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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

British Columbia needs an energy plan, stat

Markham interviews Jessica McIlroy, manager of Pembina Institute's’s buildings program, about Pembina Institute new report, A Clean, Resilient Future: Recommendations for Advancing British Columbia’s Net-Zero Energy Economy, which outline a roadmap for the province to build a cleaner economy.

Sep 19, 202435 minEp. 355

Is the University of Alberta a 'petro-university'?

Markham interviews University of Alberta professor Laurie Adkin, whose scholarship includes “Petro-Universities and the Production of Knowledge for the Post-carbon Future,” in How Corporate Power Blocks Energy Democracy,” edited by William Carroll.

Sep 11, 202458 minEp. 350

Clean energy innovation in China

Markham interviews Anders Hove, a member of the China Energy Research Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, about his new study, “Clean energy innovation in China: fact and fiction, and implications for the future.”

Sep 10, 202449 minEp. 348

100% tariffs on Chinese EVs a 'blunt instrument'

Markham interviews economist Dr. Chris Bataille. Related links: 1. Canada implementing measures to protect Canadian workers and key economic sectors from unfair Chinese trade practices - August 26, 2024 news release 2. What if all the cars in the world are made in China? With Michael Dunne - Episode 335 3. Should Canada slap 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs? - Episode 326...

Aug 27, 202425 minEp. 344

China, US industrial policies and global energy transition competition

Markham interviews Dr. Zoe Liu about her Foreign Affairs article titled, “China’s Real Economic Crisis: Why Beijing Won’t Give Up on a Failing Model.” She is the Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of “Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions.”

Aug 15, 202447 minEp. 343

Alberta renewables moratorium and lost local govt tax revenue

Markham interviews Jordan Dye, executive director of the Business Renewables Centre-Canada, which released a report that calculated the cost of the Alberta government’s wind and solar moratorium for municipal tax revenues.

Aug 09, 202424 minEp. 342

After Jasper: How AI can help reduce wildfires

Markham interviews Bryan Spear, the CEO of Technosylva, whose company works with fire agencies and some of America’s biggest utilities to better monitor and forecast weather and wildfire risk scenarios.

Aug 01, 202432 minEp. 339

Nuclear is not the future

Markham interviews Dr. M.V. Ramana, the Simons Chair in Global Disarmament and Human Security at the school of public policy and global affairs at UBC about his new book, “Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change.”

Aug 01, 202441 minEp. 338

Peak battery mineral mining in 10 years

Markham interviews Daan Walter of the Rocky Mountain Institute about a new report, The Battery Mineral Loop, which describes a strategy to address the rising demand for battery minerals.

Jul 29, 202450 minEp. 337

Can DERs like solar, batteries save the grid?

Markham interviews Dr. Nick Laws and his University of Texas at Austin co-authors' recently published a paper in the Science Direct journal argues that expanding distributed energy resources like rooftop solar and battery storage might reduce the strain on old power grids.

Jul 02, 202437 minEp. 333

Will AI spike electricity demand?

Markham interviews Alex Heil, senior economist at The Conference Board, about a new report, Smart Power: Will AI Spike Electricity Demand or Reduce It Through Efficiencies?

Jun 27, 202441 minEp. 330

The 'Sue Big Oil Campaign' Live Event!

Markham interviews lawyer Andrew Gage of West Coast Environmental Law about the Sue Big Oil campaign to launch a class action lawsuit against oil companies to force them to help pay for climate change adaptations required in communities across British Columbia.

Jun 26, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 327