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2010-2023
December 7, 2022
Media Release

NWT Energy Action Plan lacking Indigenous focus

GNWT should increase support for Indigenous led energy projects
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Cover of Independent Power Producer policy in Nunavut
October 31, 2022
Publication

Independent Power Producer policy in Nunavut

Nunavut IODI champion and Pembina Institute feedback
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briefing note cover
October 31, 2022
Publication

Recommendations on energy policy in the NWT

Briefing note to the Government of NWT
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Emily He
Cover of Recommendations on the forthcoming IPP Policy
October 19, 2022
Publication

Recommendations on the forthcoming IPP Policy

To be presented to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker various old Pembina Institute logos
Electric vehicle charging station in the Yukon
August 30, 2022
Article

How remote communities should be included in the push to electrify transportation

Government funding and programming need to address the unique barriers remote communities face
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Renewables in Remote Communities 2022 Conference cover
Remote Communities
August 29, 2022
Publication

Renewables in Remote Communities 2022 Conference

Summary Report
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Home in remote community with diesel tanks
Remote Communities
July 20, 2022
Article

Remote communities transitioning to clean energy need better housing

Governments must prioritize energy efficiency to successfully reduce diesel dependency
Portrait of Emily He
Cover of Transforming the Utility Business Model
Remote Communities
April 8, 2022
Publication

Transforming the Utility Business Model

Options to improve services and opportunities for clean energy in remote communities
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March 30, 2022
Publication

2022-2025 Energy Action Plan Development

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
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Neptune WAVE ENERGY
March 23, 2022
Article

Three clean energy options that could help replace diesel

Hydrogen, small modular reactors and energy generated by the ocean are all under consideration in remote communities
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Cover of recommendations to Nunavut to accelerate clean energy projects
February 10, 2022
Publication

Recommendations to the Government of Nunavut to accelerate clean energy projects

Improving policies to meet energy needs and climate goals
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Cover of report; image shows wind turbine construction in the North
Remote Communities
February 9, 2022
Publication

From diesel dependency to energy empowerment

Six energy service models that could fast-track climate action in remote communities
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January 26, 2022
Media Release

Utilities in remote communities can support more clean energy safely and reliably

New study shows that the diesel-powered grids serving communities in the Northwest Territories can use 45 per cent more renewable energy
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Cover of Diesel Subsidies Simplified
Remote Communities
June 28, 2021
Publication

Diesel Subsidies — Simplified, Part I

In remote communities, subsidies mask the true cost of using diesel fuel and impede the transition to clean energy systems
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Remote Communities
November 18, 2020
Article

Rethinking energy policy in Canada’s remote communities

Moving from the diesel of the past to a clean energy future
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