Key Information for Energy Council Calgary 2027

Key Topics Shaping Energy Council Calgary 2027:

• Canada–US Trade & Competitiveness: Trade tensions are pushing energy security and economic competitiveness above climate policy in the near-term. Canada is trying to reduce its reliance on the US by deepening trade and energy ties with Europe and Asia.
• From Pipeline Announcements to Execution: Ottawa- Alberta MOU for West Coast Pipeline, MPOThe debate has moved on from whether Canada needs more infrastructure to who will actually build it, fund it and deliver it. Major pipeline projects could take 10–15 years and require tens of billions in capital, while no company has yet stepped forward.
• Private Capital & Infrastructure Investment: There is a clear need to bring more private equity and infrastructure investors into the Canadian market, particularly if government wants major projects to move from policy announcements to delivery.
• Federal–Provincial Politics & Separatism is viewed by some as a political distraction rather than a realistic near-term outcome — but it should still be discussed because of the attention it is generating. Spicy convo.
• Data Centres, Gas & Lower-Carbon Power: Alberta’s abundance of natural gas is attracting datacenter interest, while natural hydrogen is emerging as a potential lower-carbon power source. Meta to build 13B Alberta datacenter