This post is part 1 of 3 exploring sustainable finance, bringing together the perspectives of three of our Core Working Group members:...

We’re often told that we need to do a better job of  telling our stories.  There are plenty of  narrative opportunities  to be explored...

Alberta’s hydrocarbon sector faced an uncertain future in a world moving towards lower-carbon energy before the pandemic, with existing...

Planning for the future is complicated. We don’t know for sure what the future will look like. That means — and forgive me for being a...

Around the world, countries, corporations, and people are picking up the call for a net-zero future. This global rallying cry is...

A shift towards a world with drastically lower carbon emissions appears to be in the cards. The UNFCC noted that  global commitments to...

As a second COVID wave hits the province with full force and the impacts of prolonged economic repercussions become clearer, Alberta...

Sitting in his kitchen with a ballpoint pen and a small coiled notebook, Walter considers his expenses. With December looming around the...

The outbreak of COVID-19 has triggered a global economic crisis that was unimaginable even two weeks ago, and perhaps nowhere is that...

We are excited to announce our newest Fellows! The EFL has been steadily welcoming new Fellows since its inception in 2015. We now have...

In March this year we were all shocked by the COVID pandemic, causing a massive disruption in our personal and professional lives. One of...

As governments and industry around the world work to jump-start their economies and restart their businesses without triggering a second...

In August of 2018 I had the good fortune to spend two weeks at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity for a Summer Writers Retreat. My...

A New Reality Our world is shifting towards a low-carbon economy and the Canadian and global energy marketplace is changing. Many will...

“We can’t forecast our way to the future that we want,we really need to begin with the end in mind.” – Chad Park, Lead Animator with Energy Futures Lab For years, the work explored within Energy Futures Lab (EFL) has flown mostly under the radar. Our community has collaborated on initiatives aimed at building a thriving, future economy. Now, a global shift is occurring and the Lab is seeing opportunities to expand our community and engage more broadly. On April 16th, the EFL

There’s never a bad time for the Energy Futures Lab to meet, but the gathering in February in Cochrane was particularly timely. In the...

Since its inception, the EFL has had the intention to both include Indigenous people, partners, and perspectives as well as acknowledge...

For as long as the EFL has existed, its work has been creating productive and solutions-oriented conversations about energy and climate...

In many ways, this has been the Year of Carbon at the EFL. We need to re-imagine carbon and re-imagine waste to make a substantial...

Chad Park’s remarks from the EFL 2.0 launch reception on February 12, 2019 Over the last month something notable happened here in Alberta...