

Energi Talks
Markham Hislop
Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.
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Feb 20, 2024 • 54min
Do EV sales now rise and fall with gasoline prices?
Markham interviews noted American economist Phil Verlager, who has been researching and writing about crude oil markets for over 50 years.

Feb 18, 2024 • 59min
'Climate Capitalism' - book interview with Akshat Rathi of Bloomberg
Markham interviews Dr. Akshat Rathi to talk about his new book, Climate Capitalism. Akshat is a London-based senior reporter for Bloomberg News. Climate Capitalism is his first book. It’s about, as he writes, “how we tackle climate change within the world’s dominant economic system and ensure that the wheels of progress don’t come to a halt or, worse, go into reverse.”

Feb 16, 2024 • 40min
How renewables, new tech will revolutionize global power grids
Markham interviews Gerhard Salge, chief technology officer for Hitachi Energy.

Feb 14, 2024 • 29min
Is new tech the key to modernizing old power grids?
Markham interviews Eran Inbar, CEO of Israel-based Prisma Photonics.

Feb 13, 2024 • 37min
Decarbonizing Germany's heating sector is a big job
Markham interviews Ralf Dickel, senior visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, about his recent paper, "Decarbonizing Germany’s heating sector."

Feb 13, 2024 • 52min
China's EV revolution: What makes it tick?
Markham interviews Anders Hove, a member of the China Energy Research Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

Feb 11, 2024 • 1h 7min
'Kenneyism,' the book, with Jeremy Appel
Markham interviews independent journalist Jeremy Appel about his new book “Kenneyism,” released last week.

Feb 9, 2024 • 35min
Doug Ford's folly: refurbishing Pickering B nuclear power plant
Markham interviews Professor Mark Winfield, head of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, Co-Chair of the Faculty's Sustainable Energy Initiative, and author of the February 6 Globe and Mail op-ed, “The folly of Ontario’s nuclear power play.”

Feb 9, 2024 • 23min
How industries, governments negotiate energy and climate policies
Markham interviews law professor James Coleman of Southern Methodist University about his paper, “Policymaking by Proposal: How Agencies Are Transforming Industry Investment Long before Rules Can Be Tested in Court.”

Feb 9, 2024 • 25min
Grid reliability challenge as climate disasters rise
Markham interviews Mish Thadani, CEO of grid edge software technology and utility solutions provider Rhizome.