

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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Dec 8, 2023 • 26min
How innovation can help Alberta's orphan well problem
Markham 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.

Dec 6, 2023 • 37min
How Canadians (especially Albertans) think about the energy transition
Markham 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.

Dec 6, 2023 • 45min
Dr James Frith on 2023 battery news and a look ahead at 2024
Markham 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.

Dec 4, 2023 • 38min
China's incredible solar roll out in Inner Mongolia
Markham 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 RevolutionRelated podcast episode with Herbert Crowther: China's 'shuangtan' policy behind booming clean energy industry

Dec 2, 2023 • 41min
The tragicomic tale of Alphabow Energy and the AER
Markham interviews Drew Yewchuk, a public interest lawyer with the University of Calgary and researcher about oil and gas regulation in Alberta.

Dec 1, 2023 • 26min
US bill proposes charging 'carbon pollution' fee on imported goods
Markham 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.

Nov 29, 2023 • 32min
Behind the scenes policy work vital to Canadian energy transition
Markham interviews Anik Islam, senior research associate at Smart Prosperity Institute about green and transition taxonomies for sustainable finance policy and regulations.

Nov 17, 2023 • 48min
Speaking truth to power from inside Alberta's oil/gas industry
In 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 sustainability officer for Alberta-based Kiwetinohk Energy, she has become a leading voice for change within the Canadian oil and gas industry.

Nov 17, 2023 • 32min
Talking 'The Water Brothers' with Alex and Tyler Mifflin
Markham 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.

Nov 15, 2023 • 36min
Tech adoption theory applied to EVs, with Colin McKerracher of BNEF
Markham interviews Today I’ll be talking to Colin McKerracher, head of transport and automotive analysis at BloombergNEF