About the author

Hughes-ForSiteJ. David Hughes is an earth scientist who has studied the energy resources of Canada and the US for more than four decades, including 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) as a scientist and research manager.

His research focus with GSC was on coal and unconventional fuels including coalbed methane, shale gas and tight oil. Over the past 15 years he has researched, published and lectured widely in North America and internationally on global energy and sustainability issues. Hughes is currently President of Global Sustainability Research Inc., a consultancy dedicated to research on energy and sustainability issues in the context of resource depletion and climate change. He is also a board member of Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy, a Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute (PCI), and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

Hughes has published widely in the scientific literature and his work has been featured in NatureThe EconomistLA TimesBloombergUSA Today and Canadian Business, as well as other press, radio, and television outlets. Recent reports for CCPA and PCI include the following: Will the Trans Mountain Pipeline and tidewater access boost prices and save Canada’s oil industry? (CCPA, May 2017); Shale Reality Check (PCI, February 2018); Can Canada increase oil and gas production, build pipelines and meet its climate commitments? (CCPA, June 2016); A Clear View of BC LNG (CCPA, May 2015), Drilling Deeper (PCI, October 2014); Drilling California (PCI, December 2013); and Drill, Baby, Drill (PCI, February 2013).

About the project

This research is part of the Corporate Mapping Project (CMP), a research and public engagement initiative investigating the power of the fossil fuel industry. The CMP is jointly led by the University of Victoria, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Parkland Institute. This research was supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

The research for Canada’s Energy Outlook was supported by the Canadian Shield Foundation.

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Parkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. www.parklandinstitute.ca

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent policy research organization. www.policyalternatives.ca