Energi Talks

Corporate Knights Magazine's “The price of making peace with nature"

December 08, 2022 19:13 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MB

Markham interviews Ralph Torrie, research director at Corporate Knights magazine, about the magazine's Climate and Economic Renewal Plan.

The electric transportation challenge for Canadian auto parts suppliers

November 29, 2022 22:45 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB

Markham interviews Flavio Volpe, president of the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association about The Arrow, the first Canadian build concept EV and many other topics in this wide-ranging conversation.

Calgary ER doc: How to protect kids from flu, COVID-19, RSV

November 27, 2022 16:05 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MB

Markham interviews Dr. Joe Vipond, an outspoken Calgary ER physician, who explains what parents can do to protect their children the flu, COVID-19, and RSV.

Paranoid populism and the rise of "disinformation nations" - with Justin Ling

November 23, 2022 17:18 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MB

Markham interviews freelance investigative journalist Justin Ling, author of the substack "Bug-eyed and Shameless," about his latest missive, "The Disinformation Nations: The world information wars are ramping up, and we're not ready to fight."

10 Principles for policymaking in the energy transition

November 22, 2022 19:18 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB

Markham interviews Dr. Cristina Peñasco, lecturer Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge and an author of "10 Principles for policymaking in the energy transition: Lessons from experience," which was undertaken by the Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition project at Exeter University.

Oil sands makes pitch to be part of low-carbon future

November 16, 2022 23:01 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MB

Markham interviews Mark Cameron, Vice-President, External Relations, Oil Sands Net-Zero by 2050 Pathways Alliance. He was recently in Egypt at COP27.

Oil demand peaks in 2030, but much slower decline than anticipated- BloombergNEF

November 11, 2022 22:17 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

Markham interviews David Doherty, head of oil and renewable fuels, BloombergNEF, and head of the team that produced the report titled "Global Oil Outlook: Peak, decline and plateau."

Forget globalization, "regionalization" is the next big thing for Canada, USA

November 11, 2022 22:16 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MB

Markham interviews Shannon K. O’Neill, deputy director of studies for the Council on Foreign Relations, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies. She is the author of “The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter.”

The 10 Commandments of the Energy Transition

November 10, 2022 21:33 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

Markham interviews Gerard Kreeft, author of “The 10 Commandments of the Energy Transition.”

Energy storage and the electrification of Canada's economy

November 10, 2022 21:31 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Markham interviews Justin Rangooni, executive director for Energy Storage Canada, about the organization's new report, "Energy Storage: A Key Pathway to Net Zero in Canada."

Can humanity make it to 1.5 °C?

November 02, 2022 19:01 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MB

Markham interviews Karthik Subramanian, a research associate with Lux Research and a co-author of “Can we make it to 1.5 °C? A breakdown of IPCC's climate mitigation plan.” He joined us from Amsterdam.

Electrical utilities and micro-grids: disruption is coming

November 02, 2022 18:59 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

Markham interviews Mel Bergsneider of Allume Energy, an Australian company with operations in the USA, about micro-grids for multi-family dwellings and how utilities are coping with technology, market, consumer, and regulatory change.

Long-duration energy storage is ready to save the world

November 01, 2022 17:45 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MB

Markham interviews Chloe Herrera, an analyst at Lux Research who leads the Energy Storage team’s coverage of battery technology for electric vehicles and stationary storage.

The argument against hydrogen

October 31, 2022 17:36 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MB

Markham interviews Paul Martin, a chemical engineer with a 30 year history of working with hydrogen and a member of the Hydrogen Science Coalition.

Canada may suffer Europe-style energy crisis without action on electricity

October 19, 2022 17:21 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB

Markham interviews Colin Guldimann, economist with RBC, and author of “The Price of Power: How to cut Canada's Net Zero electricity bill.” Link to the report: https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-price-of-power-how-to-cut-canadas-net-zero-electricity-bill/

Do hydrogen economics work? Yes, says expert

October 09, 2022 13:11 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB

Link to the report David mentions during the interview: https://transitionaccelerator.ca/techno-economics-of-a-new-hydrogen-value-chain-supporting-heavy-duty-transport/

Oil/gas set for much more rapid decline than expected?

October 05, 2022 19:14 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MB

Link to study: https://www.cell.com/joule/pdf/S2542-4351(22)00410-X.pdf

Heavy, medium duty trucks will be electric in near future - US govt lab

October 04, 2022 21:29 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

Link: https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-projects-zero-emissions-medium-and-heavy-duty-electric-trucks-will-be-cheaper-diesel

Global clean energy capital spending was $750 Billion in 2021, headed higher

October 03, 2022 20:07 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MB

Markham interviews Ethan Zindler, head of Americas for BloombergNEF and lead author on a new report, "Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022: Tracking global investment in the low-carbon energy transition."

IEA says over 50% of global energy workers in Asia...is North America losing clean energy race?

September 29, 2022 18:37 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

Markham interviews Olivia Chen of the International Energy Agency about the recently released World Energy Employment report.

Can Canada get its clean electricity regulation right?

September 28, 2022 18:43 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

Markham interviews Dr. Mark Jaccard, director and distinguished professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, and co-author of the Sept 23 Policy Options article, "Getting Canada’s proposed clean electricity regulations right to reverse our poor climate performance"?

The best battery strategy for North America may surprise you

September 28, 2022 18:40 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MB

Markham interviews Dr. Bentley Allan, research director at the Transition Accelerator and an associate professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He’s the lead author of “A Roadmap for Canada’s Battery Value Chain: Building a national strategy for critical minerals and green battery metals.”

Enough Canadian oil pipelines for now, but shortage looming?

September 22, 2022 00:09 - 21 minutes - 30 MB

S&P Global press release, including link to the report, upon which the interview is based: New Pipeline Projects Appear Enough to Solve Recurring Capacity Constraints for Canadian Crude--But Permanent Relief is Not Guaranteed

Canada and the "steep decline" of global oil demand

September 22, 2022 00:07 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MB

The IISD deep dive upon which the interview is based. "Peak oil demand is coming soon, says IEA" - Markham's interview with Olivier Lejeune, oil analyst for the International Energy Agency

Max Fawcett interview: Pierre Poilievre and conservative energy politics

September 22, 2022 00:04 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

Markham interviews Max Fawcett, lead columnist for the National Observer.

California burning: PG&E's epic fail

September 15, 2022 19:21 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MB

Markham interviews Katherine Blunt, about her new book, "California Burning." She covers renewable energy and utilities for The Wall Street Journal and is a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Building Canada's EV battery sector is a sprint, not a marathon

September 15, 2022 18:56 - 23 minutes - 32 MB

Markham interviews Evan Pivnick, Clean energy program manager with Clean Energy Canada, whose new report, “Canada’s New Economic Engine,” explores how Canada can successfully build an EV battery supply chain in order to become a North American battery powerhouse.

Did residential batteries save California's power grid?

September 14, 2022 15:53 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MB

Markham interviews Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director, California Solar & Storage Association, about the critical role played by rooftop solar and battery storage in supporting California's strained power grid during the crippling heat wave of the first few weeks of September, 2022.

Building $200 billion of battery factories by 2030 is herculean task

August 31, 2022 17:14 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

Markham interviews Henry Sanderson, Executive Editor, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and author of the new book, "Volt Rush, the Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green," about why the battery industry needs to invest $200 billion in gigafactories to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles and energy storage by 2030.

Can US Inflation Reduction Act accelerate Canada‘s clean energy transition?

August 25, 2022 16:42 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Markham interviews Rick Smith, president of the Canadian Climate Institute, about his August 15, 2022 op-ed in the Toronto Star titled, “Four ways the Inflation Reduction Act can accelerate Canada‘s clean energy transition.”

Solar as the model for technology change in the energy transition

August 22, 2022 18:28 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Markham interviews Prof. Gregory Nemet, professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs, about technology change, the energy transition, and his book, "How Solar Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation."

New Canadian auto sector strategy from Unifor focuses on EVs

August 18, 2022 19:06 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Markham interviews Angelo DiCaro, research director for Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union organization, about its new report “Navigating the road ahead – rebuilding Canada’s powerhouse auto sector."

Unpacking the Inflation Reduction Act's effect on US climate policy

August 08, 2022 17:30 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

Markham interviews Dr. Neha Patankar, energy modeller and researcher for the REPEAT Project at Princeton University.

Western Canada's CO2 storage capacity is huge

August 05, 2022 14:56 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Markham interviews Sean McCoy, assistant professor, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary about a new report from the Transition Accelerator titled, "Review of Carbon-Dioxide Storage Potential in Western Canada: Blue Hydrogen Roadmap to 2050" that he co-authored with Richard Hares and David B. Layzell.

New study on economics of US advanced nuclear power

July 29, 2022 16:57 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

Markham interviews Jonah Messinger, energy analyst, The Breakthrough Institute, co-author of "Advancing Nuclear Energy: Evaluating Deployment, Investment, and Impact In America’s Clean Energy Future."

US right-wing Atlas Network funding pro-oil and gas activism in Canada

July 26, 2022 18:07 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Markham interviews Geoff Dembicki, investigative climate reporter and author of a July 18 Narwhal article, “How a conservative U.S. network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada.” He also has a new book, 'The Petroleum Papers' out in September.

How Alberta oil/gas can decarbonize AND transition to new net-zero products

July 21, 2022 22:40 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Markham interviews economist Chris Bataille about his new paper, "How the sector can decarbonize operations and develop new net zero products," for the Canadian Climate Institute. Link: https://climateinstitute.ca/scoping-papers/

EV battery swapping taking off in China

July 15, 2022 16:21 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

Markham interviews Shazan Siddiqi, technology analyst with the EV team at IDTechEx, about the new report, “Battery Swapping for Electric Vehicles 2022-2032: Technology, Players and Forecasts."

Removing carbon from bitumen is cheap, creates valuable feedstock for materials manufacturing

July 15, 2022 16:06 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Markham interviews Warren Chung, professional engineer and president of Well Resources Inc., located in Calgary about his company's commercially viable process to remove asphaltines and other carbon-intense residue from Alberta oil sands bitumen.

How much should governments own of Canadian power grids?

July 06, 2022 21:25 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Markham interviews energy economist Dr. Chris Bataille.

How Alberta's power grid can be net-zero by 2035

July 05, 2022 18:49 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Find more information about the report here: https://www.aeso.ca/market/net-zero-emissions-pathways/

The good and the bad of Vaclav Smil

June 27, 2022 17:53 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Mark Jaccard is the author of the 2020 book, “The Citizen's Guide to Climate Success: Overcoming Myths that Hinder Progress.” The Financial Post Markham quoted: https://financialpost.com/opinion/vaclav-smil-why-net-zero-2050-really-wont-work

Clean energy Marshall Plan needed for developing countries

June 27, 2022 17:49 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

Markham interviews Dr. Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development with Brookings Institution based in Washington, DC, about his Brookings policy brief: “A Global Sustainability Program: Lessons from the Marshall Plan for addressing climate change"

Global economy more prosperous if we invest in energy transition

June 24, 2022 23:56 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Markham interviews Matthew Stewart, director in the Economics and Financial Advisory group, at Deloitte Canada about the firm's new report, “The Turning Point.”

Canada's energy minister explains transition challenges, opportunities - exclusive interview

June 16, 2022 15:45 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB

Markham interviews the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s natural resources minister, about Canada and the global energy transition. They talk about technology disruption, electrifying Canada's economy while doubling or tripling power generation, what the transition means for energy workers, what to do about Alberta and the Canadian oil and gas industry, and the role of hydrogen in the energy future.

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