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2010-2023
Trucking employees consulting on logistics
Transportation
March 20, 2024
Article

A clean transportation future hinges on inclusivity

Pembina Institute’s new initiative will help reduce inequities among fleet operators
Portrait of Sarah McBain
Exhaust from diesel-fuelled heavy-duty truck
Transportation
March 20, 2024
Op-ed

The true cost of diesel-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

MHDVs are a disproportionately large contributor to traffic-related air pollution
Adam Thorn
Monica Curtis, Pembina Institute
Buildings, Equitable Transition, Transportation
February 8, 2024
Article

Interview with Monica Curtis

A vision for buildings and transportation systems becoming increasingly integrated thanks to a highly skilled workforce
Portrait of Laurence Miall
semitruck on highway
Transportation
February 7, 2024
Article

The road to clean fuel

Leads to a smaller carbon footprint but not necessarily a net-zero transportation system
Hongyu Xiao
Woman plugs in her electric vehicle.
Transportation
December 20, 2023
Article

Fast and furious

Turns out electric vehicle sales remained strong throughout 2023
Adam Thorn
Transportation
December 19, 2023
Media Release

Federal government’s new EV regulations will boost sales and lower prices

Pembina Institute available for comment
Adam Thorn
New cars in lot
Transportation
December 7, 2023
Op-ed

Canada can’t hit its net-zero goals without phasing out gas-guzzling vehicles

Why did our delegates show up at COP28 without a final plan for getting us off fossil fuel-burning cars?
Adam Thorn
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
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
Electric school bus at a school
Transportation
September 5, 2023
Op-ed

Turning yellow school buses green could be the kickstart the auto industry needs

Ontario can score a win for climate and the economy by using its automotive hub to drive growth in electric buses
Chandan Bhardwaj
Transportation
August 28, 2023
Media Release

New report shows electric school buses could be a windfall for Ontario’s auto sector

Analysis from the Pembina Institute demonstrates how Ontario can capitalize on soaring demand by investing in zero-emission buses
Chandan Bhardwaj
Cover of Power Boost with electric school buses at chargers
Transportation
August 24, 2023
Publication

Power Boost

Electric school buses and the revitalization of small- and medium-size businesses in Ontario’s auto industry
Chandan Bhardwaj
Transportation
August 10, 2023
Article

Integrating equity is critical to achieving a low-carbon transportation system

Climate action in the heavy-duty vehicle industry will need to adopt a diversity, equity and inclusivity lens to be successful
Portrait of Sarah McBain
Cover of British Columbia’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero- Emission Vehicles
Transportation
August 8, 2023
Publication

British Columbia’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero- Emission Vehicles 2023 Consultation Paper

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Chandan Bhardwaj Portrait of Sarah McBain Adam Thorn