“One of the big differences between Canada and the United States on climate policy spending broadly is that unlike the United States, Canada has a national carbon pricing system. So, we have a carbon pricing system that sets a national minimum standard…. Without strategy, coordination, investment, we will be putting ourselves at a painful disadvantage in terms of not just the energy transition, but just geopolitically.”
Claire Seaborn on Electric Ladies Podcast
An independent analysis found that the renewable energy strategies in New York state may help insulate New Yorkers from the impact of the tariff crisis with Canada by the Trump administration. It turns out there’s a lot the U.S. can learn from Canada’s energy policies.
To find out, listen to Claire Seaborn, who was Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources for several years until recently, helping to develop key climate and energy policies. In this exclusive interview on Electric Ladies Podcast with Joan Michelson, Claire offers valuable insights into how those policies were developed and their impact.
You’ll hear about:
- What exactly Canadian energy and climate policies are and how they are working.
- How Canada developed its carbon pricing policies and how difference provinces are implementing them.
- The critical role of minerals in the energy transition and climate solutions, and how to manage this complex geopolitical issue.
- Plus, insightful career advice.
“For anyone, women especially who are interested in the energy and climate space, I would say that you shouldn’t feel that you need to choose between the public sector, the private sector, and the nonprofit sector. I’ve been able to continue to build my expertise in the energy and climate space, but from multiple different perspectives. My advice would be to just not feel that you need to pick one of those lanes and, and to take the risk to bounce between those different segments of our economy.”
Claire Seaborn on Electric Ladies Podcast
Read Joan’s Forbes piece on Canada Tariff Fears: Does NY’s Clean Energy Push Offer Protection? and more of her articles here.
You’ll also like:
- Doreen Harris, President and CEO of NYSERDA, on how states like New York can lead the clean energy transition.
- Halla Hrund Logadottir, Director-General, Iceland’s National Energy Authority, on how the country has become 85% renewable energy.
- Rachel McCleery, former Senior Advisor, Treasury Dept. Inflation Reduction Act Program, on how to leverage the IRA to save money reducing a building or business’s energy use and carbon footprint.
- Vanessa Chan, Ph.D., former Chief Commercialization Officer of the Department of Energy and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions, on the Inflation Reduction Act and the transition to clean energy.
- Julia Souder, CEO, Long Duration Energy Storage Council, on how to leverage storage to transition to and manage a clean energy economy.
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