Energi Talks

Markham interviews Josh Dorfman, climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality. As CEO and host of Supercool, Josh hosts the company’s weekly podcast spotlighting real-world climate solutions that cut carbon, boost the bottom line, and improve modern life.

Energy journalist Markham Hislop interviews economist Dave Sawyer of Enviro Economics about the Parliamentary Budget Officer's math mistakes in its economic impact study of the Government of Canada's proposed oil and gas emissions cap. The cap is extremely contentious, especially in Alberta, the epicentre of Canada's oil and gas industry.

Markham interviews Kristina Pearson about her paper, co-authored with Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary, titled “The mid-transition in the electricity sector: impacts of growing wind and solar electricity on generation costs and natural gas generation in Alberta.”

Markham interviews Eddie Soleymani and Shidan Gouran, founders of Bluesphere Ventures, a venture capital firm that funds and nurtures startups addressing America’s escalating energy demands. It brings together industry-leading entrepreneurs and experts to develop solutions across energy storage, clean energy marketplaces, carbon capture, and renewable energy credit systems.

Markham interviews Dr. Kevin Timoney, who has spent most of his career studying the ecological impact of the oil sands, about his recently published paper, “Regulatory failure to monitor and manage the impacts of tailings spills, Alberta, Canada," in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Markham interviews Rob Gramlich of Washington-based Grid Strategies LLC.

Markham interviews Bill Russo, formerly Chrysler’s top executive in China and now an EV consultant with his firm Automobility. 

Markham interviews Prasanna Krishnan of Surya Energy Consulting and Andy Hira, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University about their new paper, “The macro view of solar policy: The case for supporting utility-scale power.”

Markham interviews Chingis Idrissov, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, author of the new  report, "Sustainable Biofuels & E-Fuels Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Players, Forecasts."

Markham interviews Jarand Rystad, founder and CEO of highly respected consulting firm Rystad Energy, which recently released a new report, Long-term Oil Macro Scenarios.

Markham interviews Fernando Melo, federal director for the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.

Markham interviews former ENMAX CEO Gary Holden about Lodestone Energy.

Markham interviews Nick Eyre, professor Energy and Climate Policy at the Environmental Change Institute in the UK.

Markham interviews Colin McKerracher, BloombergNEF’s head of clean transport.

Markham interviews Dr. Werner Antweiler, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia, about his recent CD Howe Institute policy brief titled, Scaling Up: The Promise and Perils of Canada’s Biofuels Strategy.

Markham interviews energy economist Dave Gray.

Markham interviews Samir Adams, Managing Director of Technology for Carbon Capture and Commercialization.

Markham interviews Rick Wrenn, author of, "A Pragmatist's Guide to Energizing the USA." You can buy it here and here .

Markham interviews Marija Vujacic, Global Product Manager for Energy Storage at Hitachi, “The Solar Power System: Building a sustainable grid for a brighter energy future.” 

Markham interviews Pete Santosham, executive director of UCeed.

Markham interviews Joe Calnan about his co-authored paper, with Rory Johnston, “ The Co-Evolution of the Canada-U.S. Oil Industry and Possible Implications of Donald Trump’s Re-election ." Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Markham interviews economist Kevin Birn, Canadian Oil Markets Chief Analyst and Head of Center for Emissions Excellence, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Markham interviews Soomin Han, Climate Finance Policy Analyst for the Climate Action Network, about GAIA, a new finance platform that mobilizes climate-focused investments in vulnerable regions launched by Canada at COP29.

Markham interviews Shazan Siddiqi, Senior Technology Analyst at UK-based IDTechEx and author of a new report, “Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles and Fleets 2025-2035: Markets, Technologies, and Forecasts”.

Markham interviews Exus CEO Jim Spencer.