Powering Sustainable Ideas

At RBC’s Carbon Markets Conference in partnership with ClearBlue Markets, Sarah Thompson, Global Head of Sustainable Finance at RBC Capital Markets, sat down with Deep Sky’s Chief Carbon Scientist, Phil De Luna, to discuss the role of carbon capture and removal in meeting the climate challenge.

Investors and corporates continue to advance their sustainability strategies despite an increasingly complex and dynamic macroeconomic, geopolitical and policy landscape. What are some of the key challenges and opportunities they will face in the year ahead? In this episode of RBC Capital Markets’ Powering Sustainable Ideas, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Sarah Thompson discusses the themes sh...

Inefficiencies in carbon capture technologies and historically challenging economics have so far hampered their widespread adoption. ION Clean Energy aims to change that with big ambitions for its proprietary tech and is forging alliances to make it happen. CEO Tim Vail explains the company’s vision to RBC's Jonathan Sisto, Managing Director, Energy Transition Investment Banking, in this episode P...

The global energy transition may be buffeted by political winds, but its progress is unstoppable. With new data revealing investment soared past $2 trillion in 2024, how can innovative companies position themselves for a piece of the pie this year? Ralph Ibendahl, Global Head of Energy Transition Banking, offers his latest insights on the next stage of energy transition in conversation with Trevor...

At the recent Energy Disruptors UNITE Summit, Damien Steel, CEO of Deep Sky, spoke about the promise of carbon removal technology, and why he believes Canada can become the global epicenter of the carbon removal industry. Click here to read more: https://www.rbccm.com/en/insights/powering-sustainable-ideas.page

Canada has set ambitious net zero goals in the years leading up to 2050. Nuclear power produces no carbon emissions and provides reliable, low-cost energy, making it an important part of the energy mix that will lead to a more sustainable future. Learn more: RBC Capital Markets | Powering Sustainable Ideas

While artificial intelligence is poised to change many aspects of our lives, it will also require an enormous amount of energy. How will we balance the demands of decarbonization, affordability, and reliability while meeting these increased energy needs? Learn more: RBC Capital Markets | Powering Sustainable Ideas

Since 2020, a host of carbon reduction companies have emerged to support net zero efforts. Their challenge is not only to prove their technologies are effective, but to achieve enough scale to make themselves price-competitive. In this episode of RBC Capital Markets’ Powering Sustainable Ideas podcast, host Brian Hong meets CarbonRun: a river deacidification company that believes it can crack the...

At RBC’s Battery Value Chain Conference, Tom Narayan, Global Autos and Auto Parts Analyst, hosts a group of industry experts to discuss the evolution of battery technologies and chemistries.

Players in the UK electric vehicle charging space discuss the evolution of the charging network and prospects for the market at RBC's Battery Conference.

In a conversation with RBC Capital Markets’ Erwan Kerouredan, Jonathan Counsell, Head of Sustainability at IAG, explains why he believes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is the only way for the airline industry to meet its climate goals.

Can the energy transition keep up with soaring demand? Capital Power and its leadership aim to help ensure it can. In this episode, President and CEO Avik Dey explains how Capital Power is investing in 'powering change by changing power', how its capital allocation framework is reliable and affordable, and how clean energy is accelerating the decarbonization agenda.

Emera, a diversified energy company headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada who's business includes a portfolio of high quality utilities, is accelerating plans to replace coal-fired generation, deploying different energy strategies in its two core regions. CFO Greg Blunden joins the podcast to talk about Emera's sustainability priorities, including its capital and funding plans, as it charts the uti...

Gas requirements are growing, but there's no gas without compression. Archrock, a 70 year old energy infrastructure company, provides these compression services to the energy industry. In this episode, President and CEO Brad Childers discusses the role of natural gas in the energy transition and explains how Archrock is investing in innovation to help reduce emissions across the oil and gas indust...

In a discussion on Germany’s decarbonisation opportunities & challenges moderated by Ralph Ibendahl, Head, EMEA Transition, RBC Capital Markets a panel of experts including Michael Pfennig, Co-Head Infrastructure, Allianz Capital Partners; Catrin Jung, Head of offshore Wind, Vattenfall; Pierre Alan Graf, CEO, GETEC; and Alexander Aksenov, EVP Strategy & Corporate Development, Uniper, agree...

In a discussion on Germany’s energy’s transition related to investing in emerging energy transition technologies and moderated by Andrea Gerhaüsser, Director, Investment Banking, RBC Capital Markets, a panel of experts including Felix Colsman, CEO, DAH Gruppe; Daniel Saxena, CFO, SFC Energy AG; and Thomas Kalthoefer, Investment Director, DWS, discussed the potential of new technologies such as hyd...

In a panel hosted by Ed Golder, Head of European Utilities & Renewables at RBC Capital Markets, experts including Hanns Koenig, Managing Director of Aurora Energy Research; Marcel Münch, SVP Finance, M&A and Investor Relations at EnBW; Dr. Frank Reiners, Chief Financial Officer at OGE (‘Open Grid’); and Marco Bartolini, Chief Financial Officer at Zhero, discussed Germany's energy transitio...

In a keynote address during RBC Capital Markets' recent Energy Transition series focusing on Germany, Kunal Chandra, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at RWE, provided a critical assessment of Germany's energy transition. He discussed its feasibility, challenges, and the prospects of the country's ambitious journey towards decarbonization and energy sustainability.

In this, the twelve episode of the Energy Transition series, Tom Narayan, Autos Analyst at RBC Capital markets hosts a discussion with included Nakul Duggal, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Automotive for Qualcomm Technologies; Richard Tame, VP of Finance at Aurora; and Tom Fennimore, CFO at Luminar Technologies. On the future of vehicle automation and the hugely transformational...

How can electricity grids adapt to become more dynamic as we move to increased renewables penetration as part of the energy transition?

Digitalization has the potential to transform the oil & gas industry, from streamlining processes to enhancing operational performance and safety. As the industry contends with the challenges of the energy transition, businesses must become leaner, more efficient and less carbon intensive. Technology can help address all these aspects, whether it be real-time wellhead data, methane leak detect...

There are few industries that have seen its financial results as directly impacted by climate related losses as the insurance industry in recent years. The industry is a key stakeholder in the transition; Insurers are already contributing significantly to the transition to a low-carbon economy. On the liabilities side, more insurers are factoring climate risk into their underwriting decisions. On...

What are the opportunities and challenges for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)? How important is legislation for adoption and will consumer demand accelerate? To discuss this key topic, RBC Capital Markets is joined by Brian Hlavinka, Director, Emerging Opportunities at Williams, Mark Nelson, EVP Downstream & Chemicals at Chevron and John Dannan, Principal at Generate Capital.

What are the key obstacles to the energy transition? How dependable is renewable energy compared to old school fossil fuel energy? And what is a realistic time frame over which the energy transition process might occur? To answer this part of the energy transition equation, RBC Capital Markets invited Ezgi Barcenas, Global Vice President, Sustainability at AB InBev; Deborah Byers, EY Americas Indu...

Why is carbon capture seen as a 'best of both worlds' technology and what is needed to accelerate development and reduce costs.  Hear from Biraj Borkhataria, Deputy Head of European Research and John Musk, Utilities Equity Research as they are joined by special guests to discuss how Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) is expected to increasingly play a key role in reaching climate goals an...