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How Canada Can Lead Now in Geothermal Energy Innovation Canada is uniquely positioned to lead the next-generation geothermal energy boom by leveraging its oil and gas expertise, but it must act now with bold policy, investment, and coordination to seize th...

Cascade Institute Ultradeep Geothermal Fellow @emily-smejkal.bsky.social wrote for The Future Economy about Canada’s most overlooked energy source: geothermal.

Three provinces regulate it. The rest? No rules. No roadmap.

Her new report offers a way forward:
🔗 cascadeinstitute.org/canadas-geot...

Welcome to Gordon Brasnett as a Fellow on our Ultradeep Geothermal program!

Gordon's expertise in techno-economic modelling and geothermal resource mapping will be pivotal in pushing the boundaries of what's possible in sustainable energy.

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🌍 We're hiring a Communications Lead, focused on strategic communications amplifying research and solutions for a healthy, just, and resilient world.

Looking for a seasoned professional with 5+ years experience and strong media relationships.

🔗 Apply: cascadeinstitute.org/communicatio...

Webinar: Cascade Institute Ultradeep Geothermal fellow Emily Smejkal will present her new report, Groundwork, which identifies best practices from the 10 top geothermal power producers globally.

Hosted by: @unesco.org IGPC63, on July 24, at 9AM PDT.

Learn more:
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Selling to our strengths | Business Council of Canada Executive Summary  For Canadians to thrive in an era of geopolitical instability, Canada must diversify its trading relationships and expand its global market share to unlock a new era of economic gro...

Canada needs bold innovation to play to its strengths. A new report from the Business Council of Canada calls for a Canadian ARPA-E. At the Cascade Institute, we agree: targeted R&D can unlock the next big thing—like geothermal.
📘 thebusinesscouncil.ca/report/selli...

Would you die for Canada? Polling suggests Canadians are more willing to fight for their country An op-ed revealing polling data shows most Canadians are willing to fight to defend their country against military attack.

🍁 Canada Day op-ed: Thomas Homer-Dixon and Toby Shannan analyze Environics Research polling on Canadian willingness to defend the country in the face of a military attack in the next five years.

The results challenge assumptions about Canadian resolve.

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Groundwork: Regulatory Guidelines for Making Canada a Geothermal Powerhouse A report identifying best practices to help Canadian provinces establish effective geothermal regulations and make Canada a global clean energy leader.

Learn more in the new report Emily just co-authored: cascadeinstitute.org/technical-paper/groundwork/

Canada’s hidden heat: How regulations can power a geothermal breakthrough An op-ed calling for provinces to act quickly to harmonize and extend geothermal regulations across the country.

"The oil & gas sector can issue a drilling permit in Alberta in just 15 days. Shouldn’t geothermal projects be able to do the same?"

Dynamite op-ed from @emily-smejkal.bsky.social for @nationalobserver.com highlights the need for geothermal regs across Canada. cascadeinstitute.org/canadas-hidd...

Canada’s hidden heat: why regulatory harmonization is key to a geothermal breakthrough The world is experiencing a geothermal breakthrough — new technologies are emerging, costs are falling and the International Energy Agency estimates US$1 trillion worth of investments by 2035.

My piece for the @nationalobserver.com
Canada’s hidden heat: why regulatory harmonization is key to a geothermal breakthrough.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/24/o...

Last week, we launched a new report, led by Ultradeep Geothermal Policy Lead Emily Smejkal:

📘 Groundwork: Regulatory Guidelines for Making Canada a Geothermal Powerhouse

📽️ Hear Emily explain why clear regulations are the missing piece in Canada's clean energy puzzle and how we can fix it.

How can Alberta and Ottawa be friends again? It begins with drilling An op-ed arguing for the establishment of drilling test centres to establish Alberta and Canada as global leaders in geothermal power.

🍁 What if the key to Alberta-Ottawa unity is buried underground?

In a @theglobeandmail.com op-ed, Cascade Institute's @petemassie.bsky.social argues that geothermal innovation could flip tension to collaboration, positioning Canada as a clean energy superpower.

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Solar geoengineering could cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight back into space. It’s fast, cheap but it comes with risks.

Join the @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social and Dr. Ted Parson June 26 to discuss methods, concerns and possible implications.

Learn more: cascadeinstitute.org/events/

📖 Read the full report: cascadeinstitute.org/groundwork/
Is Canada ready to dig deep and lead? What do you think?
#Geothermal #Climate #Energy #Policy #Canada

Report lead author Emily Smejkal: "Geothermal delivers the clean, secure, and always-on power that Canada needs in this time of upheaval. We have the technical expertise, resource potential, and now guidelines to shape effective regulations."

🌎 Why it matters:

📈 Geothermal is a strong foundation for Canada's clean energy future
🍁 Canada's subsurface expertise is geothermal-ready
📜 Clear, harmonized regulations are the missing link

This new Cascade Institute report draws on best practices from the world's top geothermal producers to offer clear, actionable regulatory guidelines for provinces and territories.

Canada's current geothermal production is almost nil, and 10 provinces and territories have no regulations in place for geothermal energy production.

Groundwork: Regulatory guidelines for making Canada a geothermal powerhouse - a new Cascade Institute report by Emily Smejkal, Princess Sharlynne Cosalan, and Stephanie Rose Cortinovis

🚨 NEW REPORT: How provinces can make Canada a geothermal superpower

Canada has the know-how, materials, and momentum to become a global leader in geothermal energy – harnessing heat from deep within the Earth for secure, always-on power.

But we're way behind.

Cascade Institute Speaker Series: Ted Parson on Solar Geoengineering

📅 EVENT - In-person at @royalroads.ca & online

🌍 Solar geoengineering: A radical, frightening, and hopeful response to climate change

Join Ted Parson (UCLA) June 26, 2:30pm PDT

For information and to RSVP, visit: cascadeinstitute.org/events/

#ClimateChange #Geoengineering

Welcome to new Cascade Institute Research Associate Ysaline Bacon

Welcome, Ysaline!

Ysaline Bacon has joined the Cascade Institute as a research associate with the Ultradeep Geothermal team.

She is a master’s student in Earth Sciences and Renewable Energy at INRS and Reykjavik University, focusing on the deep geothermal potential of Nunavut's Baker Lake.

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We will be releasing the video in July to coincide with the publication of Dr. Kemp's book. You can sign up for our e-newsletter to receive the video when it is available: cascadeinstitute.org/newsletter/

Anti-democratic ‘Dark Enlightenment’ ideas have spread from Silicon Valley to Washington Cascade Institute Visiting Fellow Christopher Collins examines the growing influence of the anti-democratic 'Dark Enlightenment' philosophy among U.S. tech and political elites and its potential conse...

Cascade Institute Affiliated Researcher Christopher Collins on how Silicon Valley's "Dark Enlightenment" philosophy has reached the Trump administration—and why Canadians should worry about tech elites who reject democracy: cascadeinstitute.org/dark-enlight...

National service would bring young people along Royal Military College professor David Last and Cascade Institute director Thomas Homer-Dixon suggest creating a new national service for Canadian youth.

If Canadians want to sustain our society, we need programs that unite us.

A new @thestar.com .com op-ed by the Royal Military College's David Last and the Cascade Institute's Thomas Homer-Dixon proposes voluntary national service to build shared identity and empower youth to shape Canada's future.

Getting underway shortly: Polycrisis in the Anthropocene – Global Sustainability Webinar.

Details: cascadeinstitute.org/wp-content/u...

Register: cambridge-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Canada needs to re-think its approach to innovation and how it can drive productivity.

AOSTRA provides a model to do just that!

Initiatives like AOSTRA provide an important reminder that Canada has a strong record of innovating and competing at the global scale. Claiming this legacy is more important than ever as Canada reorients its economy towards global markets.

#GeothermalInnovation #EnergyTransition #SustainableEnergy

We're calling for the establishment of a network of strategic in-field test sites across Canada to accelerate breakthrough advances in hard-rock drilling, well construction, reservoir engineering, and surface facility technologies—necessary innovations for Canada to compete on the global stage.

AOSTRA: A model for funding geothermal innovation - Cascade Institute Canada could be a global leader in geothermal electricity production, but innovation is essential to achieving this goal.To ignite this needed innovation, the Cascade Institute proposes establishing a...

Canada could become a #geothermal energy powerhouse, but will need to innovate to get there. This case study on the successful Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) provides a proven Canadian model for kickstarting this innovation.
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Fellow - Cascade Institute FELLOW, ULTRADEEP GEOTHERMAL PROGRAM The Cascade Institute is based at Royal Roads University and acknowledges that our headquarters are located on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) an...

The Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University is hiring a Fellow to join our Ultradeep Geothermal program team.

This 2-year position offers an exciting opportunity to advance Canada's potential as a leader in geothermal energy.

Apply by May 15.

Full details: cascadeinstitute.org/udg-fellow/

Polycrisis in the Anthropocene Webinar: Wednesday May 7, 2025

Join an interactive webinar on Wednesday, May 7, exploring early contributions to the special issue "Polycrisis in the Anthropocene" from the Cambridge University Press journal Global Sustainability.

For full details, visit the Cascade Institute's events page: lnkd.in/gr9RG8qQ