divestment from Canadian resource companies. Our topic of conversation is the divestment movement and the challenges and opportunities confronting resource companies in the net-zero energy transition in Canada.

Gina was the Head of the Market Intelligence department at Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for fifteen years. The majority of her research and analytical work focused on the natural resources sectors as well as the renewable energy sectors.  She has a deep understanding and knowledge of data around access to capital and investment in these sectors. Post TSX, Gina founded MarketIntelWorks Inc., a research and advisory firm that translates research and data into market intelligence to drive competitive positioning, strategy, policy changes, governance, marketing, and business development.

You can find more information about Invest Now at: https://www.sdin.ca/

Gina has written some recent articles for the Financial

“Stop the weaponization of banks,” https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-stop-the-weaponization-of-banks

“Believing

The topic of this episode is the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the newly released IFRS S1-sustainability and IFRS S2-climate-related financial disclosure standards that Canada is determined to implement. Canada has created a Canadian Sustainability Standards Board to work in lockstep with the ISSB and is currently reviewing the standards for implementation. Some have called these sustainability standards ESG on steroids. My guest is Deidra Garyk, energy advocate, contributor to Energy Now, and Manager, ESG and Sustainability at energy services company Trican.