Energi Talks
333 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJournalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.
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'Tipping points' negative and positive for natural world, clean energy systems
December 14, 2023 18:26 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBMarkham interviews Professor Steve Smith of Exeter University about new report, Global Tipping Points.
Colour me gobsmacked: Canada on track to hit 2030 climate targets
December 14, 2023 18:22 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBMarkham interviews Rachel Doran, vice-president of policy & strategy at Clean Energy Canada, about the first Progress Report on the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (2030 ERP).
How innovation can help Alberta's orphan well problem
December 08, 2023 19:12 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBMarkham interviews Peter Knight, President, WACORP and Aldean Sehlstrom, President, Vera-Line Service, about technology they’ve developed to significantly lower the cost of reclaiming these problem wells. Note: this is interview is far more technical than anything we've done before. You may have to Google some terms and definitions.
How Canadians (especially Albertans) think about the energy transition
December 06, 2023 21:38 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBMarkham interviews David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, is a pollster with his finger on the political pulse of Canada. His firm regularly asks Canadians what they think about climate change, the energy transition, and specific policies like the carbon tax.
Dr James Frith on 2023 battery news and a look ahead at 2024
December 06, 2023 18:57 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBMarkham interviews Dr. James Frith, a battery expert Energi Media first interviewed years ago when he was head of BloombergNEF’s energy storage division. He has now moved to venture capital firm Volta, which specializes in energy technology investing.
China's incredible solar roll out in Inner Mongolia
December 04, 2023 19:15 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBMarkham interviews Dr. Michal Meidan, head of China energy research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Also read: China’s Remote Deserts Are Hiding an Energy Revolution Related podcast episode with Herbert Crowther: China's 'shuangtan' policy behind booming clean energy industry
The tragicomic tale of Alphabow Energy and the AER
December 02, 2023 04:12 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBMarkham interviews Drew Yewchuk, a public interest lawyer with the University of Calgary and researcher about oil and gas regulation in Alberta.
US bill proposes charging 'carbon pollution' fee on imported goods
December 01, 2023 23:51 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBMarkham interviews Aaron Cosbey, a development economist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the author of a commentary about the US Foreign Pollution Fee Act.
Behind the scenes policy work vital to Canadian energy transition
November 29, 2023 16:17 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBMarkham interviews Anik Islam, senior research associate at Smart Prosperity Institute about green and transition taxonomies for sustainable finance policy and regulations.
Speaking truth to power from inside Alberta's oil/gas industry
November 17, 2023 18:35 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBIn this episode I do something I rarely do in my journalism: interview a good friend. I first met Janet Annesley around 2010 when she was the VP of communications for CAPP, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Over the years, while she was employed in a variety of very interesting jobs, including as chief of staff to Canada’s natural resources minister, I’ve watched the arc of her career bend toward the energy transition and the climate crisis. Now, as chief sustainabili...
Talking 'The Water Brothers' with Alex and Tyler Mifflin
November 17, 2023 18:32 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBMarkham interviews Alex and Tyler Mifflin about their TVO Original series 'The Water Brothers,' an eco-adventure documentary series that explores the world, uncovering the most challenging water stories of our time. Alex and Tyler investigate the problems and search for solutions, talking to conservationists, scientists, and citizens around the world.
Tech adoption theory applied to EVs, with Colin McKerracher of BNEF
November 15, 2023 16:20 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBMarkham interviews Today I’ll be talking to Colin McKerracher, head of transport and automotive analysis at BloombergNEF
US state, local govts promoting clean energy. Canada? Not so much
November 08, 2023 18:09 - 29 minutes - 40 MBMarkham interviews Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of solar module company Heliene.
Community solar on farms, schools, businesses becoming a thing
November 07, 2023 19:50 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBMarkham interviews Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy.
The many, many problems with oil sands tailings ponds
November 06, 2023 22:42 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBMarkham interviews independent environmental scientist Dr. William Donahue, who has held several executive positions with oil sands monitoring agencies.
Ramping up clean energy, ramping down fossil fuels
November 06, 2023 17:58 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBMarkham interviews Rana Adib, executive director of REN21 (a global “coalition of the willing” that wants to accelerate the development of renewable energy), who just returned from the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum.
Canadian carbon pricing is not dead
November 04, 2023 18:40 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBMarkham interviews Dr. Mark Jaccard, noted energy and climate economist, and recently appointed Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission.
Should Canada ditch carbon pricing for a system that actually lowers GHGs?
November 01, 2023 17:24 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBMarkham interviews Aldyen Donnelly, who has been working on carbon policy and carbon markets for 30 years.
Should Canada copy California, install 6 million heat pumps by 2030?
October 31, 2023 19:49 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBMarkham interviews Belinda Gilbey, president and co-founder of Canadian cleantech company BONDI Energy, which specializes in decarbonizing communities with heat pump and energy efficiency retrofits for multifamily and commercial buildings.
China's 'shuangtan' policy behind booming clean energy industry
October 31, 2023 02:48 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBMarkham interviews Herbert Crowther, analyst for Energy/Climate/Resources at Eurasia Group and author of a recently published Oxford Institute for Energy Studies paper titled, “Three years on: Assessing power sector and renewable energy manufacturing policy in China since the announcement of dual carbon goals."
Alberta attacks expertise, spreads energy policy misinformation
October 20, 2023 17:43 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBMarkham interviews Max Fawcett, The National Observer’s Lead Columnist.
US gearing up to be battery superpower
October 18, 2023 19:12 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBMarkham interviews Dr. Ramez Elgammal, VP of Technology at The Coretec Group and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Tennessee.
New study on environmental liabilities calls for public inquiry into Alberta Energy Regulator
October 13, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBMarkham interviews public interest lawyer Drew Yewchuk, co-author of "A Made-in-Alberta Failure: Unfunded Oil and Gas Closure Liability, a paper published by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary."
Canada losing investment to US IRA, clean energy tech subsidies
October 13, 2023 18:51 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBMarkham interviews Clean Prosperity Director of Policy and Strategy Brendan Frank.
Rapid innovation ahead: Global battery market forecast to 2040
October 12, 2023 18:27 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBMarkham interviews Connor Watts, EV and battery analyst with Rethink Energy Research, and author of the Global Battery Market Forecast to 2040.
Perovskite cells ready to revolutionize solar industry
October 10, 2023 17:20 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBMarkham interviews Scott Graybeal, CEO at Caelux, a California based company at the forefront of manufacturing perovskite solar cells.
40% rise in oil sands environmental liabities to almost $50 billion
October 04, 2023 22:40 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBMarkham interviews Drew Yewchuk, public interest lawyer, University of Calgary.
$12 trillion by 2050 needed for N.A. grids, renewables - report
October 04, 2023 22:38 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBMarkham interviews Marion Hill, DNV’s senior VP of renewables and power grids, North America.
The rise to dominance of China's EV industry
October 03, 2023 16:01 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBMarkham interviews Vivek Vaidya, principal and global client leader at Frost & Sullivan,
IEA's net-zero roadmap update shows major energy transition step change
September 29, 2023 22:50 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBMarkham interviews Kingsmill Bond is a senior principal in the Strategic Analysis & Engagement Group of the Rocky Mountain Institute.
Time to improve federal Impact Assessment Act (Bill C-69)?
September 07, 2023 17:40 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBMarkham interviews Marla Orenstein, director of the Canada West Foundation’s Natural Resources Centre.
Oil/gas incumbents frustrate climate policy, risk carbon lock-in
September 07, 2023 17:38 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBMarkham interviews Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, Associate Professor, Department of Geoscience at the University of Calgary and co-author of Mission Impossible: The Influence of Incumbent Industries on Mission-oriented Innovation Policy Targeting Carbon Lock-in for the School of Public Policy.
Shareholders will never pressure Alberta oil/gas companies to lower emissions
September 06, 2023 15:59 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBMarkham interviews Truzaar Dordi, assistant professor in Sustainability Management at the University of York, UK, working in the fields of climate finance, energy, about his co-authored paper, “A voice for change? Capital markets as a key leverage point in Canada's fossil fuel industry.”
Energy policy now a major risk to grid reliability in North America
September 06, 2023 15:58 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBMarkham interviews Brian Slocum, North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s Reliability Issues Steering Committee chair and senior vice president and chief operating officer at ITC Holdings Corp., the largest independent electricity transmission company in the United States.
Former ENMAX CEO dishes on Alberta power sector woes
September 05, 2023 17:49 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBMarkham interviews Gary Holden, former CEO of ENMAX and now CEO of New Zealand-based Lodestone Energy, solar power, power generation, energy retailing and financial services.
Peak demand set to disrupt oil companies
August 31, 2023 17:34 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBMarkham interviews Krista Halttunen, a multi-disciplinary energy and climate change PhD researcher based at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London and co-author of, "What if we never run out of oil? From certainty of 'peak oil' to 'peak demand'”.
Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, on energy's future
August 25, 2023 13:48 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBMarkham interviews Deborah Yedlin, president and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce since 2021. Before that, she spent more than two decades as a business columnist for various media outlets.
Critical minerals cause of intense geopolitical competition
August 23, 2023 19:41 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBMarkham interviews Isabel Al-Dhahir, Senior Analyst, Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, which recently released its “Critical Minerals” report.
Challenges of EVs and the US power grid explained
August 23, 2023 14:52 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBMarkham interviews Carter Boyle is a consultant at 1898 & Co., a subsidiary of global engineering firm Burns & McDonnell.
Joe Anglin on Danielle Smith, high cost of Alberta electricity
August 22, 2023 16:32 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBMarkham interviews the outspoken but very well-informed Joe Anglin, former Wildrose MLA from 2012 to 2014, head of the Lavesta Area Group that opposed costly transmission projects over the past 20 years, now a lawyer and consultant for companies hoping to build wind and solar projects in Alberta.
New hydrogen tech from Australia
August 22, 2023 16:24 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBMarkham interviews Richard Allen, chairman of Australia's United H2 Ltd. The company claims to be the world’s largest hydrogen conglomerate, with investments in 37 companies.
How much constitutional authority does Alberta have over oil and gas?
August 22, 2023 16:22 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBMarkham interviews Professor Shaun Fluker of the University of Calgary faculty of law about Sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867 that sets out the powers of the provincial and federal governments.
Sorting out Alberta regulations for wind, solar isn't easy
August 18, 2023 13:07 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBMarkham interviews Mark Dorin, Alberta land rights and administrative law expert.
Suncor stepping back from energy transition, climate
August 17, 2023 19:17 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBMarkham interviews Max Fawcett of the National Observer about his column, “Suncor waves the white flag on climate change.”
How to turn Alberta into a clean electricity superpower
August 15, 2023 05:01 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBMarkham interviews Alberta energy economist David Gray. Video interview with David: Albertans paying double what they should for electricity?
The science behind turning bitumen into carbon fibre
August 02, 2023 22:47 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBMarkham interviews Dr. Kevin Hodder, University of Alberta, whose team is participating in Alberta Innovates' Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge.
BloombergNEF 2023 EV Outlook: ICE is dead tech walking
July 28, 2023 16:28 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBMarkham interviews Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport for BloombergNEF.
Explained: Canada Energy Regulator's net-zero modelling for oil and gas
July 20, 2023 17:17 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBMarkham interviews Jean-Denis Charlebois, chief economist, Canada Energy Regulator, about the net-zero modelling for oil and gas in "Canada’s Energy Future 2023."
A civil conversation about narratives, future of Alberta oil and gas
July 14, 2023 21:19 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBMarkham interviews Bill Whitelaw, managing director, Strategy & Business Development at geoLOGIC Systems Ltd. & JWN Energy, and author of the Troy Media op-ed, “Canadian oil and gas sector misunderstands the power of narratives.”
Mandate letters are fascinating peek into Alberta energy policies
July 14, 2023 18:11 - 1 hour - 86 MBMarkham interviews Dr. Lisa Young, professor of political science at the University of Calgary and author of the What Now?! Newsletter about Alberta politics.