Build Big Things: Canada’s Playbook for Energy Superpower Status

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and requirements for building large-scale energy projects in Canada.

Canada has the resources. It has the talent. It has global demand knocking at the door. So why does so much potential stall before projects reach final investment decision (FID)? In Episode 91 of Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, Wes Ashworth sits down with Jay Khosla and Yiota Kokkinos of the Public Policy Forum to unpack what it actually takes to build large-scale energy, infrastructure, and critical mineral projects in Canada. Drawing from decades of leadership inside Natural Resou...

People in this episode

Host: Wes Ashworth

Guests: Jay Khosla, Yiota Kokkinos

Topics covered

• energy infrastructure
• Canada
• renewable energy
• investment decision
• critical minerals
• public policy

Keywords

• Canada
• energy superpower
• investment decision
• infrastructure
• critical minerals
• public policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Public Policy Forum

Places: Canada

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