Megan Egler

I use both qualitative and quantitative inquiry to examine how power manifests in extractive economies and shapes possibilities for more just and ecological futures.

 

With a primary focus on energy transitions in extractive regions, I have examined the relationship between discursive power, labour alienation, and meaningful work among oil workers in North America’s historical fossil fuel regions. I have used large representative surveys to study affective polarization and public opinion on energy transition in Western Canada, with the goal of informing more just climate policies. And, I have consulted on programs and policies addressing fossil fuel liabilities, major energy infrastructure projects, and the redevelopment of inactive fossil fuel and mining sites in Canada and the USA. I have current projects focused on the political economy of New York’s offshore wind development and perceptions of desirable futures in communities affected by energy transition.

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I also collaborate with public interest lawyers through my work with the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide to bring economic analysis into legal strategies for environmental justice and human rights.​

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I completed my Phd at the University of Vermont in 2024, an MSc in food, agriculture and resource economics from the University of Guleph, and a BSc in environmental and conservation sciences from the University of Alberta. I serve on the board of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics, am a member of the Leadership for the Ecozoic Community (McGill and UVM), and am an organizer in the North American degrowth movement. ​

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Originally from the northern prairies of Canada, I now find home in Victoria, British Columbia. You can find me here hunting/crafting/performing among other forms of general merrymaking.