Justin Reist
@justinreist.bsky.social
Founder, Climate Tech Canada. Host of The Climate Cycle podcast.
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We’re often asked whether we’re optimistic or pessimistic about technologies. That’s the wrong question. If any of this matters, we need to stop seeing technology like the weather, to be merely forecasted, and instead see it like politics, to be collectively shaped.
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We’re often asked whether we’re optimistic or pessimistic about technologies. That’s the wrong question. If any of this matters, we need to stop seeing technology like the weather, to be merely forecasted, and instead see it like politics, to be collectively shaped.
Canada's biggest battery energy storage system broke ground this week:
- 411 MW / 1.86 GWh
- JV with Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation, Power Sustainable & Canadian Solar
- Part of IESO's LT1 rfp which saw storages prices fall and outperform gas generation
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- 411 MW / 1.86 GWh
- JV with Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation, Power Sustainable & Canadian Solar
- Part of IESO's LT1 rfp which saw storages prices fall and outperform gas generation
www.ess-news.com/2025/11/13/c...
Canada's biggest battery breaks ground, e-STORAGE to supply 1.86 GWh system - Energy Storage
Canada's largest contracted battery project is moving ahead with a ground-breaking ceremony, and developer Potentia has chosen e-STORAGE for full-stack delivery and long-term service.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Canada's biggest battery energy storage system broke ground this week:
- 411 MW / 1.86 GWh
- JV with Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation, Power Sustainable & Canadian Solar
- Part of IESO's LT1 rfp which saw storages prices fall and outperform gas generation
www.ess-news.com/2025/11/13/c...
- 411 MW / 1.86 GWh
- JV with Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation, Power Sustainable & Canadian Solar
- Part of IESO's LT1 rfp which saw storages prices fall and outperform gas generation
www.ess-news.com/2025/11/13/c...
New conversation out this morning with Hayden Smith from FeX Energy - building iron arc reactors for long-duration energy storage.
It's a great dive into the economics and physics of energy storage, finding market fit, and building companies
pod.link/1735776746/e...
It's a great dive into the economics and physics of energy storage, finding market fit, and building companies
pod.link/1735776746/e...
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New conversation out this morning with Hayden Smith from FeX Energy - building iron arc reactors for long-duration energy storage.
It's a great dive into the economics and physics of energy storage, finding market fit, and building companies
pod.link/1735776746/e...
It's a great dive into the economics and physics of energy storage, finding market fit, and building companies
pod.link/1735776746/e...
Just wrapped up a conversation with Hayden from FeX Energy on their iron-air energy storage system. Very stoked to put this one out!
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Just wrapped up a conversation with Hayden from FeX Energy on their iron-air energy storage system. Very stoked to put this one out!
New episode out today - I talk with Corey Ellis from Growcer about:
- What's not working in our food system and how vertical farms can unlock food sovereignty and sustainability
- Lessons from the vertical farming hype cycle
- Inside their $30M fund for climate infrastructure
- What's not working in our food system and how vertical farms can unlock food sovereignty and sustainability
- Lessons from the vertical farming hype cycle
- Inside their $30M fund for climate infrastructure
Food Sovereignty and Vertical Farming with Corey Ellis, Growcer
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October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New episode out today - I talk with Corey Ellis from Growcer about:
- What's not working in our food system and how vertical farms can unlock food sovereignty and sustainability
- Lessons from the vertical farming hype cycle
- Inside their $30M fund for climate infrastructure
- What's not working in our food system and how vertical farms can unlock food sovereignty and sustainability
- Lessons from the vertical farming hype cycle
- Inside their $30M fund for climate infrastructure
Getting the podcast back up and running after a summer break and remembering how much fun it is. Talking to smart people who want to make things better >>
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Getting the podcast back up and running after a summer break and remembering how much fun it is. Talking to smart people who want to make things better >>
101,000 tonnes of carbon removed and almost 12 Mt of removal capacity on the way
Great to see the momentum growing behind Canadian carbon removal companies and a roadmap on how we go faster
news.climatetechcanada.ca/p/canadas-ca...
Great to see the momentum growing behind Canadian carbon removal companies and a roadmap on how we go faster
news.climatetechcanada.ca/p/canadas-ca...
Building Canada’s carbon removal pipeline
Canada’s carbon removal industry is taking shape. A new Console dashboard maps companies, projects, and policies, bringing transparency to Canadian climate tech. It shows 101,000 tonnes already remove...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
101,000 tonnes of carbon removed and almost 12 Mt of removal capacity on the way
Great to see the momentum growing behind Canadian carbon removal companies and a roadmap on how we go faster
news.climatetechcanada.ca/p/canadas-ca...
Great to see the momentum growing behind Canadian carbon removal companies and a roadmap on how we go faster
news.climatetechcanada.ca/p/canadas-ca...
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me working to solve the rising sea levels
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
me working to solve the rising sea levels
New episode out today: are fats the answer to wider adoption of plant-based foods?
I talk to Genuine Taste co-founder Emily Farrar about why fat is critical to flavour and adoption, lessons from the first wave of alt-protein hype, and how they're delivering ~100x efficiencies vs competitors.
I talk to Genuine Taste co-founder Emily Farrar about why fat is critical to flavour and adoption, lessons from the first wave of alt-protein hype, and how they're delivering ~100x efficiencies vs competitors.
Cultivated Fat and the Future of Food with Emily Farrar, Genuine Taste
The Climate Cycle · Episode
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July 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New episode out today: are fats the answer to wider adoption of plant-based foods?
I talk to Genuine Taste co-founder Emily Farrar about why fat is critical to flavour and adoption, lessons from the first wave of alt-protein hype, and how they're delivering ~100x efficiencies vs competitors.
I talk to Genuine Taste co-founder Emily Farrar about why fat is critical to flavour and adoption, lessons from the first wave of alt-protein hype, and how they're delivering ~100x efficiencies vs competitors.
Thinking its time to do a little "Time to Build" series on some of the opportunities to build clean growth.
This is a generational opportunity, but one that could easily be missed by doubling down on the status quo and the old tech/energy system
This is a generational opportunity, but one that could easily be missed by doubling down on the status quo and the old tech/energy system
"If we are serious about retooling our economy, then economic reconciliation must be front and center," said Energy Minister Tim Hodgson in prepared remarks to the Toronto Regional Board of Trade.
Carney Energy Chief Seeks Indigenous Equity in Major Projects
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government prepares to plow forward on major new energy and infrastructure projects, his natural resources minister says he wants Indigenous groups to pursue large ownership stakes in them.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thinking its time to do a little "Time to Build" series on some of the opportunities to build clean growth.
This is a generational opportunity, but one that could easily be missed by doubling down on the status quo and the old tech/energy system
This is a generational opportunity, but one that could easily be missed by doubling down on the status quo and the old tech/energy system
Electrification is a huge market opportunity
"Global revenues of key electrification technologies such as EVs and heat pumps are already three times those of solar panels and wind turbines, and are projected by the IEA to be eight times larger by 2035."
"Global revenues of key electrification technologies such as EVs and heat pumps are already three times those of solar panels and wind turbines, and are projected by the IEA to be eight times larger by 2035."
Renewables are booming, but electrification lags in OECD.
⚡️ While countries like Germany & Chile boost solar/wind, electrification rates are slow, unlike China's rapid growth.
Bridging the gap is key for a successful energy transition.
New @ember-energy.org report ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
⚡️ While countries like Germany & Chile boost solar/wind, electrification rates are slow, unlike China's rapid growth.
Bridging the gap is key for a successful energy transition.
New @ember-energy.org report ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
June 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Electrification is a huge market opportunity
"Global revenues of key electrification technologies such as EVs and heat pumps are already three times those of solar panels and wind turbines, and are projected by the IEA to be eight times larger by 2035."
"Global revenues of key electrification technologies such as EVs and heat pumps are already three times those of solar panels and wind turbines, and are projected by the IEA to be eight times larger by 2035."
New episode out this morning with Apoorv Sinha, CEO at @carbonupcycling.bsky.social!
We talk about how:
- Scaling low-carbon cement
- Their recent $25.4M raise from Builders Vision
- Building industry partnerships
And the future of industrial policy and infrastructure in Canada
We talk about how:
- Scaling low-carbon cement
- Their recent $25.4M raise from Builders Vision
- Building industry partnerships
And the future of industrial policy and infrastructure in Canada
June 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New episode out this morning with Apoorv Sinha, CEO at @carbonupcycling.bsky.social!
We talk about how:
- Scaling low-carbon cement
- Their recent $25.4M raise from Builders Vision
- Building industry partnerships
And the future of industrial policy and infrastructure in Canada
We talk about how:
- Scaling low-carbon cement
- Their recent $25.4M raise from Builders Vision
- Building industry partnerships
And the future of industrial policy and infrastructure in Canada
Huge congrats to @carbonupcycling.bsky.social on closing an $18M investment from Builders Vision!
I got to sit down with Apoorv, CEO and co-founder, to talk about the raise and how we scale low-carbon concrete to build Canada.
Subscribe here to get the episode when it drops tomorrow!
I got to sit down with Apoorv, CEO and co-founder, to talk about the raise and how we scale low-carbon concrete to build Canada.
Subscribe here to get the episode when it drops tomorrow!
The Climate Cycle
Podcast · Climate Tech Canada · Canada’s climate tech podcast. In each episode, we sit down with the founders, investors and change-makers building climate solutions in Canada. We’re on a mission to...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Huge congrats to @carbonupcycling.bsky.social on closing an $18M investment from Builders Vision!
I got to sit down with Apoorv, CEO and co-founder, to talk about the raise and how we scale low-carbon concrete to build Canada.
Subscribe here to get the episode when it drops tomorrow!
I got to sit down with Apoorv, CEO and co-founder, to talk about the raise and how we scale low-carbon concrete to build Canada.
Subscribe here to get the episode when it drops tomorrow!
In the rush to cut red tape, build more, etc it seems increasingly likely that we're going to create some really bad side effects.
E.g. industrial plants with a rubber stamp EA discharging into drinking water, hazardous air pollution, etc.
E.g. industrial plants with a rubber stamp EA discharging into drinking water, hazardous air pollution, etc.
May 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In the rush to cut red tape, build more, etc it seems increasingly likely that we're going to create some really bad side effects.
E.g. industrial plants with a rubber stamp EA discharging into drinking water, hazardous air pollution, etc.
E.g. industrial plants with a rubber stamp EA discharging into drinking water, hazardous air pollution, etc.
Timely new episode out today with @oliverdavidkrieg.bsky.social from Intelligent City to talk about their approach to scaling home building using mass timber, parametric design, and industrialized construction.
Building homes faster 🤝 Cutting carbon pollution
Building homes faster 🤝 Cutting carbon pollution
May 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Timely new episode out today with @oliverdavidkrieg.bsky.social from Intelligent City to talk about their approach to scaling home building using mass timber, parametric design, and industrialized construction.
Building homes faster 🤝 Cutting carbon pollution
Building homes faster 🤝 Cutting carbon pollution
Very surprised to not see Wilkinson in this new cabinet. Maybe it’s more Smith appeasement(?) but he seemed to be doing good work on clean industry
May 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Very surprised to not see Wilkinson in this new cabinet. Maybe it’s more Smith appeasement(?) but he seemed to be doing good work on clean industry
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There’s a thread over on The Other Place complaining that AB’s $95 carbon price is double that of Quebec’s cap and trade permits (currently around $40).
But it misses the mark for 2 big reasons:
But it misses the mark for 2 big reasons:
May 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
There’s a thread over on The Other Place complaining that AB’s $95 carbon price is double that of Quebec’s cap and trade permits (currently around $40).
But it misses the mark for 2 big reasons:
But it misses the mark for 2 big reasons:
Rough start to the week:
- Lion Electric couldn't secure backing from QC, will likely be sold
- Li-Cycle's on the edge of insolvency, also looking for a buyer
- General Fusion lays off 1/4 of staff
Lots of important climate solutions and strong Canadian IP at risk
- Lion Electric couldn't secure backing from QC, will likely be sold
- Li-Cycle's on the edge of insolvency, also looking for a buyer
- General Fusion lays off 1/4 of staff
Lots of important climate solutions and strong Canadian IP at risk
May 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Rough start to the week:
- Lion Electric couldn't secure backing from QC, will likely be sold
- Li-Cycle's on the edge of insolvency, also looking for a buyer
- General Fusion lays off 1/4 of staff
Lots of important climate solutions and strong Canadian IP at risk
- Lion Electric couldn't secure backing from QC, will likely be sold
- Li-Cycle's on the edge of insolvency, also looking for a buyer
- General Fusion lays off 1/4 of staff
Lots of important climate solutions and strong Canadian IP at risk
✅ Voted. Took less than 5 mins from walking in the door
April 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
✅ Voted. Took less than 5 mins from walking in the door
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NEW – Analysis: Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social w/ comment from Emma Starke and Katya Rhodes
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
April 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NEW – Analysis: Conservative election win could add 800m tonnes to Canada’s emissions by 2035 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social w/ comment from Emma Starke and Katya Rhodes
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
Read here: buff.ly/0HQhsZk
New episode out with dcbel CEO Marc-Andre Forget!
dcbel is integrating all aspects of home energy - from solar to EV charging to battery storage - and putting people at the centre of this new energy ecosystem.
Check it out here: climatetechcanada.ca/the-climate-...
#climatetech #mtltech #DERs
dcbel is integrating all aspects of home energy - from solar to EV charging to battery storage - and putting people at the centre of this new energy ecosystem.
Check it out here: climatetechcanada.ca/the-climate-...
#climatetech #mtltech #DERs
March 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
New episode out with dcbel CEO Marc-Andre Forget!
dcbel is integrating all aspects of home energy - from solar to EV charging to battery storage - and putting people at the centre of this new energy ecosystem.
Check it out here: climatetechcanada.ca/the-climate-...
#climatetech #mtltech #DERs
dcbel is integrating all aspects of home energy - from solar to EV charging to battery storage - and putting people at the centre of this new energy ecosystem.
Check it out here: climatetechcanada.ca/the-climate-...
#climatetech #mtltech #DERs
I wrote about Carney scrapping the consumer carbon price in this week's newsletter: news.climatetechcanada.ca/p/axing-the-...
A few thoughts that didn't make the cut 👇
A few thoughts that didn't make the cut 👇
Axing the tax
CTC #124 - Carney scraps the consumer carbon price on day one, General Fusion hits a critical milestone for abundant, low-carbon energy.
news.climatetechcanada.ca
March 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I wrote about Carney scrapping the consumer carbon price in this week's newsletter: news.climatetechcanada.ca/p/axing-the-...
A few thoughts that didn't make the cut 👇
A few thoughts that didn't make the cut 👇
New episode out with Mike Kelland from @planetarytech.bsky.social!
It's a great deep dive into the world of ocean-based carbon removal and the laser focus that's needed to build scalable carbon removal tech.
Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/u...
It's a great deep dive into the world of ocean-based carbon removal and the laser focus that's needed to build scalable carbon removal tech.
Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/u...
Unlocking The Ocean's Carbon Removal Potential with Planetary
Podcast Episode · The Climate Cycle · 2025-03-13 · 37m
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March 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New episode out with Mike Kelland from @planetarytech.bsky.social!
It's a great deep dive into the world of ocean-based carbon removal and the laser focus that's needed to build scalable carbon removal tech.
Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/u...
It's a great deep dive into the world of ocean-based carbon removal and the laser focus that's needed to build scalable carbon removal tech.
Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/u...
Happy Propagandhi release day! First new music in 8 years
March 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy Propagandhi release day! First new music in 8 years
Heading home from Carbon Removal Day feeling optimistic about Canada, Canadian builders, and CDR.
Will be sharing more takeaways and interviews in the newsletter soon!
Will be sharing more takeaways and interviews in the newsletter soon!
February 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Heading home from Carbon Removal Day feeling optimistic about Canada, Canadian builders, and CDR.
Will be sharing more takeaways and interviews in the newsletter soon!
Will be sharing more takeaways and interviews in the newsletter soon!