Senior process engineer Jane Ritchie holds solid calcium carbonate pellets that were formed by precipitating captured carbon dioxide at Calgary-based Carbon Engineering's first direct air capture plant in Squamish, B.C., on Wednesday October 7, 2015. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.

‘What if we were first?’: James Millar on how Canada can be a global leader in carbon capture and storage

This episode of Hub Dialogues features James Millar, the president and chief executive officer of the International CCS Knowledge Centre, on the key role carbon capture and storage will play in helping Canada meet its climate goals, why Canada is uniquely suited to becoming a global leader in implementing this innovative technology, and what more still needs to be done.

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Construction workers rig materials for a lift in Toronto on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.

‘A decades-old problem’: Amanda Lang on Canada’s flagging productivity. Plus, the BOC’s interest rate hike

This episode of In Conversation with Amanda Lang features discussion on recent data on Canada’s poor productivity performance and the consequences for national living standards. They also cover the Bank of Canada’s recent interest rate hike and whether its 2 percent inflation target will withstand the current bout with inflation.

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Pipes that carry various liquids from a MacKay River pad in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 12, 2017. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press.

Future-proofing the energy industry: Pathways Alliance president Kendall Dilling on getting Canada’s oil sands sector to net zero

This episode of Hub Dialogues features Pathways Alliance president Kendall Dilling on how Canada’s oil and gas sector can be a valuable partner in reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, the current state of the various technologies helping to achieve that goal, and why decarbonizing energy will be an incredibly profitable opportunity in the long-term.

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