Markham Hislop

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Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.

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Markham Hislop

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Latest episode

Jan 22, 2026

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Episodes

How much constitutional authority does Alberta have over oil and gas? 22.08.2023

Markham interviews Professor Shaun Fluker of the University of Calgary faculty of law about Sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867 that sets out the powers of the provincial and federal governments.

Sorting out Alberta regulations for wind, solar isn't easy 18.08.2023

Markham interviews Mark Dorin, Alberta land rights and administrative law expert.

Suncor stepping back from energy transition, climate 17.08.2023

Markham interviews Max Fawcett of the National Observer about his column, “Suncor waves the white flag on climate change.”

How to turn Alberta into a clean electricity superpower 15.08.2023

Markham interviews Alberta energy economist David Gray. Video interview with David:  Albertans paying double what they should for electricity?

The science behind turning bitumen into carbon fibre 02.08.2023

Markham interviews Dr. Kevin Hodder, University of Alberta, whose team is participating in Alberta Innovates' Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge.

BloombergNEF 2023 EV Outlook: ICE is dead tech walking 28.07.2023

Markham interviews Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport for BloombergNEF.

Explained: Canada Energy Regulator's net-zero modelling for oil and gas 20.07.2023

Markham interviews Jean-Denis Charlebois, chief economist, Canada Energy Regulator, about the net-zero modelling for oil and gas in "Canada’s Energy Future 2023."

A civil conversation about narratives, future of Alberta oil and gas 14.07.2023

Markham interviews Bill Whitelaw, managing director, Strategy & Business Development at geoLOGIC Systems Ltd. & JWN Energy, and author of the Troy Media op-ed, “Canadian oil and gas sector misunderstands the power of narratives.”

Mandate letters are fascinating peek into Alberta energy policies 14.07.2023

Markham interviews Dr. Lisa Young, professor of political science at the University of Calgary and author of the What Now?! Newsletter about Alberta politics.

How costly will Canadian oil/gas clean up be? 14.07.2023

Markham interviews researcher Megan Egler of the Parkland Institute, author of the report, "Past Due: Tallying the Costs of Oil and Gas Cleanup in Canada," for Environmental Defence Canada.

Should Canada's oil and gas be phased out? Is there an alternative? 06.07.2023

Markham interviews Aaron Cosbey, development economist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and co-author of “Setting the Pace: The Economic Case for Managing the Decline of Canada’s Oil and Gas Production.”

Will Global South support oil/gas as demand falls in North? 05.07.2023

Markham interviews Justin Locke, managing director of Rocky Mountain Institute’s Global South Program.

Geothermal poised for rapid growth as oil drilling companies buy in 03.07.2023

Markham interviews Peter White, CEO and co-Founder, Rethink Technology Research, about his new "Geothermal forecast to 2050."

North America hit peak oil demand in 2019. Where to from here? 16.06.2023

Markham interviews Gregor Macdonald, energy journalist and author of the Gregor Letter.

Time running out for Canada's decision on LNG build out 08.06.2023

Markham interviews Cynthia Leach, assistant chief economist, RBC, about her co-authored report, Canada's Conundrum: Three Ways To Address The World's Gas & Climate Crises

Oil a sunset industry, says prominent energy economist 01.06.2023

Markham interviews Dr Phil Verleger: Ph. D. in Economics from MIT in 1971 Worked in the Ford and Carter administrations  Taught at Yale University  VP in the Commodities Division at Drexel Burnham Lambert Taught at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary

Exponential growth key to understanding clean energy revolution 01.06.2023

Markham interviews Kingsmill Bond is a senior principal in the Strategic Analysis & Engagement Group of the Rocky Mountain Institute, about his post, The energy transition in five charts . 

How micro grids are revolutionizing California's electricity system 31.05.2023

Markham interviews Rod Matthews is the co-founder and CEO of Brevian Energy, a renewable energy technology company based in California, and an experienced micro grid solution provider.

The complicated world of Alberta's abandoned wells 31.05.2023

Markham interviews Drew Yewchuk, staff lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clinic, University of Calgary and Mark Dorin, Polluter Pay Federation.

Alberta's electricity market is broken. Here's how to fix it 30.05.2023

Markham interviews economist David Gray, who helped designed the deregulation of Alberta power generation in the late 1990s.

Alberta's $130 billion liability for abandoned wells explained 29.05.2023

Markham interviews Drew Yewchuk, staff Lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clinic, University of Calgary, and Mark Dorin, Polluter Pay Federation, about Alberta's mass conventional oil and gas environmental liabilities problem that will require an estimated $130 billion to clean up.

The case for BC LNG, redux 18.05.2023

Markham interviews Paul Sullivan, Senior VP Global LNG + FLNG Worley, who has been involved in a number of BC LNG project proposals and understands the economics of the global and Canadian LNG industries.

Report critical of Suncor's plan to cut northern wetland in half 01.05.2023

Markham interviews Dr. Lorna Harris, scientist and program lead, Forests, Peatlands and Climate Change for · Wildlife Conservation Society Canada discusses a report co-authored with Dr. Kelly Biagi, “A Review of Suncor’s McClelland Lake Wetland Complex Operational Plan for the Fort Hills Oil Sands Project” for the Alberta Wilderness Association. 

Canada must step up its clean energy industrial policy or fall behind 21.04.2023

Markham interviews Dr. Bentley Allan, a research director at Alberta-based Transition Accelerator and one of the authors of “ Critical Next Steps to Ensure Canada’s Future Competitiveness .”

Michael Liebreich on why hydrogen is NOT a silver bullet 21.04.2023

Markham interviews Michael Liebreich, Senior Contributor, BloombergNEF, and author of the op-ed, The Unbearable Lightness of Hydrogen , December 2022. Check out his podcast:   Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.

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