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2010-2023
Semitrucks and passenger vehicles on the highway in Canada
Transportation
November 23, 2023
Op-ed

Ambitious, staggered sales mandates a key to meeting zero-emission MHDV targets

Recommendation tops a set of policies Canada needs to steer the MHDV transition
Adam Thorn
Cover of Grid-Locked with Enmax Energy Centre plant
Electricity
November 23, 2023
Publication

Grid-Locked

Risks of unabated gas-fired electricity for a clean grid in Alberta
Karambir headshot Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Electricity
November 23, 2023
Media Release

Alberta on collision course with international expert recommendations to reduce generation from unabated natural gas

Alberta needs to start deploying carbon capture and storage on gas or risk locking in costly emissions for decades
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Cover of submission
Electricity
November 22, 2023
Publication

Alberta Utilities Commission Renewable Electricity Generation Inquiry - Module A

Pembina Institute's written submission
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Simon Dyer
Energy Policy Simulator banner with night shot of Parliament Hill
November 21, 2023
Article

How to get to net-zero by 2050

Pembina Institute uses Energy Policy Simulator to show one effective pathway
various old Pembina Institute logos
November 17, 2023
Publication

Green Budget Coalition

Recommendations for Budget 2024
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy Portrait of Jason Wang various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Scott MacDougall various old Pembina Institute logos Adam Thorn
House of Commons
Equitable Transition
November 17, 2023
Article

ENGOs propose amendments to Sustainable Jobs Act

Climate organizations recommend changes to strengthen Bill C-50 in light of unnecessary delays at Canada’s Standing Committee on Natural Resources
various old Pembina Institute logos
First page of joint letter
Electricity
November 16, 2023
Publication

Renewable Energy and Land Use Planning

Joint Letter
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Apartment buildings under construction
Buildings
November 15, 2023
Article

“Affordable housing” isn’t affordable unless it’s energy efficient

As governments across Canada commit to building thousands of new homes, they also must commit to ensuring that housing is affordable to heat and cool
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Cover of The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal on Canada's Path to Net-Zero with image of panel members
Carbon Removal
November 9, 2023
Publication

The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal on Canada's Path to Net-Zero

Alberta Climate Summit Panel summary
Portrait of Carson Fong
Cover of Pembina's submission to draft Clean Electricity Regulations technical backgrounder
Electricity
November 2, 2023
Publication

Modelled aspects of the Alberta electricity system

Peaking capacity, supply adequacy and simple cycle gas plant operations
Portrait of Will Noel various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Cover of Pembina's submission to draft Clean Electricity Regulations
Electricity
November 2, 2023
Publication

Pembina Institute response to draft Clean Electricity Regulations

Submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada
Portrait of Will Noel various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Crowd at the Pembina Institute’s Alberta Climate Summit iin Calgary
November 1, 2023
Article

Thank you for being part of the Alberta Climate Summit 2023!

Sold-out event featured lively exchanges and forward-looking solutions
Portrait of Laurence Miall
Transportation
November 1, 2023
Media Release

Pembina Institute releases strategy to decarbonize Canada’s highest emitting vehicles

The relentless rise in truck and bus emissions makes it increasingly urgent to develop a national clean transportation plan
Adam Thorn
Cover of Canada’s Pathway to Net-Zero for Trucks and Buses with truck on highway
Transportation
November 1, 2023
Publication

Canada’s Pathway to Net-Zero for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses

The drive to clean transportation in 2040
various old Pembina Institute logos Adam Thorn Chandan Bhardwaj Portrait of Sarah McBain