

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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Mar 29, 2023 • 32min
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 27, 2023 • 43min
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, 2023 • 1h 6min
Blockbuster revelations about Alberta oil/gas regulations from auditor general
Markham interviews Drew Yewchuk, staff Lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clinic, University of Calgary, about the report of Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie, "Liability Management of (Non-Oil Sands) Oil and Gas Infrastructure," released on March 23, 2023.

Mar 17, 2023 • 21min
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 collaboratively, including with governments, to achieve our goal of net zero from operations and deliver the world’s preferred barrel of responsibly produced oil. We will continue to speak on behalf of one of Canada’s most important industries and show how we’re addressing the climate challenge."

Mar 16, 2023 • 27min
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, 2023 • 48min
Alberta geophysicist on Kearl leak/spill, regulatory reform
Markham interviews Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geophysicist and Life-Cycle (Liability) Management Developer who has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry under the Alberta Energy Regulator’s rules.

Mar 15, 2023 • 27min
Electric federalism: How to grow Canadian power grids 2x-3x by 2050
Markham interviews economist Jason Dion, senior research director, Canadian Climate Institute, about the oped, "Electric federalism: An idea whose time has come."

Mar 15, 2023 • 24min
Latin America's wind and solar potential off the charts
Markham interviews Kasandra O'Malia, Project Manager, with Global Energy Monitor, co-authors of “Race to the Top: Latin America 2023”

Mar 15, 2023 • 19min
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, 2023 • 30min
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.