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The Lab celebrates its 10th anniversary with launch of ‘All-Star’ Fellowship
The Energy Futures Lab is kicking off a year-long celebration of its 10-year anniversary with the announcement of the tenth cohort of...
The Lab Team
Jan 233 min read


Bridging the Divide: Navigating Funding Challenges in the Energy Transition
As we stand at a critical juncture in the energy transition, our work as a non-profit committed to collaborative, future-oriented systems...
Erin Romanchuk
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Bold Leadership, Big Impact: Alison Cretney Among Canada’s Clean50 Honourees
Early October is a good time to catch a shooting star. As the Draconid meteor showers streaked across the night sky, another group of...
Alison Cretney
Oct 18, 20243 min read


The Natural Step Canada gets a New Name, New Look
Building on three decades of impact and growth, The Natural Step Canada, the parent organization of the Energy Futures Lab, is rebranding...
The Lab Team
Jul 4, 20241 min read


Impact: Innisfail Energy Futures Roadshow Cultivates Community Conversations on Energy
Driving through central Alberta is quintessential prairie. The big skies, aspen groves, golden wheat fields and sunlit canola crops are...
Ailsa Popilian
May 19, 20238 min read


As the World Races to Lower Emissions, Budget 2023 Leans into Keeping Canada’s Energy Sector Competitive
Accelerating Investment in Emerging Net-Zero Aligned Energy Industries a Clear Priority Budget 2023 offered a much-needed response to...
Alison Cretney
Mar 31, 20236 min read


Announcing the Energy Futures Lab’s Strategic Shift
Dear Lab Community, Over the past nine years the Energy Futures Lab (EFL) has been hosting innovation processes and supporting...
The Lab Team
Feb 13, 20235 min read


Intergenerational Inspiration at the Youth Innovation Jam
By Guest Contributor Matthew Rygus Gathered together at the beautiful Ampersand building in downtown Calgary, attendees at the Energy...
Matthew Rygus
May 20, 20222 min read


Working with what we have got: Why economic clusters are a useful frame for thinking about Alberta’s energy transition
How can Alberta’s economy continue to attract investment in a net-zero future? Over the last year, great minds in finance, policy,...
Alicia Planincic
Dec 14, 20216 min read


Alberta’s future: turning nonsense to common sense
Innovators . Entrepreneurial. Ambitious. This is how Albertans have long described themselves, a story often centred around our...
Alicia Planincic
Dec 6, 20215 min read


Harnessing possible futures for better policy outcomes
As members of the Energy Futures Policy Collaborative, we spend a lot of time thinking about the future (it’s right in the name!). One...
Sara Hastings Simon
Nov 18, 20214 min read


A just transition must reflect the voices of those who will be impacted most’
A just transition to net-zero won’t be easy and anyone who claims it will be is either kidding themselves or ignoring the complexities of...
Alison Cretney
Oct 29, 20214 min read


Using Data Visualization in the Energy Futures Lab
Image source: Student Energy Hi there, I’m Steve Williams and I am an Information Designer for the Energy Futures Lab. I’m working on how...
Steve Williams
Jan 5, 20202 min read


Switching Gears: from EFL 1.0 to EFL 2.0!
Co-creation, experimentation, and social innovation have been the Energy Futures Lab’s (EFL) core foundational elements since its...
Alison Cretney
Jul 10, 20183 min read


Accelerating Indigenous Energy Entrepreneurs
Shell Canada’s Chris Fry has been a Fellow in the Energy Futures Lab since its inception. “I wanted to get involved because I felt it...
Alison Cretney
Jul 12, 20172 min read


Energy Futures Lab Now Features 58 Fellows
This spring the Energy Futures Lab welcomed 13 new Fellows. Together with the 12 who joined earlier in 2017, the new cohort adds energy...
Alison Cretney
Jun 30, 20172 min read


The Energy Futures Lab looks for common ground in energy debate
Oil and gas versus renewables? That’s a false dichotomy, according to the Energy Futures Lab (EFL), an initiative that acknowledges the...
Peter Kenter
May 24, 20173 min read


Press Release: Oil and gas executives working with cleantech and renewable energy entrepreneurs, environmentalists and other unlikely allies
Innovating Alberta’s Energy Future Showcase explores ways Alberta will lead the transition to a low carbon future “There are so many...

Tyler Seed
Apr 11, 20173 min read


Welcome New Energy Futures Lab Fellows!
For the last few months, the Energy Futures Lab has been in recruitment mode, searching for promising leaders and influencers from across...
Alison Cretney
Mar 25, 20172 min read


Welcome New Energy Futures Lab Fellows!
For the last few months, the Energy Futures Lab has been in recruitment mode, searching for promising leaders and influencers from across...
Alison Cretney
Mar 25, 20172 min read
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