Simon Dyer is the deputy executive director of the Pembina Institute, Canada’s leading clean energy think tank. Simon has worked on natural resource management issues in western Canada since 1999. Simon holds a Master of Science degree in environmental biology and ecology from the University of Alberta, and a Master of Arts in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge in the U.K.
Formerly director of the Institute's oilsands program, Simon is the co-author of over 40 Pembina Institute publications and has represented the Pembina Institute at many regulatory and parliamentary hearings and multistakeholder processes. In 2013 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work to support environmentally responsible energy development in Alberta and Canada.
Simon Dyer is available for speaking engagements.
Contact Simon Dyer
cell: 587-873-3937 • email: simond@pembina.org • tweet: @simonjdyer
Simon Dyer's Recent Publications
Alberta Utilities Commission Renewable Electricity Generation Inquiry - Module A Pembina Institute's written submission
Alberta’s Roadmap to the New Energy Economy Embracing the opportunities for every Albertan
Green Budget Coalition Recommendations for Budget 2023
Recommendations on principles to guide the implementation of an oil and gas cap Submission to the Net-Zero Advisory Body
The Government of Canada has committed to setting a cap on emissions generated by the oil and gas sector at a pace and scale needed to achieve net-zero by 2050. In this submission, the Pembina Institute provides key principles for setting the oil and gas cap, setting 2025 and 2030 targets, and developing the regulatory pathway to ensure these targets are met or exceeded.