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Coming into Focus: Lenses to Gauge Alberta’s Future Growth Opportunities
SERIES: PART 3 of 3 When a range of opportunities is on the table, spreading bets can lead to big wins — but success relies on the...

Ailsa Popilian
Sep 176 min read


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


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


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


Impact: Leveraging digital innovation to power Alberta’s energy future
The Energy Futures Lab’s Grid Sandbox Innovation Platform The evolving grid In 2022 it’s easy to take the flip of a light switch for...

The Lab Team
Sep 13, 20228 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


Support markets, not just one-off projects, to grow Alberta’s clean economy
How the federal and Alberta governments can support investment in low-carbon activities that build on Alberta’s strengths Una Jefferson...

Una Jefferson
Aug 3, 20214 min read


Policy Levers and the Energy Transition
We are surrounded by technical achievements — often near-miraculous, even if they may get taken for granted. The electricity grid that...

Marla Orenstein
Jul 15, 20213 min read


Survival of the Cleanest: Why low-carbon can equal high-success for Alberta’s energy sector
This post is part 3 of 3 exploring sustainable finance, bringing together the perspectives of three of our Core Working Group members:...

Chad Park
Jun 23, 20213 min read


Big wins and big losses will continue shaping Alberta’s energy transition
Transition is a sticky word for a lot of people. Add “net-zero” or “pipeline” to the mix and you might even spark a wave of public passion. But emotions are always anchored in something and those relating to Alberta’s energy transition carry no exception. Sure, through the years we’ve talked about net-zero by 2050 but these conversations have often carried an element of speculation. A nice theory, one might say, but how will we get there? While the answer to this question is

Emma Gammans
Jun 15, 20212 min read


Why Future Fit Hydrocarbons are the bridge to a better future
This post is part 2 of 3 exploring sustainable finance, bringing together the perspectives of three of our Core Working Group members:...

Chad Park
Jun 9, 20214 min read


Capital Concerns: Why big business is driving the shift towards lower-carbon capitalism (and why Alberta can be a part of it)
This post is part 1 of 3 exploring sustainable finance, bringing together the perspectives of three of our Core Working Group members:...

Chad Park
May 26, 20214 min read


What do decision-makers care about when investing in future-fit hydrocarbons?
Alberta’s hydrocarbon sector faced an uncertain future in a world moving towards lower-carbon energy before the pandemic, with existing...

John McNally
Mar 30, 20214 min read


A closer look at “future-fit”
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...

Dale Beugin
Mar 4, 20214 min read
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