Canada’s energy future is at a crossroads. While leadership promotes an “energy superpower” strategy, emerging climate finance mandates risk sidelining conventional energy sectors through tougher financing rules buried within policy frameworks. These shifts could challenge energy firms & reduce competitiveness unless strategic reforms & clearer policy coordination are pursued to harmonize climate goals with economic resilience.
Mark Carney’s decisive break from reliance on the United States outlines how his recent speeches frame the post American era as a period of fragmented norms and renewed sovereign strategy. Middle powers must abandon nostalgic assumptions, adopt pragmatic partnerships, and confront a rupturing global order that no longer guarantees prosperity or security.
This nuanced analysis explores whether today’s global power play resembles a strategic game of chess or a simplistic round of checkers. Diplomatic maneuvers, economic levers, and security calculations are constantly in play where modern geopolitics demands foresight, layered planning, and adaptive tactics far beyond the binary moves of a checkers board.
On this podcast episode of The Nemeth Report, Dr. Tammy Nemeth chats with energy expert Paul Tice to discuss his recent report, A Strategy for Financing the Nuclear Future. Tice discusses why U.S. nuclear power projects have stalled, lessons from Vogtle, and innovative financing strategies to advance the future of nuclear energy.
Canada is shifting trade from the US to the EU under Mark Carney, but tough EU climate rules risk pricing out Canadian businesses – especially small and energy-intensive ones. Meanwhile, the US remains a simpler partner, and Asia offers growing, less regulated markets. Is EU integration worth the cost?
