Energi Talks

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Energi Talks episodes

February 15, 2023 With TIER changes, Alberta ready to hit 2030 oil/gas climate targets
Markham interviews Scott MacDougall, senior advisor with the Pembina Institute focused on carbon pricing, oil and gas, and carbon capture utilization and storage.
26 min
February 14, 2023 BC LNG: More evidence there is no business case for expansion
Markham interviews Andy Hira, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University, head of the Clean Energy Research Group, and lead author of “BC’s LNG Play: Reasonable Transition Fuel or Environmental Disaster?”
35 min
February 03, 2023 Canada's clean energy industrial strategy lags robust USA approach
Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-canada-needs-its-own-bold-industrial-strategy-the-us-cannot-keep/
28 min
January 31, 2023 Is there a business case for LNG in Canada?
Markham interviews Dr. Chris Bataille, economist and energy economics modeller.
32 min
January 24, 2023 Energy technology disrupting global economy
Markham interviews Dr. Gregory Nemet, professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs.
39 min
January 23, 2023 Challenges, opportunities of scaling Canadian clean technologies
Link to the Deloitte report: https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/scaling-solutions-accelerating-the-commercialization-of-made-in-canada-clean-technology.html
1 hr 1 min
January 19, 2023 US, Canada, Mexico carbon exchange idea
Link to paper: "A North American Carbon Exchange."
https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ERG25-TriLateral-EnergyAgreement.pdf
39 min
January 12, 2023 Energy transition, COVID-19, Russian militarism trigger global economic transformation
Markham interviews Dr. Werner Antweiler, director, Sauder School of Business Prediction Markets, associate professor and chair, Strategy and Business Economics Division, chair in International Trade Policy, University of British Columbia.
56 min
January 10, 2023 Alberta has oil/gas industrial strategy and policy, but not for clean energy
Markham interviews Bentley Allan is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and an affiliate of the Environment, Energy, Sustainability, and Health Institute at Johns Hopkins University, as well as a research director at Alberta-based Transition Accelerator.
23 min
January 06, 2023 Rest of Canadian economy 30 Mt/year short of emissions targets by 2030 - Part 4
Link to PowerPoint presentation: "Canada’s Path to Paris Targets: Forecasting Heavy Industry, Agriculture, Electricity, Land Use, Waste and other GHG Emissions in Canada for Period 2019 to 2030."
25 min