Show overview
Powering Sustainable Ideas has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 62 episodes. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 17 min and 27 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 15 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 22 episodes published. Published by RBC Capital Markets.
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Latest Episodes
View all 62 episodesNuclear industry stepping up on energy security
Gearing up for the next phase of transport decarbonisation
UK turns its grid inside-out in its quest for Clean Power 2030
It’s rich in cloud data centers, but can the U.K. compete for AI assets?
‘Batteries for everything’: fresh opportunities for the value chain
Government policies ‘won’t turn the tide’ of the energy transition
Why TC Energy sees renewed opportunity in Canada
Complexity multiplies for infrastructure to power the transition
Developing a made-in-Canada Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
The challenger turning DAC’s water problem on its head
S2 Ep 31Beyond the Headlines: Oil, Inflation and Market Risk
As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East raise the prospect of a more prolonged energy shock, how should investors think about the implications for inflation, consumer behavior, and markets? Global Head of Commodity Strategy Helima Croft, Chief Economist Frances Donald, and Head of U.S. Equity Strategy Lori Calvasina discuss what a disruption in oil supply could mean for the macro outlook — and why the longer‑term picture may be more resilient than headlines suggest.
S2 Ep 29How sustainable finance is evolving to reflect new global realities
As electricity demand surges, geopolitical risks increase, and the physical impacts of climate change escalate, how are investors responding? In this episode, RBC Capital Markets' Global Head of Sustainable Finance Sarah Thompson reflects on the outlook for the market in the light of new global realities, in discussion with Moses Choi, Head of U.S. Sustainable Finance, and Stefano Vitali, Head of Europe and Asia Pacific Sustainable Finance.
S2 Ep 29Every Electron Counts: Opportunities in an Energy-Hungry Future
The industry is going all-out to put new energy on the grid. The spike in projected demand will boost every type of generation. But how will renewables fare amid connection constraints and policy changes? In this episode of Powering Sustainable Ideas, analyst Chris Dendrinos offers some insight from his new analysis of the clean energy outlook for 2026 and beyond.
S2 Ep 29How linking itself to 3 global megatrends paid off for IMI
IMI has notched up an enviable three-year growth record. Now the engineering group is raising the bar, setting itself higher margin targets. In this episode of Powering Sustainable Ideas, CFO Luke Grant sets out the strategy behind this run of success, in a conversation recorded at RBC Capital Market’s 2026 UK Focus Conference with Mark Fielding, Head, European Capital Goods Research.
S2 Ep 29Mainstream buyers reshape the carbon removal market
Is now the right time to jump into carbon removals? Moderated by Brian Hong, Director of Environmental Market Solutions at RBC Capital Markets, this episode features Dr. Eddie Halfyard (CarbonRun), Charlie Renzoni (Deep Sky), Kate Rodger (Isometric), and Bill Shmygol (Evok Innovations) discussing the carbon removal market's shift from early adopters to mainstream corporate buyers.
S2 Ep 29Energy and mining sectors race to feed unprecedented demand
As rocketing demand growth collides with real supply constraints, how can energy, power, and mining players fund and deliver the large-scale projects required? Joining Trevor Gardner, Head of Investment Banking Coverage, to survey the sectors’ outlook for 2026 are Chris Redgate, Head of Canadian Energy Investment Banking; Craig Edgar, Managing Director, Power Utilities and Infrastructure; and Farid Dadashev, Global Co-Head of Mining and Metals.
S2 Ep 29Today’s climate tech CEOs on their road to profit and expansion
What does it take to turn a climate tech start-up into a fully-fledged, profitable business? For RBC Capital Markets’ Climate Week CEO summit, four leaders discussed their companies’ journeys. As they set out to transform their diverse sectors – carbon capture, waste management, geothermal energy, and electricity transmission – each grapples with the hard realities of capital-raising and commercialization.
S2 Ep 26Innovators driving decarbonization in heavy industry
At the RBC Energy Transition Conference 2025, Paul Betts, Co-Head of European M&A at RBC Capital Markets, moderates a panel on Europe's battery value chain, EV targets, and market repositioning.
S2 Ep 25Sustainable Energy Transition: Batteries, EVs, and Global Markets
At the RBC Energy Transition Conference 2025, Paul Betts, Co-Head of European M&A at RBC Capital Markets, moderates a panel on Europe's battery value chain, EV targets, and market repositioning.
S2 Ep 23Meeting AI's energy demands: challenges and opportunities
At the RBC Energy Transition Conference 2025, Alex Thomas, Managing Director, Investment Banking at RBC, leads a panel exploring AI-driven energy demand, power delivery challenges, and the innovations shaping digital infrastructure.