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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


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 into the future-fit energy that will be in demand for generations to come. ... Nobody ever said the energy transition would be easy, but few likely imagined it would be this chaotic. In retrospect, it was probably tempting to think that the transition to a low-emission economy could be a gentle and gradual affair. Well, so much for that. Wit

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


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


Five Big Ideas for Alberta’s Economic Recovery
The outbreak of COVID-19 has triggered a global economic crisis that was unimaginable even two weeks ago, and perhaps nowhere is that...

Alison Cretney
Dec 1, 202011 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


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 23, 20182 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 18, 20183 min read
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