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T. Nemeth

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Net-Zero Red Tape for SMEs in Canada
2d ago
Net-Zero Red Tape for SMEs in Canada
Season 3, Episode 1 – Net-Zero Red Tape for SMEs in Canada   Conversation with Catherine Swift, President Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada. In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada (CCMBC) to discuss the Canadian net-zero energy transition and the challenges and opportunities confronting small and medium-sized businesses in Canada. Included in the conversation is a discussion of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) sustainability and climate-related financial disclosures and their prospective implementation in Canada through the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB). Catherine Swift was President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) from 1995 to 2014, after serving as Vice Presdient and Chief Economist of CFIB from 1987 to 1995.  She was Senior Economist for TD Bank from 1983 to 1987, and worked with the federal government in Ottawa from 1976 to 1983 as an economist in the Departments of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Industry and Communications.  She has sat on a number of Boards, has been named one of the 100 most powerful women in Canada by the Women's Executive Network and was a recipient of the Queen's Gold and Silver Jubilee medals. She has authored number articles in the media on small business, women in business and taxation and trade issues. You can find more information about the work of the CCMBC and subscribe to their newsletter at https://www.ccmbc.ca/. Here are some links to some recent opinion pieces written by Catherine Swift on ESG and businesses: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/swift-how-esg-rules-will-kill-canadian-small-business https://niagaraindependent.ca/politicizing-issues-delays-solutions/
Net-Zero Red Tape for SMEs in Canada
2d ago
Net-Zero Red Tape for SMEs in Canada
Season 3, Episode 1 – Net-Zero Red Tape for SMEs in Canada   Conversation with Catherine Swift, President Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada. In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth is joined by Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada (CCMBC) to discuss the Canadian net-zero energy transition and the challenges and opportunities confronting small and medium-sized businesses in Canada. Included in the conversation is a discussion of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) sustainability and climate-related financial disclosures and their prospective implementation in Canada through the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB). Catherine Swift was President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) from 1995 to 2014, after serving as Vice Presdient and Chief Economist of CFIB from 1987 to 1995.  She was Senior Economist for TD Bank from 1983 to 1987, and worked with the federal government in Ottawa from 1976 to 1983 as an economist in the Departments of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Industry and Communications.  She has sat on a number of Boards, has been named one of the 100 most powerful women in Canada by the Women's Executive Network and was a recipient of the Queen's Gold and Silver Jubilee medals. She has authored number articles in the media on small business, women in business and taxation and trade issues. You can find more information about the work of the CCMBC and subscribe to their newsletter at https://www.ccmbc.ca/. Here are some links to some recent opinion pieces written by Catherine Swift on ESG and businesses: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/swift-how-esg-rules-will-kill-canadian-small-business https://niagaraindependent.ca/politicizing-issues-delays-solutions/
ESG on Steroids!? ISSB standards are coming to Canada -- Season 2 Episode 15 -- Conversation with Deidra Garyk
Aug 21 2023
ESG on Steroids!? ISSB standards are coming to Canada -- Season 2 Episode 15 -- Conversation with Deidra Garyk
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.
Canada's Energy Transition Challenges -- Season 2 Episode 14 -- Conversation with Parker Gallant
Jul 13 2023
Canada's Energy Transition Challenges -- Season 2 Episode 14 -- Conversation with Parker Gallant
The Energy Transition in Canada faces a number of different challenges, particularly the reliability and affordability of provincial grids when governments pledge to electrify everything. Even though the province of Ontario generates over 90% of its electricity from zero or low carbon sources, the push to retire natural gas power plants and resistance to building more reliable power generation in favour of installing more unreliable wind and solar power, while at the same time of increasing demand on the grid, has created a situation of potential brown outs and requests for voluntary demand constriction. Joining Dr. Tammy Nemeth in a discussion about the challenges of Ontario and Canada's energy transition is Parker Gallant. Parker is a retired banker who has devoted a significant amount of time of his retirement to researching and analysing the energy sector -- production, transmission, and distribution of energy in Ontario. You can find his writings on a number of different energy related topics at his blog: https://parkergallantenergyperspectivesblog.wordpress.com/
Energy Transition Crisis! -- Season 2 Episode 13 -- Conversation with Irina Slav
Apr 17 2023
Energy Transition Crisis! -- Season 2 Episode 13 -- Conversation with Irina Slav
I’m pleased to welcome Irina Slav to the podcast to discuss the global energy transition and future energy trends. Irina lives in Bulgaria and is a journalist and writer for oilprice.com, she has an excellent substack called appropriately Irina Slav on Energy, and she also joins a weekly Energy Transition podcast with Brazilian engineer Armando Cavanha, American public policy analyst and senior contributor to Forbes magazine, David Blackmon, along with myself!
Could Quebec Run Out of Energy? -- Season 2 Episode 12 -- Conversation with David Boudeweel
Apr 17 2023
Could Quebec Run Out of Energy? -- Season 2 Episode 12 -- Conversation with David Boudeweel
Most Canadians don’t know or understand very much about the energy situation in Quebec. If asked, many would probably remark on Quebec’s incredible hydro electric power. Some know that Quebec exports a great deal of electricity to nearby provinces and the United States. Indeed, the Government of Quebec’s green economy plan states it will continue and maybe even increase those exports to become the “battery” of northeastern America. Some, however, have started to question whether that is possible. Recently, David Boudeweel wrote a piece asking the question, “Could Quebec Run Out of Energy?” Today, I’m pleased to welcome Public Affairs Consultant David Boudeweel to the podcast to discuss Quebec’s energy situation. https://www.boudeweel.com/ “Could Quebec Run Out of Energy?” : https://www.boudeweel.com/post/could-quebec-run-out-of-energy On Quebec’s energy situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eV2KBMQt3M
Power House Saskatchewan -- Season 2 Episode 11 -- Conversation with Brian Zinchuk
Feb 18 2023
Power House Saskatchewan -- Season 2 Episode 11 -- Conversation with Brian Zinchuk
Season 2 Episode 11 – Power House Saskatchewan—Conversation with Brian Zinchuk February 2023 The hydrocarbon and resource industries in Canada – notably in Alberta and Saskatchewan—have undergone tremendous changes over the past 15 years. There’s been environmental activism pushing governments to block pipelines and other infrastructure; there’s been the boom and bust of prices; there’s been the starving of investment; there’s also been the creeping jurisdictional overreach of Ottawa. Brian Zinchuk has covered it all – AND—he’s reported how it’s affected the people working in this strategic industry. Brian joined Pipeline News, Saskatchewan’s monthly petroleum newspaper in 2008, serving as journalist and editor until Covid brought it to an end. In 2021, he began his own online publishing venture – Pipeline Online – covering all energy related news of Saskatchewan. Brian is here today to chat with me about the ongoing challenges facing the energy industry in Saskatchewan and Canada. Pipeline Online can be found here: https://pipelineonline.ca on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pipeline_Online on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pipelineonlineca You can find Brian Zinchuk on LinkedIn:  https://ca.linkedin.com/in/brian-zinchuk-329872132?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianZinchuk For more information on some of the topics we discussed today please see: Petroleum Technology Research Centre https://ptrc.ca/projects/co2-eor-and-storage/aquistore CCUS Knowledge Centre at the University of Regina https://ccsknowledge.com/ https://pipelineonline.ca/boundary-dam-hits-5-million-tonnes-co2-captured-aquistore-hits-500000-tonnes-stored/#/?playlistId=0&videoId=0
Season 2, Episode 10 -- Understanding the UK Energy System and Crisis -- Conversation with Kathryn Porter
Jan 4 2023
Season 2, Episode 10 -- Understanding the UK Energy System and Crisis -- Conversation with Kathryn Porter
Season 2, Episode 10 – Understanding the UK Energy System and Crisis – Conversation with Kathryn Porter Welcome to The Nemeth Report Podcast, I'm Dr. Tammy Nemeth, and I'll be your host. Today, I'd like to welcome Kathryn Porter, independent energy consultant and founder of Watt Logic. Kathryn has many years of experience in the UK finance and energy utility sector and founded an independent consulting service that also offers online training courses. Her blog offers insightful commentary and analysis of the UK energy system and is well worth a look. Kathryn also writes for Energy Live News as one of their Energy Experts. You can also find Kathryn on Twitter or LinkedIn. Recorded on 14 December 2022
Season 2, Episode 9 -- Energy Absurdities -- Conversation with David Blackmon
Jan 4 2023
Season 2, Episode 9 -- Energy Absurdities -- Conversation with David Blackmon
Season 2, Episode 9 -- Energy Absurdities -- Conversation with David Blackmon Welcome to the Nemeth Report podcast. I'm Dr. Tammy Nemeth, energy historian, analyst, and consultant, and I’ll be your host. Today, I’m pleased to welcome David Blackmon. David enjoyed a 40-year career in the oil and gas industry, the last 23 years of which were spent in the public policy arena, managing regulatory and legislative issues for various companies in the United States. Currently, David is an energy-related public policy analyst and consultant based in Texas where he maintains a growing media communications practice, and is a frequent guest on television, radio and podcasts. He is a regular contributor to Forbesmagazine and other publications. David is the author of the substack Energy Transition Absurdities, where he documents the ongoing absurd nature of the western energy transition. He also joins a weekly Energy Transition podcast with Brazilian engineer Armando Cavanha and oilprice.comjournalist Irina Slav. Click on the embedded lniks for more information.  Please note: There was an issue with the beginning of our recording, so it may seem that you are joining in the middle of the conversation because I had just asked David about his career transition and move to Texas. This episode was recorded on 12 December 2022.
Season 2, Episode 8 -- Carbon Change -- Conversation with Dennis McConaghy
Oct 28 2022
Season 2, Episode 8 -- Carbon Change -- Conversation with Dennis McConaghy
Season 2, Episode 8 – Conversation with Dennis McConaghy Carbon Change: Canada on the Brink of Decarbonization Joining me to discuss his new book Carbon Change: Canada on the Brink of Decarbonization is Dennis McConaghy. Dennis has had an extensive career in the petroleum industry, as an engineer and executive with TransCanada Pipelines (Now TC Energy) directly involved in several energy projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline, Coastal GasLink, Energy East and others. In addition to Carbon Change: Canada on the Brink of Decarbonization Dennis is the author of two other books in the past five years – Dysfunction: Canada after Keystone XL, and Breakdown: The Pipeline Debate and the Threat to Canada’s Future.
Net-Zero and Renewable Realities, Conversation with Francis Menton the Manhattan Contrarian
Oct 28 2022
Net-Zero and Renewable Realities, Conversation with Francis Menton the Manhattan Contrarian
Season 2, Episode 7 – Conversation with Francis Menton Net-Zero and Renewable Realities Joining me to discuss the western world’s net-zero frenzy and the hard realities of renewable energy is Francis Menton. Francis received a math degree from Yale, and a J.D. law degree from Harvard. He is a retired lawyer and was a partner at a New York law firm for more than 30 years. On his popular blog Manhattan Contrarian, he writes about elite political ideologies on climate change, the purpose of government, New York state news, and the basic principles of economics. He is also an attorney for the Concerned Household Electricity Consumers Council (CHECC) in their challenge to the EPA on its endangerment findings for CO2 and other greenhouse gases.
A Nemeth Report Special -- Designed to Kill the Fossil Fuel Industry: The IFRS Global Baseline ESG Standards
Jul 1 2022
A Nemeth Report Special -- Designed to Kill the Fossil Fuel Industry: The IFRS Global Baseline ESG Standards
Welcome to a Nemeth Report special. Canada is about to sign onto new emissions reporting standards that are designed to kill the fossil fuel industry. The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) has developed a new global baseline sustainability and climate related financial disclosure Standard, and Canada has committed to supporting this new Standard.  I’ve written a new report about this extremely important issue that will have profound implications for every business in Canada, but which, as currently written, demonizes greenhouse gas emissions through the accounting standards’ metrics. I explain in this report how pernicious this Standard is, and how it will compromise the finances and operations of hydrocarbon companies, and any industry that utilizes hydrocarbons.  In this Special Report, I share with you the Executive Summary from my report, Counting Carbon Molecules, which is available on the podcast website, The Nemeth Report.com. Another summary of the report is in my recent op-ed in the Financial Post, "Net-Zero? New Standard Aims for Absolute-Zero Emissions." I hope you will enjoy this short episode. If you have any comments, please reach out at: thenemethreport@protonmail.com
Season 2 Episode 6 - Conversation with Ron Wallace -- Energy Security
Jun 28 2022
Season 2 Episode 6 - Conversation with Ron Wallace -- Energy Security
Season 2 Episode 6 – Conversation with Ron Wallace Energy Security Joining me to discuss the forgotten issue of Energy Security is Dr. Ron Wallace. Dr. Wallace is a former CEO and has served on federal, provincial and territorial energy and environmental regulators, including the National Energy Board. Dr. Wallace is a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Board member of the Canada West Foundation. He worked with the World Bank (Washington), the Asian Development Bank (Manila) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (London) on international resource management projects including the World Bank’s emergency assessment and containment of the Kharyaga Pipeline oil spill near Usinsk, Russia. In 2019 he was appointed as the GNWT representative to both the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (Yellowknife) and the Environmental Impact Screening Committee (Inuvik). He recently chaired the Alberta Coal Policy Committee. He is the author of a number of commentaries and reports including the recent, "THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION CONFRONTS EAST VS WEST REALPOLITIK: WHY ENERGY SECURITY MATTERS." Dr. Wallace has also contributed opinion editorials to the Financial Post such as, “Biden and Trudeau are Putin and Xi’s Useful Energy Idiots,”and the recent “An Unexpected Energy Revolution Arrives.” This episode was recorded on May 13, 2022.
Season 2 Episode 5 – Conversation with Bruce Pardy- - Digital ID, Net-Zero, and the Slide to a Social Credit System
Apr 7 2022
Season 2 Episode 5 – Conversation with Bruce Pardy- - Digital ID, Net-Zero, and the Slide to a Social Credit System
Season 2 Episode 5 – Conversation with Bruce Pardy Digital ID, Net-Zero, and the Slide to a Social Credit System  Joining me to discuss Canada's slow-motion slide towards a managerial surveillance state and social credit system is Professor Bruce Pardy. Bruce Pardy is executive director of Rights Probe (https://www.rightsprobe.org/) and professor of law at Queen’s University. A critic of legal progressivism and the expansive managerial state, he has written on a range of subjects at the front lines of the culture war inside the law. He has taught at law schools in Canada, the United States and New Zealand, practiced civil litigation at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, and served as adjudicator and mediator on the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal. He is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, and publishes and comments widely in traditional and online media. He is one of the creators of the Free North Declaration, a call to arms to protect civil liberties in Canada from COVID-19 irrationality and overreach. For questions or comments on this episode or to contact Dr. Tammy Nemeth, email at: thenemethreport@protonmail.com. Pleased to announced The Nemeth Report is ranked #13 out of the top 60 Climate Change podcasts on Feedspot! https://blog.feedspot.com/climate_change_podcasts/
Season 2 Episode 4 – Conversation with Kris Sims -- Carbon Taxes and the Looming Catastrophe of Energy Poverty
Apr 7 2022
Season 2 Episode 4 – Conversation with Kris Sims -- Carbon Taxes and the Looming Catastrophe of Energy Poverty
Season 2 Episode 4 – Conversation with Kris Sims Carbon Taxes and the Looming Catastrophe of Energy Poverty In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Kris Sims, the BC Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Joining me today to discuss the carbon tax and the growing energy poverty of Canadians is Kris Simms, the BC director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Kris attended journalism school at BCIT in Burnaby, and from there worked in radio in the Comox Valley before moving to Ottawa to work as a legislative assistant on Parliament Hill. She then joined Ottawa News Talk Radio 580 CFRA as a reporter and anchor, eventually becoming a journalist for the CTV parliamentary bureau. Kris was a founding reporter for Sun News Network and covered issues of big government, personal liberty and the rights of small-town and rural Canadians until the network was shut down. She then worked as a director of communications on Parliament Hill, and as the senior producer for Evan Solomon at CFRA Radio before taking on her current role with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. For the 23rdAnnual Gas Tax Honesty report, click here. For the National Debt Clock tour, click here. For questions or comments on this episode or to contact Dr. Tammy Nemeth, email at: thenemethreport@protonmail.com. Pleased to announced The Nemeth Report is ranked #13 out of the top 60 Climate Change podcasts on Feedspot!https://blog.feedspot.com/climate_change_podcasts/
Season 2 Episode 3 -- ENGO Protest & Violence: Is it getting worse? Conversation with Stewart Muir
Mar 14 2022
Season 2 Episode 3 -- ENGO Protest & Violence: Is it getting worse? Conversation with Stewart Muir
Season 2 Episode 3 – Protest & Violence: Is it getting worse? Conversation with Stewart Muir Shedding Light on Environmental Activism and Violence in British Columbia, Canada. In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Stewart Muir founder of Resource Works on the ongoing and escalating environmental activism and violence against resource development projects in British Columbia. Stewart Muir, a graduate of Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, is the founder and executive director of the Resource Works Society based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Stewart has worked as a journalist and media executive in Hong Kong, Australia, Toronto, Ottawa and western Canada. After 8 years as director of the Nature Trust of British Columbia, Stewart founded Resource Works in 2014 to improve the state of public discourse relating to natural resources and their importance to the lives of British Colombians and all Canadians. Stewart is a contributing author of The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia that won several distinctions. As a passionate advocate for Indigenous leadership in natural resource sectors, Stewart founded the Indigenous Partnership Success Showcase, an annual event bringing business and Indigenous leaders together to work towards economic reconciliation. For questions or comments on this episode or to contact Dr. Tammy Nemeth, email at: thenemethreport@protonmail.com.
Season 2 Episode 2 - Dissecting the Great Reset - Conversation with Michael Rectenwald
Mar 1 2022
Season 2 Episode 2 - Dissecting the Great Reset - Conversation with Michael Rectenwald
Season 2 Episode 2 – Conversation with Michael Rectenwald Dissecting the World Economic Forum’s Great Reset In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Dr. Michael Rectenwald on the nature and implications of Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum’s The Great Reset. Michael is the Chief Academic Officer and co-founder of American Scholars, a pro-American education platform. He was a Professor of Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies at NYU from 2008 to 2019. He holds a Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies from Carnegie Mellon University, and is the author of 11 books such as Beyond Woke(May 2020), Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom (2019), and the recent Thought Criminal (2020). Michael has been writing about the Great Reset on his blog since the summer of 2020, and more recently participated in the Hillsdale College “What is the Great Reset?” conference in November 2021. Those who are interested in this subject may also be interested in Klaus Schwab’s companion book The Great Narrative: The Great Reset Vol. 2.  For questions or comments on this episode or to contact Dr. Tammy Nemeth, email at: thenemethreport@protonmail.com.
Season 2 Episode 1 - China's Ambitions and Western Net-Zero Policies- Conversation with Patricia Adams
Feb 25 2022
Season 2 Episode 1 - China's Ambitions and Western Net-Zero Policies- Conversation with Patricia Adams
Season 2 Episode 1 – Conversation with Patricia Adams China’s Ambitions and Western Net-Zero Policies In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Patricia Adams on China’s global ambitions, how it’s related to the climate movement, and the push for a net-zero transition. Patricia Adams is an Economist and Executive Director of Probe International, an independent environmental advocacy group. She has written several books on foreign aid, environmental policies in the developing world, and is an authority on China’s environmental policy. Her most recent publications are two very insightful reports, “China’s Energy Dream,” and “The Red and the Green: China’s Useful Idiots.” In autumn 2021, she participated in a GWPF Webinar COP26: What are China’s Real Intentions?. She has recently written commentary for the Financial Post and The Epoch Times. For questions or comments on this episode or to contact Dr. Tammy Nemeth, email at: thenemethreport@protonmail.com.
Episode 10 - Conversation with Robert Lyman on the IPCC, COP26, and Net-Zero
Nov 1 2021
Episode 10 - Conversation with Robert Lyman on the IPCC, COP26, and Net-Zero
Episode 10 – Conversation with Robert Lyman In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Robert Lyman about the issues of climate change, net-zero, and the IPCC. With a career in the federal public service spanning 37 years, and several years working as a consultant on energy and environmental issues, Mr. Lyman has written many reports on these issues. Several of these are available on the Friends of Science website. He has also been invited to testify before parliamentary committees, most recently in May 2021, when he presented a brief titled, “The Role of Green Energy in Canada’s Economic Recovery from the Pandemic.” His most recent contribution to understanding Canada’s net-zero future is “Net Zero 2050: Not What the Experts Predict”.
Episode 9 -- Conversation with Donna Laframboise on the IPCC
Oct 9 2021
Episode 9 -- Conversation with Donna Laframboise on the IPCC
Episode 9 -- In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with journalist Donna Laframboise about the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the net-zero future.
Episode 8 - Conversation with Marc Morano -- Green New Deals and the Great Reset
Sep 12 2021
Episode 8 - Conversation with Marc Morano -- Green New Deals and the Great Reset
Episode 8 – Conversation with Marc Morano In this episode, Dr. Tammy Nemeth speaks with Marc Morano about his new book Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal is Even Worse than you Think, the great reset, and what’s at stake with proposed Green New Deals and the net-zero transition at their core. Marc Morano is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change, writer and executive producer of the films Climate Hustle and Climate Hustle 2, editor of the website climatedepot.com, and author of the book Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal is Even Worse Than you Think. You may also pre-order his next book The Great Reset: Global Elites and the Permanent Lockdown. If you have comments or questions about this episode please send them to: nemethreport@protonmail.com. The Nemeth Report is also available on Amazon music and Audible. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-nemeth-report/id1576713928