Research & Analysis

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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
Ceileigh McAllister Portrait of Rachel Sutton
Vancouver City Hall
Buildings
July 25, 2024
Article

Vancouver council's natural gas amendment jeopardizes affordable, climate-resilient buildings

Returning to gas is a step backward in decarbonization
Portrait of Betsy Agar
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
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Transportation
July 3, 2024
Media Release

New Pembina report assesses state of climate action by governments across Canada

British Columbia and Quebec leading the pack; Alberta and Saskatchewan falling further behind
Cover of All Together Now with flock of snow geese
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Transportation
July 3, 2024
Publication

All Together Now

A provincial scorecard on shared responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada
Portrait of Sarah McBain Portrait of Matt Dreis Portrait of Simon Dyer
Buildings, Electricity
June 27, 2024
Media Release

B.C.’s Clean Energy Strategy opens path to net-zero emissions by 2050

It’s time for a plan that will ensure B.C. has an equitable and reliable energy system
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Buildings
June 14, 2024
Media Release

Reframed Initiative recognized as finalist for REFBC 2024 Land Awards

BC leaders in sustainable, equitable, and socially just land use to be honoured
Two men working on a building construction site.
Buildings
June 5, 2024
Article

Reducing built-in carbon emissions

The next climate action frontier
Portrait of Rachel Sutton
Buildings
April 25, 2024
Media Release

Landmark Reframed Initiative demonstrates how deep building retrofits are doable and necessary

Designs include energy and carbon reductions plus beyond-energy benefits making homes healthier, safer, climate resilient and more affordable to heat and cool
Portrait of Betsy Agar various old Pembina Institute logos
Transmission line towers in the middle of a yellow canola field in bloom with wind turbines in the background
Electricity
March 28, 2024
Article

Regulatory barriers to decarbonize Canada’s electricity grid

Outdated approaches inhibit grid modernization and decarbonization
various old Pembina Institute logos
Cover to Directing Decarbonization with deer striding between two wind turbines in a field with transmission lines in the background and mountains in the distance
Electricity
March 20, 2024
Publication

Directing Decarbonization

Examining regulatory barriers to a cleaner grid
various old Pembina Institute logos
solar panels on the roof of a building in a remote community
Remote Communities
March 13, 2024
Article

Long-term resource planning in remote communities

Understanding the critical relationship between utilities' strategic planning and the clean energy transition in remote communities
Arthur Bledsoe
Buildings
February 23, 2024
Media Release

Budget 2024 moves B.C. along on cleaner, more affordable path

Pembina Institute highlights the commitments made and still required to achieve CleanBC targets
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Cover of Submission to Highest Efficiency Equipment Standards Consultation
Buildings
February 13, 2024
Publication

Submission to Highest Efficiency Equipment Standards Consultation in B.C.

HEES is an important tool for decarbonization and climate readiness of existing buildings
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Innergex Renewable Energy's Ashlu Creek run-of-river hydroelectric power plant, northwest of Squamish, B.C. April 20, 2016.
Remote Communities
February 7, 2024
Article

Empowering Indigenous leadership: A look at British Columbia's evolving clean energy landscape

Our reflections on a year of remote clean energy development in B.C., advancements in First Nations energy leadership, and what we're keeping an eye on in 2024
Arthur Bledsoe