Mats Larsson, Founder of the Global Energy Transformation (GET) Institute, based in southern Sweden, discusses what it takes to transition to global electrification using sustainable energy. We delve deep into how we can change our oil & gas mobility to more electric vehicles in light of the EU's impending ban on diesel and petrol cars and that it takes more than just technology to create a major paradigm shift. It's not the first time we've embarked on such major transformations in human society, but we need to harness the lessons from the past and act yesterday to be prepared for major changes and uncertainties of the future. The episode is also sprinkled with fun anecdotes around Swedish life and culture (not to mention crime novels).
Podcast Intro/Outro Song: Starsky by Alex Keren (Check out more of his tunes over on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vZ3lENfDLjkln8scBJ8mW)
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:59 Guest Intro & some Swedish culture
6:27 The GET Institute and its mission
7:42 The origin of Mats interest in energy
14:57 How do alternatives to EVs compare?
16:53 Planning stepwise for a societal shift - Parallels to Apollo
20:50 Is there a way to speed up adoption of EVs?
23:06 A question of cities?
25:32 Is increased battery life an answer to greater adoption?
27:28 An insight into Mats' projects at the GET Institute
37:00 Scaling up sustainable electrification
41:09 Transition starts by simply starting
44:10 What about AI?
47:07 Q&A Start
47:27 What does innovation mean to you?
49:10 Key Moment, Event, Book
51:15 Time Management
54:51 Favourite Childhood Memory
55:48 Greatest challenge to date
58:22 Advice for young professionals
1:00:15 What would you most like to be remembered for?
1:01:52 Where can people find you?
1:03:45 Final Message
1:03:59 Outro
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