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1997-2025
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Outdated approaches inhibit grid modernization and decarbonization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
Windmills in the distance in front of mountain views and behind a field of haybales
Electricity
March 21, 2024
Article

Assessing potential impact of Alberta's proposed viewscapes and agricultural land restrictions for renewable energy

Renewables support affordable and reliable electricity
Portrait of Jason Wang 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
Methane flaring on a high pipe in winter
Oil & Gas
March 13, 2024
Article

Achievable and fair amendments to Canada's methane regulations

Draft amendments take a common-sense approach to oil and gas methane emissions
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Cover of factsheet
Electricity
March 11, 2024
Publication

Potential impact of siting restrictions on renewable energy projects

Proposed projects located on Class 1 and 2 agricultural land and within 35 km of national parks in Alberta
Portrait of Jason Wang various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos
Workers in a prefabricated building factory
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
March 5, 2024
Article

Alberta can invest in the clean economy and grow jobs

Recent modelling cited by Alberta government fails to anticipate job growth in clean economy
Portrait of Megan Gordon Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Cover of submission
Electricity
February 29, 2024
Publication

Towards the economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation in Alberta

Pembina Institute written submission
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Scott MacDougall
February 29, 2024
Media Release

Alberta Budget 2024 missed opportunity to plan for a clean economy

Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan almost one year old but no new investments
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Electricity
February 28, 2024
Media Release

Alberta hamstrings renewables sector with rules not required for other industries

Renewables lower electricity bills and bring jobs and revenue to rural Alberta
Portrait of Jason Wang
Oilsands refinery in Fort McMurray
Oil & Gas
February 20, 2024
Op-ed

Emissions cap needed to spur reductions from highly profitable energy industry

Alberta can prepare for a world in which not only is demand for fossil fuels declining, but the emissions associated with those products are more highly scrutinized
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
cover of joint submission
Oil & Gas
February 20, 2024
Publication

Comments on Amending the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds

Joint submission from Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Lung Association, David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute, Clean Air Task Force and Environmental Defense Fund
First page of report
Electricity
February 15, 2024
Publication

Is Alberta's renewable energy industry being treated fairly?

How to assess the outcome of the Alberta Utilities Commission inquiry into the ongoing economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Electricity
February 15, 2024
Media Release

Alberta's renewable energy moratorium ends in two weeks

New report offers framework to assess the fairness of the outcomes of the Alberta Utilities Commission's inquiry into renewable energy development
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Oil & Gas
February 15, 2024
Media Release

Pembina reacts to Government of Alberta’s submission on federal methane regulations

Draft amendments to oil and gas methane regulations leverage cost-effective, common-sense solutions
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Cover of design recommendations for a national oil and gas emissions cap
Oil & Gas
February 5, 2024
Publication

Design recommendations for a national oil and gas emissions cap

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations on the Regulatory Framework for an Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie