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Buildings, Electricity, Oil & Gas
December 9, 2024
Media Release

Huge response to BC Hydro's 2024 call for clean power sends strong signal for new energy economy

Clean electricity will be critical to continued economic and climate leadership in B.C.
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Cover page of report "I'll Have What They're Having"
Electricity
December 5, 2024
Publication

I'll Have What They're Having

Lessons learned from six jurisdictions leading in wind and solar deployment
Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Electricity
December 5, 2024
Media Release

Use of solar and wind energy in leading jurisdictions is four times higher than Alberta

Some jurisdictions are already achieving up to 70% renewable energy
Portrait of Will Noel
Buildings
December 5, 2024
Media Release

B.C. can seize huge economic, environmental opportunity with clean concrete

Report outlines practical solutions for the province to build a low-carbon future
Portrait of Rachel Sutton
Cover of clean concrete report
Buildings
December 5, 2024
Publication

The Opportunity to Lead on Clean Concrete

Procurement and performance-based specifications to support the clean cement and concrete industry in B.C.
Portrait of Rachel Sutton
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Carbon Removal, Oil & Gas
December 2, 2024
Publication

Growing Carbon Storage in Alberta

Pembina Institute submission to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Portrait of Matt Dreis Portrait of Carson Fong
Buildings
November 28, 2024
Media Release

Vancouver Council’s natural gas decision recognizes industry voices

Pembina Institute applauds Council’s efforts to meaningfully address affordability and industry concerns
various old Pembina Institute logos
Aurora borealis lighting up the sky beneath a snow covered mountain range in Canada
Electricity
November 28, 2024
Article

Canada in the Age of Electricity

Regulations will continue to play a critical role in supporting Canada's electricity grid transformation
Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Cover page of briefing note "Land Use Pressures in Alberta"
Electricity
November 26, 2024
Publication

Land Use Pressures in Alberta

Briefing note to the House Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR)
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
First page of the submission
Oil & Gas
November 25, 2024
Publication

Comments on Red Tape Reduction Changes to Directive 060

Pembina Institute submission to the Alberta Energy Regulator
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
International Energy Agency headquarters in Paris
Equitable Transition
November 22, 2024
Article

Clean energy employment is surging globally and it’s time for Canada to join in

Findings from IEA employment report signal need for workforce policy solutions
Portrait of Megan Gordon
A liquified natural gas LNG tanker at sea
Oil & Gas
November 22, 2024
Op-ed

A changing energy market makes expanding LNG in B.C. risky business

If private sector proponents wish to bear these risks, they can. But before LNG projects are given priority access to publicly funded clean electricity, the government needs to take an objective look at the likely return on investment
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
A Canadian flag flying on the top of the Peace Tower, part of the Canadian Parliament Building in Ottawa.
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2024
Article

Remarks at the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

For the Committee's study 'Climate Change: Canadian Oil and Gas Industry'
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Residential concrete construction
Buildings
November 15, 2024
Article

Canada and the world’s progress on low-carbon concrete since COP28

Strides Canada has made to make concrete decarbonization a global priority
various old Pembina Institute logos
Oil pumpjacks in a field in Peace Country, Alberta
Oil & Gas
November 14, 2024
Article

For many oil and gas companies, the emissions cap can be met through further efforts on methane

There are still cost-effective options that are ripe for the picking
Portrait of Amanda Bryant