Ed Whittingham is a passionate public policy professional working in climate and energy policy, cleantech finance and carbon removal. He has served as the CEO of the Pembina Institute, a director of the Alberta Energy Regulator, and a member of the World Economic Forum's global agenda council. Currently Ed is a Public Policy Forum Fellow, a Stripe Climate Fellow, host of Canada’s most popular climate-themed podcast, Energy vs Climate, and a new podcast series on carbon removal called Scrubbing the Sky. He is also passionate about Canada's wild spaces and has explored its corners through hiking, paddling, skiing, birding and hunting.