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This November, the Energy Future Lab convened their Fellows in person for the first time in two years. At this meeting, industry thought leaders met to discuss energy transitions and the future of Alberta energy. Representing CanGEA and the Canadian geothermal industry was CanGEA chair Alison Thompson. Learn more about Energy Future Labs here.  On October 27th, 2021, the World Geothermal Congress (WGC) issued the Reykjavik Declaration that outlines a set of three principles and three recommendations for the global geothermal sector to step up its role in the energy transition. The aim of the three principles is to provide a guide for the geothermal industry, while working to achieve wider geothermal adoption throughout the world’s economy.
Moreover, the Reykjavik Declaration established key recommendations to the world’s decision and policy makers. These recommendations focus on coalition building between nations engaged in geothermal energy, incentivizing geothermal development, and communicating more broadly the benefits of geothermal energy development. CanGEA supports the publishing of the WGC’s Reykjavik Declaration and believes that its creation is key to help further engrain geothermal energy within the transition to a greener world economy. CanGEA feels that these principles and recommendations are vital to limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5°C and aiding in international climate goals. On November 18th, 2021, CanGEA gave an introductory presentation on geothermal energy at the Energy Express Conference 2021. Energy Express 2021 was hosted by three association, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration and the Petroleum Joint Venture and was attended by many industry professionals in North America. It exposed the benefits and potential applications of geothermal energy in the “New Developments and Opportunities” part of the program. The presentation was given by CanGEA Chair Alison Thompson and was dedicated to the late Dee Swafford, a landman Thompson worked with in the early part of her career in the US. Contact CanGEA for additional information on hosting a Geothermal 101 presentation.   Hello,
My name is Evan Lintick. I have recently assumed the role of Director of Policy at the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association. Before CanGEA, I have worked several years within policy and governance, most recently as a Policy and Markets Analyst for the Alberta Wheat Commission and Alberta Barley. During that role, I was heavily engaged in advocacy for the organizations as well as policy development and analysis. In the short few weeks that I have been with CanGEA have been exciting and productive. I have assisted with the submission of several essential funding grants through the Federal Government and have helped to develop a comprehensive government relations strategy that will aid CanGEA in engaging further with all Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments. In the next couple weeks, we will be analyzing the upcoming Throne Speech closely and begin creating our budget 2022/2023 discussion paper immediately thereafter. I am elated to be joining the CanGEA team to help further establish CanGEA as an advocacy force at all levels of government and within the geothermal industry. Thank you very much, Evan Lintick Director of Policy On November 5th, 2021, at the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Canada joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in an historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end of 2022 and shift investment to renewable energy. Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said in a news release: “Canada can lead in the low-carbon world if we keep putting our investments, innovations and brain power behind ambitious climate action,” Read more on EnergyNow.ca.  The website TheFutureEconomy.ca is issuing a series of interviews that consists of “deep dives into the forces and industries shaping Canada’s future economy.” These include many conversations with the leaders of various aspects of the Canadian energy industry, including one with CanGEA Chair Alison Thompson. Another interview that pertains to the Canadian geothermal energy industry is Managing Director of Energy Futures Lab, Alison Cretney’s The Creative Middle Ground: Opening Space for our Energy Future. To read the rest of the series, visit TheFutureEconomy.ca.  |
