Scenarios about 'energy transition'
The shift away from fossil fuels toward renewable and sustainable energy sources, occurring across technological, economic, and policy dimensions. Energy transitions have historically transformed societies, from wood to coal during industrialization and later to oil and natural gas, with the current transition aimed at reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change while maintaining energy security and economic development.
What If Alberta Created a Stronger Heritage Fund from Oil Revenues?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Alberta's Heritage Fund was managed more like Norway's sovereign wealth fund, potentially transforming Canada's economic landscape and energy transition.
What If Calgary Diversified Beyond Oil and Gas Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Calgary embraced economic diversification away from fossil fuels decades before the climate crisis, potentially transforming Western Canada's economic landscape and energy transition.
What If Carbon Taxes Were Implemented Globally?
Exploring the alternate timeline where a binding global carbon tax agreement was reached in the early 2000s, fundamentally reshaping the world economy, energy systems, and climate trajectory.
What If Climate Change Was Addressed in The 1980s?
Exploring the alternate timeline where global climate change was taken seriously and addressed with comprehensive international action in the 1980s, potentially averting the climate crisis we face today.
What If Doha Diversified Beyond Gas Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Qatar implemented comprehensive economic diversification decades before the actual 2030 Vision, fundamentally altering the Gulf state's development trajectory and regional influence.
What If Fossil Fuels Were Abandoned Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humanity transitioned away from fossil fuels decades before our current efforts, potentially avoiding the worst impacts of climate change while reshaping global economies, geopolitics, and technological development.