

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 8, 2024 • 27min
How China became a Great Power to rival the USA
Markham interviews Oriana Skylar Mastro, a centre fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and courtesy assistant professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Dr. Mastro is the author of, "Upstart: How China Became a Great Power."

Oct 4, 2024 • 26min
Building cleantech bridges to Europe
Markham interviews ClimateDoor’s CEO Chad Rickaby about the state of cleantech finance in Canada and the new Low Carbon and Circular Economy Business Action Canada initiative in Vancouver.

Oct 1, 2024 • 23min
Energy-as-a-Service for decarbonizing buildings ready to scale?
Markham interviews Chandra Ramadurai, CEO of Efficiency Capital, whose company recently partnered with Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc.

Oct 1, 2024 • 38min
'24 BC election: 10 smart changes recommended by EV clubs
Markham interviews Glenn Garry of the Victoria EV Club, one of the more active EV associations and a signatory to a letter sent to BC political parties.

Sep 24, 2024 • 41min
From bad to worse: Canada's labour productivity crisis
Markham interviews TD senior economist James Marple about his new report, From Bad to Worse: Canada’s Productivity Slowdown is Everyone’s Problem.

Sep 24, 2024 • 39min
Role of incumbents in the British Columbia hydrogen sector
Markham interviews Orland Clark, graduate student in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick, about his thesis, which examines the role of incumbent companies in the development of the BC hydrogen industry. Thesis title: "Hydrogen and the Carbon Trap: Hydrogen Coalitions and the Feedback Effects of the BC Hydrogen Strategy."

Sep 24, 2024 • 50min
Can legacy automakers successfully pivot to EVs?
Markham interviews Flavio Volpe, head of the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association.

Sep 19, 2024 • 35min
British Columbia needs an energy plan, stat
Markham interviews Jessica McIlroy, manager of Pembina Institute's’s buildings program, about Pembina Institute new report, A Clean, Resilient Future: Recommendations for Advancing British Columbia’s Net-Zero Energy Economy, which outline a roadmap for the province to build a cleaner economy.

Sep 19, 2024 • 23min
Solar is taking over the world
Markham interviews Andries Wantenaar of UK-based Rethink Technology Research.

Sep 17, 2024 • 29min
China leads now, but US will dominate electric heavy equipment
Markham interviews Pranav Jaswani, technology analyst with UK-based IDTechX.


