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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 29, 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 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


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 24, 20172 min read


Get Involved in the Energy Futures Lab Community and Choose your Adventure
Since its inception in 2015, the Energy Futures Lab has had a primary focus on the development of the Fellowship and the co-creation of...

Nagwan Al-Guneid
Mar 23, 20172 min read


Judy Fairburn, Dr. Reg Crowshoe and Nicholas Parker Join Energy Futures Lab Advisory Council
The Energy Futures Lab is excited to announce the three newest members of its Advisory Council. By serving as public champions for the...

The Lab Team
Feb 14, 20172 min read


Taking on 2017!
Well, 2016 was quite a year for Alberta. A lingering recession due to low oil prices. Provincial climate policies announced and enacted....

Chad Park
Jan 17, 20174 min read


EFL Fellowship: Leading and influencing in times of uncertainty
2016 was a year of change and new realities. 2016 was a year of change and new realities. It ended with national and international...

Alison Cretney
Jan 10, 20172 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


Five Essential Capacities to Influence the Energy Transition: The Energy Futures Lab Leadership Bootcamp
Navigating the interconnected web of issues surrounding energy, climate change and sustainable development is a complex task. Over the...

Alison Cretney
Oct 18, 20162 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


Chad Park: Six Suggestions for Alberta’s Climate Technology Task Force
Earlier this fall Alberta’s Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous appointed Gord Lambert to chair a Climate Technology...

Chad Park
Oct 6, 20164 min read


Chad Park on Finding our Future, Together at TEDxYYC
Building systems that are fit for the future means beginning with the end in mind and working together with unlikely allies. Our greatest...

Chad Park
Sep 26, 20161 min read


An Interview with Gordon Lambert, EFL Advisory Board Member
You need to critically test for whether the pace and scale at which work is getting done is appropriate to the challenges that you’re...

Pong Leung
Sep 5, 20165 min read


Kali Taylor: Activating the Energy Futures Lab “Brain Trust”
The term “Brain Trust” was coined in the 1930s by a New York Times reporter to describe a group of advisors who provided advice to...

Kali Taylor
Aug 15, 20163 min read


Steve Williams: Visualizing the Energy System
The Energy Futures Lab is all about the energy system. In fact, the idea is built right into our convening question “How can Alberta’s...

Steve Williams
Jul 15, 20164 min read


Tensions and Pivots: Evaluating the Energy Futures Lab
Accelerating the transition to a sustainable energy system is a pretty big goal. Let’s face it, if we could meet this challenge with a...

The Lab Team
Jun 27, 20164 min read


Donna Kennedy-Glans: Facing your Critics, Constructively and Proactively
In this three-part blog series, Donna provides practical advice on how to begin the sustainability planning discussion in your...

Donna Kennedy-Glans
Jun 1, 20166 min read


Defining A Successful Transition: How did we arrive at the Vision Statement?
Back in February, Energy Futures Lab Director Chad Park blogged about ‘ Our Unfinished Backcasting Business ’. He explained how an EFL...

Tyler Seed
May 30, 20164 min read


Integrating outside points of view into your company’s sustainability strategy
Your own company may be committed to closing some of your performance gaps on sustainability. Your company may even be staking new...

Donna Kennedy-Glans
May 25, 20165 min read
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