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News & Announcements


Energy Futures Lab Welcomes Suzanne Life-Yeomans as Indigenous Relations Lead
The Energy Futures Lab is pleased to welcome Suzanne Life-Yeomans to the Energy Futures Lab team as Indigenous Relations Lead to strengthen and guide our relationships with Indigenous Nations, communities and organizations - especially as they relate to emerging, low-emission economic development opportunities.


Energy Futures Lab Welcomes Fatema F. Hardwarewala as New Director, People & Finance
The Energy Futures Lab is pleased to announce the addition of Fatema F. Hardwarewala to our leadership team as Director, People & Finance.
In this role, Fatema will lead the financial stewardship, people practices, governance, and internal operations of the Lab.


RBC Foundation Funds the Future Materials Alliance
We're pleased to welcome RBC Foundation as a funder as we continue bringing partners together to advance Canada's critical materials future.


Energy Futures Lab Testifies on Canada’s Critical Materials Value Creation Before House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology
Alison Cretney of the Energy Futures Lab provided testimony to the House of Commons INDU Committee on the impacts of U.S. tariffs on Canada’s metallurgical and advanced manufacturing sectors, highlighting the need for a more integrated and resilient critical materials strategy for Canada.


Energy Futures Lab Welcomes Richard Hiller as Director, Future Materials Alliance
The Lab welcomes Richard Hiller as Director, Future Materials Alliance. Richard will lead efforts in advancing the FMA at a pivotal moment, as global demand accelerates and jurisdictions compete to secure their critical minerals supply chains. As Director, Richard will help coordinate action across sectors, create alignment between policy and investment, and enable progress toward a more resilient and competitive materials ecosystem.


Energy Futures Lab Welcomes Marla Orenstein as Director, Partnerships & Impact
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.


A New Chapter Begins for the Energy Futures Lab
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 (


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...


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...
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