The Lab welcomes Marla Orenstein as Director, Partnerships & Impact. Marla will lead efforts to turn insight into further action, connecting leaders across sectors to drive sustainable energy innovation, lower emissions, and stronger collaboration across the system to build the economic engines of the future—helping Alberta and Canada shape a more resilient and prosperous energy future.

Photo: Maddie Faunt On November 4, 2025, the very same day that the Lab’s first workshop closed a decade earlier, over 150 members of the EFL’s extended network, including founding members of the Lab platform, joined us in Calgary at Bonterra Trattoria for a very special gathering to celebrate the Lab’s 10th Anniversary . Guests attend the 10th anniversary celebration of the Energy Futures Lab | Photo: Maddie Faunt Between rounds of delicious food, drinks, and enthusiastic reunions of...

As the Energy Futures Lab turns 10, we’re also celebrating the start of a new era. Today, the Lab is excited to share news of an important milestone for our organization — one that reflects our growth and the strong foundation we’ve built over the past decade. To look ahead, we must first reflect on where we began. In 2015, an idea for a social innovation approach to addressing a growing sense of polarization around energy and climate was born within The Natural Step Canada (TNS). That idea...