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Why Energy Efficiency is An Opportunity Alberta Can’t Afford to Pass Up
As governments and industry around the world work to jump-start their economies and restart their businesses without triggering a second...
Alison Cretney
Jun 28, 20204 min read
Virtual Conference: Five Big Ideas for Alberta’s Economic Recovery
“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
Emma Gammans
Apr 21, 20202 min read
Reimagining Carbon
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...
Alison Cretney
Oct 16, 20192 min read
The EFL in 2019, and beyond
2018: A Good Year Last year was a good year at the EFL. While our team is conscious that there is much to achieve in 2019, let me take a...
Alison Cretney
Jan 17, 20194 min read
Reflections on an Interview with the CBC
On Tuesday this week, I was interviewed by host Laura Lynch on CBC Radio One’s Vancouver morning show, the Early Edition, for a segment...
The Lab Team
Dec 6, 20185 min read
Mobility in a Low-Carbon Future
The increasing drive towards a low-carbon future is demanding that we look differently at the way we live, eat, commute, and transport...
Nagwan Al-Guneid
Oct 22, 20182 min read
How can artificial intelligence enable Alberta to thrive in a competitive, low-carbon world?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a rapidly developing area of technological advancement over the last 10 years and more, yet it is...
Nagwan Al-Guneid
Jul 9, 20183 min read
Backcasting Applied to Economic Development Strategy: The Petro-lithium Exemplar
Amidst the drama of recent pipeline and trade war news, you may be forgiven if you missed another announcement that will be important in...
Chad Park
Jun 17, 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 long-term sustainability of our environment, economies, and communities. It will be a monumental challenge, but a challenge replete with opportunity. Alberta is ready to lead and Albertan communities are on the front lines As a global leader in energy innovation Alberta is perfectly positioned to lead the transition with a vision of prosperity that
Steve Edgerton
Mar 26, 20182 min read
Be a part of an Energy Futures Lab ATB BoostR Campaign!
Calling all Alberta energy entrepreneurs! We need you and your ideas! In partnership with ATB Financial, we are launching an...
The Lab Team
Nov 1, 20172 min read
When Social Innovation Meets Technology Innovation: SPARK 2017 and the Energy Futures Lab
Alberta is poised for a big leap forward in energy innovation. This will be on display in early November at SPARK 2017 , a two-day...
Chad Park
Oct 24, 20175 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 30, 20173 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 23, 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 10, 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 18, 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 15, 20162 min read
Cleantech Insights with Meera Nathwani-Crowe & Kipp Horton
If the energy transition is a journey, what are the paths to get there? Our future isn’t in a single resource based economy or a silver...
The Lab Team
Jun 15, 20165 min read
Thought Leaders Series | Toby Heaps and Tzeporah Berman Part Three
Part Three: Opportunities for Alberta’s Energy Future Following last month’s GLOBE Conference in Vancouver, Energy Futures Lab Director...
Chad Park
Apr 21, 20165 min read
Thought Leaders Series | Toby Heaps and Tzeporah Berman Part Two
Part Two: Updates from GLOBE Conference 2016 Following last month’s GLOBE Conference in Vancouver, Energy Futures Lab Director Chad Park...
Chad Park
Apr 19, 20165 min read
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