The Breakdown - Episode 4.19 - Omar Mawji and Alberta’s Oil Well Problems

There’s a lot of talk about carbon taxes and the transition to greener energy, but a critical missing piece of that conversation has to do with the development of new wells. We sat down with Omar Mawji of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis to learn more about how some oil companies are prioritizing making sure that shareholders are getting their money as opposed to making sure that they can remediate their oil and gas wells. For the full report, visit https://ieefa.org/articles/ieefa-canadas-major-banks-continue-funding-oil-and-gas-companies-despite-growing-concerns As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if you’re listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating and don’t forget to like and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram all at @thebreakdownab.