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Remote Communities
March 26, 2025
Media Release

Clean energy leaders in Whitehorse for unique gathering on remote and Indigenous energy access

2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Pembina Institute’s Renewables in Remote Communities conference
Lynne Couves Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Sachs Harbour, NWT
Remote Communities
March 21, 2025
Article

The Clean Energy Transition in Remote Communities

Five questions with the Renewables in Remote Communities program
Lynne Couves
Houses with rooftop solar installed in Iqaluit, NU
Remote Communities
March 20, 2025
Article

Diesel dependency: the hidden cost of living in remote communities

And how clean energy is changing the narrative
Lynne Couves
Remote Communities
December 16, 2024
Media Release

Canada’s largest Indigenous-majority owned transmission line a case study in remote diesel-reduction

Pembina Institute applauds Wataynikaneyap Power and Ontario government as two thirds of province’s remote Indigenous communities reach major diesel reduction milestone
Lynne Couves
Diesel fuel tanks storing fuel for heating and transportation in Bella Bella, B.C.
Remote Communities
November 8, 2024
Op-ed

Remote communities deserve better than the diesel-spill status quo

Spills are yet another reminder of the costly impact of diesel reliance in remote communities across Canada
Lynne Couves
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Solar panels in Kotzebue
Remote Communities
April 8, 2024
Article

Remote clean energy and the federal budget

Exploring the role of federal budgets in advancing remote clean energy and what we’re looking for in Budget 2024
Portrait of Emily He Portrait of Fibha Nazim Lynne Couves
Solar panels in Kotzebue, Alaska
Remote Communities
October 31, 2023
Article

Lessons learned on remote energy and international exchange

Remote community success stories, common challenges, and the imperative to share
Lynne Couves Portrait of Emily He
Remote Communities
June 22, 2023
Media Release

Pembina reacts to UNDA Action Plan

Long-awaited action plan a historic and positive step forward on Canada’s reconciliation journey
Lynne Couves
Electricity, Remote Communities
June 16, 2023
Media Release

B.C.'s clean power procurement step forward for renewables and Indigenous reconciliation

Commitment to 100% renewables is commendable
various old Pembina Institute logos Lynne Couves