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Energi Talks

Markham Hislopenergi.media
Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.

Episodes

Alberta's $130 billion liability for abandoned wells explained

Markham interviews Drew Yewchuk, staff Lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clinic, University of Calgary, and Mark Dorin, Polluter Pay Federation, about Alberta's mass conventional oil and gas environmental liabilities problem that will require an estimated $130 billion to clean up.

May 29, 20231 hr 12 minEp. 171

The case for BC LNG, redux

Markham interviews Paul Sullivan, Senior VP Global LNG + FLNG Worley, who has been involved in a number of BC LNG project proposals and understands the economics of the global and Canadian LNG industries.

May 18, 202335 minEp. 170

Report critical of Suncor's plan to cut northern wetland in half

Markham interviews Dr. Lorna Harris, scientist and program lead, Forests, Peatlands and Climate Change for · Wildlife Conservation Society Canada discusses a report co-authored with Dr. Kelly Biagi, “A Review of Suncor’s McClelland Lake Wetland Complex Operational Plan for the Fort Hills Oil Sands Project” for the Alberta Wilderness Association.

May 01, 202348 minEp. 169

Michael Liebreich on why hydrogen is NOT a silver bullet

Markham interviews Michael Liebreich, Senior Contributor, BloombergNEF, and author of the op-ed, The Unbearable Lightness of Hydrogen , December 2022. Check out his podcast: Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.

Apr 21, 202339 minEp. 167

Citizens sue SaskPower over natural gas power plants

Markham interviews David Maenz, one of the technical experts on the Saskatchewan strategic climate litigation. Climate Justice Saskatoon and 7 Saskatchewan residents, aged 15 to 80, filed an application at the Court of King’s Bench on March 31, 2023, claiming that expanding gas-fired electricity generation violates their Charter rights to life, security of person, and equality.

Apr 18, 202329 minEp. 166

The Hidden Scourge: Alberta Energy Regulator is a horror show

Markham interviews Dr. Kevin Timoney, principal investigator at Treeline Ecological Research and author of "The Hidden Scourge: Exposing the Truth about Fossil Fuel Industry Spills." Link to book: https://www.amazon.ca/Hidden-Scourge-Exposing-Fossil-Industry/dp/022800893X Link to supplementary materials for the book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C_bStEhVMIFuABOhtpoivoDgPkGMEVTS/view

Apr 16, 202357 minEp. 164

Did Canada grossly overpay for the St Thomas VW battery plant?

Markham interviews Prof. Greig Mordue, ArcelorMittal Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy, McMaster University. Link: https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/analysis-did-canada-and-ontario-pay-too-much-money-for-volkswagens-battery-plant/

Apr 13, 202342 minEp. 163

Clean energy jobs will soon outnumber traditional energy employment

Markham interviews Stefan U. Pauer, senior analyst at Clean Energy Canada. According to new modelling by Clean Energy Canada and Navius Research, Canadian jobs in clean energy set to grow 7% a year, from 509,000 in 2025 to 2.7 million in a net-zero 2050.

Mar 29, 202332 minEp. 160

Interview with Zach Karabell: Why we should be optimistic about the climate and energy future

Markham interviews Zachary Karabell, founder of The Progress Network and co-host of the podcast What Could Go Right. He was educated at Columbia, Oxford and Harvard, where he received his Ph.D. He has written widely on economics, investing, history, and international relations. We’re going to talk about good news concerning the fight against climate change.

Mar 27, 202343 minEp. 159

Greenpeace files federal competition complaint over oil sands ad campaign

Markham interviews Keith Stewart of Greenpeace Canada, which is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate claims made by the Pathway Alliance's “Let’s clear the air” campaign. Pathways Alliance provided the following comment by email: "We will take the necessary time to review the complaint and will not be speaking directly to it at this time. What I can say is our campaign acknowledges the oil sands represent a significant share of our country’s emissions and that we must work collaborativel...

Mar 17, 202321 minEp. 157

Opportunities, challenges for European hydrogen

Markham interviews Alex Barnes, Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, author of “The EU Hydrogen and Gas Decarbonisation Package: help or hindrance for the development of a European hydrogen market?”

Mar 16, 202327 minEp. 156

Energy as a technology vs. energy as a commodity

Markham interviews Mike Andrade, CEO, Toronto-based Morgan Solar. He is a professional engineer with over 30 years’ experience working with dozens of the technology firms.

Mar 15, 202319 minEp. 152

US Ambassador Peter Pham on minerals shortage for clean energy tech

Markham interviews Former U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa J. Peter Pham’s recent op-ed “A Wake-Up Call for Green Energy Dreams” outlined how the United States can wean itself from dependence on China and other rivals for critical minerals that power our renewable energy infrastructure. Amb. Pham is a ​​distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council and a senior advisor at the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy.

Mar 15, 202330 minEp. 151

Has community solar's time arrived?

Markham interviews Kacie Peters and Peter Protopappas with US solar provider Pivot Energy about why community solar should be a critical piece of the decarbonization puzzle.

Mar 10, 202336 minEp. 148

Big Oil's big lobby on Parliament Hill

Markham interviews Xavier Richer Vis with the Investigative Journalism Foundation and Cloe Logan of the National Observer, co-authors of “Big Oil lobbyists outgun environmentalists with access to most powerful federal ministries.”

Mar 08, 202326 minEp. 147

Radical 'Take Back Alberta' group dominates UCP

Markham interviews Duane Bratt, professor of political science, Mount Royal University, about " Take Back Alberta wields 'disproportionate' power in provincial politics ."

Mar 07, 202321 minEp. 145