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2010-2023
November 1, 2021
Media Release

Report identifies policies, technologies to decarbonize heavy trucks

As freight emissions rise, Pembina Institute assesses options for difficult sector
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Cover - how to lighten climate load showing heavy-duty semi-truck hauling lumber
November 1, 2021
Publication

How to Lighten the Climate Load

Technology and policy options to decarbonize B.C.’s heaviest trucks
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April 30, 2021
Publication

Municipal actions needed to reduce GHG emissions by electrifying urban delivery

Letter to municipal governments in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
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Cover of Making the Case report
Transportation
April 28, 2021
Publication

A guide to electrifying urban delivery fleets in Canadian cities

Why and how last-mile delivery companies should make the switch to electric vehicles
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April 28, 2021
Media Release

Urban delivery primed to go electric in Canadian cities, if supported

New research underscores environmental and increasingly economic reasons to electrify last-mile delivery vehicles
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Cover of long-haul trucking fleet report with line drawings of freight truck types
April 6, 2021
Publication

Long-haul trucking fleets take emission reductions into their own hands

Canadian companies adopt practices and devices that lower fuel use and costs
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Cover of report on trailer fuel-saving devices with closeup of truck with trailer skirt
March 11, 2021
Publication

Costs, benefits and uptake of trailer fuel-saving devices

An examination of Canada’s on-road freight sector
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Cover of hydrogen submission
February 4, 2021
Publication

A hydrogen strategy can help Ontario achieve climate targets

Submission to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in response to its hydrogen strategy discussion paper
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Delivery truck and parcels
November 27, 2020
Op-ed

Buyers’ remorse: How the rush in online shopping hurts the planet

Amid Black Friday and the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce has surged — but do consumers know the carbon emissions that can come with that?
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Primer cover with hydrogen facility
Oil & Gas
July 9, 2020
Publication

Hydrogen on the path to net-zero emissions

Costs and climate benefits
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worker unloading parcels from delivery vehicle in Edmonton
Transportation
June 4, 2020
Article

Why we need a smarter approach to online shopping

How to get your package delivered with lower environmental impacts
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Transportation
April 16, 2020
Publication

Cities Taking Freight Action

Summary notes from the Canadian urban freight forum
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Cover of On-Road Freight Efficiency report with semitrucks on highway
Transportation
March 10, 2020
Publication

Practices to Improve the Efficiency of On-Road Freight

Short-term opportunities to reduce GHG emissions from Canada’s freight trucks
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