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2010-2023
Oilsands refinery in Fort McMurray
Oil & Gas
February 20, 2024
Op-ed

Emissions cap needed to spur reductions from highly profitable energy industry

Alberta can prepare for a world in which not only is demand for fossil fuels declining, but the emissions associated with those products are more highly scrutinized
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
cover of joint submission
Oil & Gas
February 20, 2024
Publication

Comments on Amending the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds

Joint submission from Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Lung Association, David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute, Clean Air Task Force and Environmental Defense Fund
Electricity
February 16, 2024
Media Release

Clean Electricity Regulations urgently needed

The federal government must move quickly to implement clean electricity regulations
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
First page of report
Electricity
February 15, 2024
Publication

Is Alberta's renewable energy industry being treated fairly?

How to assess the outcome of the Alberta Utilities Commission inquiry into the ongoing economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Courtney Smith Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Electricity
February 15, 2024
Media Release

Alberta's renewable energy moratorium ends in two weeks

New report offers framework to assess the fairness of the outcomes of the Alberta Utilities Commission's inquiry into renewable energy development
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Courtney Smith Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Oil & Gas
February 15, 2024
Media Release

Pembina reacts to Government of Alberta’s submission on federal methane regulations

Draft amendments to oil and gas methane regulations leverage cost-effective, common-sense solutions
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Cover of Submission to Highest Efficiency Equipment Standards Consultation
Buildings
February 13, 2024
Publication

Submission to Highest Efficiency Equipment Standards Consultation in B.C.

HEES is an important tool for decarbonization and climate readiness of existing buildings
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Buildings, Equitable Transition
February 9, 2024
Media Release

Pembina Institute welcomes Building It Green for upskilling workers, green retrofits

Increased union training capacity important step for future green building sector
various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Betsy Agar
Monica Curtis, Pembina Institute
Buildings, Equitable Transition, Transportation
February 8, 2024
Article

Interview with Monica Curtis

A vision for buildings and transportation systems becoming increasingly integrated thanks to a highly skilled workforce
Portrait of Laurence Miall
MC Bouchard, Pembina Institute
Oil & Gas
February 8, 2024
Article

Interview with MC Bouchard

"We need to be able to provide the products and services that we rely on today but with lower emissions"
Portrait of Laurence Miall
Innergex Renewable Energy's Ashlu Creek run-of-river hydroelectric power plant, northwest of Squamish, B.C. April 20, 2016.
Remote Communities
February 7, 2024
Article

Empowering Indigenous leadership: A look at British Columbia's evolving clean energy landscape

Our reflections on a year of remote clean energy development in B.C., advancements in First Nations energy leadership, and what we're keeping an eye on in 2024
Arthur Bledsoe
Deep retrofits like this low-rise building development need additional support from the government to increase demand, according to the Pembina Institute (Courtesy Roberta Franchuk, Pembina Institute)
Buildings
February 7, 2024
Article

Deep retrofits of buildings save more than just money

New Pembina report outlines added benefits to health, GHG emissions reductions, climate resiliency, smart grid integration
Portrait of Betsy Agar
semitruck on highway
Transportation
February 7, 2024
Article

The road to clean fuel

Leads to a smaller carbon footprint but not necessarily a net-zero transportation system
Hongyu Xiao
Cover of report - Beyond Energy Efficiency: Deep Retrofits - external renovations of multiunit apartment building with scaffolding
Buildings
February 7, 2024
Publication

Beyond Energy Efficiency

Deep retrofits save more than just money
Portrait of Raidin Blue Portrait of Jessica McIlroy Portrait of Betsy Agar
Two women working on an electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck at an assembly plant
Equitable Transition
February 5, 2024
Op-ed

Pass the Sustainable Jobs Act now or risk future jobs and investments

We’ll show the world that Canada is ready
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker