

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 23, 2022 • 52min
Paranoid populism and the rise of "disinformation nations" - with Justin Ling
Markham interviews freelance investigative journalist Justin Ling, author of the substack "Bug-eyed and Shameless," about his latest missive, "The Disinformation Nations: The world information wars are ramping up, and we're not ready to fight."

Nov 22, 2022 • 26min
10 Principles for policymaking in the energy transition
Markham interviews Dr. Cristina Peñasco, lecturer Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge and an author of "10 Principles for policymaking in the energy transition: Lessons from experience," which was undertaken by the Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition project at Exeter University.

Nov 16, 2022 • 24min
Oil sands makes pitch to be part of low-carbon future
Markham interviews Mark Cameron, Vice-President, External Relations, Oil Sands Net-Zero by 2050 Pathways Alliance. He was recently in Egypt at COP27.

Nov 11, 2022 • 45min
Oil demand peaks in 2030, but much slower decline than anticipated- BloombergNEF
Markham interviews David Doherty, head of oil and renewable fuels, BloombergNEF, and head of the team that produced the report titled "Global Oil Outlook: Peak, decline and plateau."

Nov 11, 2022 • 47min
Forget globalization, "regionalization" is the next big thing for Canada, USA
Markham interviews Shannon K. O’Neill, deputy director of studies for the Council on Foreign Relations, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies. She is the author of “The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter.”

Nov 10, 2022 • 38min
The 10 Commandments of the Energy Transition
Markham interviews Gerard Kreeft, author of “The 10 Commandments of the Energy Transition.”

Nov 10, 2022 • 21min
Energy storage and the electrification of Canada's economy
Markham interviews Justin Rangooni, executive director for Energy Storage Canada, about the organization's new report, "Energy Storage: A Key Pathway to Net Zero in Canada."

Nov 2, 2022 • 38min
Can humanity make it to 1.5 °C?
Markham interviews Karthik Subramanian, a research associate with Lux Research and a co-author of “Can we make it to 1.5 °C? A breakdown of IPCC's climate mitigation plan.” He joined us from Amsterdam.

Nov 2, 2022 • 46min
Electrical utilities and micro-grids: disruption is coming
Markham interviews Mel Bergsneider of Allume Energy, an Australian company with operations in the USA, about micro-grids for multi-family dwellings and how utilities are coping with technology, market, consumer, and regulatory change.

Nov 1, 2022 • 39min
Long-duration energy storage is ready to save the world
Markham interviews Chloe Herrera, an analyst at Lux Research who leads the Energy Storage team’s coverage of battery technology for electric vehicles and stationary storage.