

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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Oct 31, 2022 • 33min
The argument against hydrogen
Markham interviews Paul Martin, a chemical engineer with a 30 year history of working with hydrogen and a member of the Hydrogen Science Coalition.

Oct 19, 2022 • 44min
Canada may suffer Europe-style energy crisis without action on electricity
Markham interviews Colin Guldimann, economist with RBC, and author of “The Price of Power: How to cut Canada's Net Zero electricity bill.” Link to the report: https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-price-of-power-how-to-cut-canadas-net-zero-electricity-bill/

Oct 9, 2022 • 58min
Do hydrogen economics work? Yes, says expert
Link to the report David mentions during the interview: https://transitionaccelerator.ca/techno-economics-of-a-new-hydrogen-value-chain-supporting-heavy-duty-transport/

Oct 5, 2022 • 34min
Oil/gas set for much more rapid decline than expected?
Link to study: https://www.cell.com/joule/pdf/S2542-4351(22)00410-X.pdf

Oct 4, 2022 • 36min
Heavy, medium duty trucks will be electric in near future - US govt lab
Link: https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-projects-zero-emissions-medium-and-heavy-duty-electric-trucks-will-be-cheaper-diesel

Oct 3, 2022 • 22min
Global clean energy capital spending was $750 Billion in 2021, headed higher
Markham interviews Ethan Zindler, head of Americas for BloombergNEF and lead author on a new report, "Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022: Tracking global investment in the low-carbon energy transition."

Sep 29, 2022 • 26min
IEA says over 50% of global energy workers in Asia...is North America losing clean energy race?
Markham interviews Olivia Chen of the International Energy Agency about the recently released World Energy Employment report.

Sep 28, 2022 • 35min
Can Canada get its clean electricity regulation right?
Markham interviews Dr. Mark Jaccard, director and distinguished professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, and co-author of the Sept 23 Policy Options article, "Getting Canada’s proposed clean electricity regulations right to reverse our poor climate performance"?

Sep 28, 2022 • 31min
The best battery strategy for North America may surprise you
Markham interviews Dr. Bentley Allan, research director at the Transition Accelerator and an associate professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He’s the lead author of “A Roadmap for Canada’s Battery Value Chain: Building a national strategy for critical minerals and green battery metals.”

Sep 22, 2022 • 22min
Enough Canadian oil pipelines for now, but shortage looming?
S&P Global press release, including link to the report, upon which the interview is based: New Pipeline Projects Appear Enough to Solve Recurring Capacity Constraints for Canadian Crude--But Permanent Relief is Not Guaranteed