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2010-2023
Multi-unit apartment building undergoing external retrofits
Buildings
August 29, 2024
Article

Split incentive or common ground?

Rethinking tenant and building owner perspectives on deep retrofits for equitable climate solutions
Staff no photo Portrait of Rachel Sutton
Smoke over downtown Edmonton
Buildings
August 22, 2024
Article

Protecting Albertans from wildfire smoke

Cross-sector planning needed to protect building occupant health during wildfire events
Portrait of Raidin Blue
Cover of Finance Canada submission
Transportation
August 15, 2024
Publication

Building a competitive EV industry in Canada

Submission to Finance Canada Consultation
Portrait of Monica Curtis
A worker at an oil and gas site recording information on an electronic device
Oil & Gas
August 14, 2024
Article

Let’s get smarter about methane: the vital role of Canada’s Methane Centre of Excellence

A well-designed centre could help move Canada to more accurate, measurement-informed emissions accounting
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
A shipping container truck transporting a CP container
Transportation
August 14, 2024
Op-ed

The problem with low-carbon fuels for road freight

Alternative fuels may diminish the climate impact of Canada’s cargo trucks and vans, but they won’t get us to net zero.
Hongyu Xiao
Pembina Institute staff tour Shell Jackpine oilsands mine
Equitable Transition
July 31, 2024
Article

Bridging the gender gap to net-zero

Equity in the energy transition
Portrait of Margret Nellissery
man using cargo van to deliver package
Transportation
July 24, 2024
Article

Going the distance

New project highlights the importance of an equitable transition to fleet electrification
Portrait of Sarah McBain
Men working with retrofit panels on a building construction site.
Buildings
July 16, 2024
Article

Launch of Canada's Green Buildings Strategy

An important step for achieving affordable, reliable, climate-safe homes
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Cover for Carbon-free Concrete with high-rise concrete apartment buildings
Buildings
July 16, 2024
Publication

Carbon-free Concrete

Building a net-zero foundation for Canada
Portrait of Rachel Sutton Portrait of Emily He
Sustainable Jobs Short Blueprint - cover
Equitable Transition
July 15, 2024
Publication

Sustainable Jobs Blueprint: Summary Report

How do we prepare for a changing economy in a way that meets environmental commitments and creates decent jobs?
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Buildings
July 11, 2024
Media Release

New healthy buildings report signals urgent need for a cross-sector approach

Buildings built for yesterday’s climate need retrofitting to keep Canadians healthy and safe
Portrait of Raidin Blue Portrait of Betsy Agar
Healthy Buildings cover with old apartment building
Buildings
July 11, 2024
Publication

Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate

Improving health with multi-unit residential building retrofits
Portrait of Betsy Agar Portrait of Raidin Blue
Photo of town centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Equitable Transition
July 10, 2024
Article

Rural Albertan perspectives on the energy transition

The clean energy transition is possible, but only if we think it is
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Ranking of climate policies from the ten provincial governments and federal government against our policy indicators
Oil & Gas, Electricity, Transportation, Buildings, Equitable Transition
July 9, 2024
Op-ed

Environmental checkup: reviewing governments’ clean-economy performance

As Canada’s environment ministers prepare to meet, we examined how their governments are performing on climate, energy, and preparedness for the clean economy.
Portrait of Sarah McBain
Cyclist riding the Trans Canada Trail bike path near Canmore, Alberta
Electricity
July 6, 2024
Op-ed

For the first time in more than 150 years, Alberta's electricity is coal free

Alberta's rapid phase-out of coal is an environmental success story
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker