Energy Transition in Alberta: Like Pushing Oil Uphill

When: May 25  |  7:00-8:00pm
Where: Friends Program Room

Join local conservationist, writer, and photographer Stephen Legault for a discussion on energy transition in Alberta at the next Earth Talks event!

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In this Session:
Alberta is a petro-state where our provincial finances are linked to the sale of crude oil, mostly to the United States. This economic dependence on a greenhouse gas-producing commodity means we are bound as a province to earn revenue while we make a massive contribution to Canada' Greenhouse Gas emissions. What happens when the world no longer needs our oil? Already the global market for oil and gas is plateauing and soon will start a slow but steady decline. How can Alberta take advantage of its natural bounty of economic opportunities while recapturing a leading role in fighting climate change?

About the Presenter:
​Stephen Legault has been leading conservation and environmental campaigns across Canada and the United States for nearly forty years. He was the founder of wildcanada.net which, in the late 1990s, became the country's first online activism portal. He has worked for Royal Roads University, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), and is now Senior Manager of Alberta Energy Transition for Environmental Defence Canada. Stephen enjoys writing, hiking, backpacking, paddling, and is a proud father to Rio and Silas and husband to Jenn. For more information about Stephen, visit his website: https://stephenlegault.ca/.