

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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Nov 8, 2023 • 29min
US state, local govts promoting clean energy. Canada? Not so much
Markham interviews Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of solar module company Heliene.

Nov 7, 2023 • 23min
Community solar on farms, schools, businesses becoming a thing
Markham interviews Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy.

Nov 6, 2023 • 52min
The many, many problems with oil sands tailings ponds
Markham interviews independent environmental scientist Dr. William Donahue, who has held several executive positions with oil sands monitoring agencies.

Nov 6, 2023 • 30min
Ramping up clean energy, ramping down fossil fuels
Markham interviews Rana Adib, executive director of REN21 (a global “coalition of the willing” that wants to accelerate the development of renewable energy), who just returned from the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum.

Nov 4, 2023 • 50min
Canadian carbon pricing is not dead
Markham interviews Dr. Mark Jaccard, noted energy and climate economist, and recently appointed Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission.

Nov 1, 2023 • 1h 7min
Should Canada ditch carbon pricing for a system that actually lowers GHGs?
Markham interviews Aldyen Donnelly, who has been working on carbon policy and carbon markets for 30 years.

Oct 31, 2023 • 37min
Should Canada copy California, install 6 million heat pumps by 2030?
Markham interviews Belinda Gilbey, president and co-founder of Canadian cleantech company BONDI Energy, which specializes in decarbonizing communities with heat pump and energy efficiency retrofits for multifamily and commercial buildings.

Oct 31, 2023 • 46min
China's 'shuangtan' policy behind booming clean energy industry
Markham interviews Herbert Crowther, analyst for Energy/Climate/Resources at Eurasia Group and author of a recently published Oxford Institute for Energy Studies paper titled, “Three years on: Assessing power sector and renewable energy manufacturing policy in China since the announcement of dual carbon goals."

Oct 20, 2023 • 53min
Alberta attacks expertise, spreads energy policy misinformation
Markham interviews Max Fawcett, The National Observer’s Lead Columnist.

Oct 18, 2023 • 37min
US gearing up to be battery superpower
Markham interviews Dr. Ramez Elgammal, VP of Technology at The Coretec Group and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Tennessee.