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Bridging Industry and Indigenous Perspectives in Establishing Canada’s Battery Value Chain
A lot was on the line back in May of 2024. A small conference room on Tsuut’ina lands to the west of Calgary was filled with...
The Lab Team
Feb 205 min read
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
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
Canada’s advantage in the global battery supply chain: leading the world in energy transition innovation
In the global race to reach net-zero and decarbonize, Canada should be the bookie’s favorite. Long renowned as a nation of both abundant...
Ailsa Popilian
Sep 13, 20227 min read
There’s no energy security without net zero
Canada has the raw materials and commodities that the world is increasingly desperate for today, and the innovation capital to turn them...
Alison Cretney
Aug 12, 20224 min read
From Lithium on Tap to the Battery Metals Association of Canada
The Energy Futures Lab contributes to a growing battery metals industry The EV Revolution Every so often, humans stumble upon a resource...
Alison Cretney
May 31, 202212 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
Crowsnest Pass selected to host the Energy Futures Roadshow
The Energy Futures Lab (EFL) has recently issued a press release to announce that the community of Crowsnest Pass will be the first of...
Erin Romanchuk
Sep 19, 20183 min read
How can energy transition benefit Alberta communities? And how can your community take advantage?
The world is poised for a massive transition in energy production and use. Making this transition will be critical to ensure the...
Steve Edgerton
Mar 27, 20182 min read
Sustainaville – Canada’s First GeoPark
It’s time for a demonstration. It will take place in the village of Valemount, BC. The project, the first of its kind in Canada, is...
Michele Longo
Aug 31, 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
EFL & U of C’s CESAR: Scenarios for Alberta’s Energy Future
On December 5, 2016, approximately 170 people braved the cold to talk about the future of energy in Alberta at the University of...
Steve Williams
Jan 9, 20173 min read
An Emerging Portfolio of EFL Initiatives
No one ever said the transition to a new energy economy would be easy. From the very beginning, The Natural Step Canada (TNSC) was under...
Chad Park
Oct 19, 20165 min read
Doors Open for Energy Futures Lab Event this Week
Leaders from government, business, not-for-profit, academia and indigenous communities will gather in Calgary for a special two-day event...
Leor Rotchild
Oct 16, 20162 min read
Fossil Fuels to Renewables – Oil Sands Workers’ Blueprint for a New Future
In our current energy transition dialogue, we’re used to separate and fragmented conversations from opposing viewpoints. The...
Leor Rotchild
Jun 13, 20164 min read
A Message From The Energy Futures Lab to Fort McMurray
Our Energy Futures Lab Fellows, Convenors, Steering Committee, Advisory Council, Sponsoring Partners and The Natural Step team have deep...
The Lab Team
May 6, 20162 min read
Learning journeys: More than just a fancy field trip?
The first time I heard the term “Learning Journey” I had a little trouble taking it seriously. I mean, we’re talking about field trips,...
Tyler Seed
Apr 27, 20163 min read
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