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2010-2023
Oil & Gas
February 24, 2020
Media Release

Teck Frontier decision highlights need for co-ordinated climate policy

Pembina Institute reacts to Teck Resources Limited decision to withdraw oilsands project
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Report cover: Sunset over the oilsands
Oil & Gas
February 19, 2020
Publication

The oilsands in a carbon-constrained Canada

The collision course between overall emissions and national climate commitments
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Oilsands mine in Alberta
Oil & Gas
February 12, 2020
Op-ed

Regardless of the decision, Teck Frontier proves the system is still broken

We need to understand how individual projects fit into Canada’s long-term decarbonization pathways
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global oil demand trends
Oil & Gas
January 9, 2020
Article

Why Canada's Energy Future report leads us astray

Examining assumptions and trends in Canada’s energy production
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Oil & Gas
December 13, 2019
Media Release

Alberta’s regulations fail to effectively address major sources of emissions

Federal government would put Canada’s climate ambition at risk if Alberta’s weak methane regulations are approved
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Oil & Gas
December 6, 2019
Media Release

Federal government approves TIER for 2020, but signals it will have to increase its ambition

Pembina Institute reacts to federal government announcement to accept Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system
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Cover of Landowners Primer - unreclaimed oil and gas wells
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2019
Publication

Landowners' Primer: What you need to know about unreclaimed oil and gas wells

A tool for landowners who find themselves with inactive, suspended, abandoned or orphaned wells on their property.
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Oil and gas infrastructure on rural Alberta agricultural land
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2019
Article

What do rural landowners need to know about inactive and orphaned wells?

Pembina Institute’s latest primer on oil and gas liabilities in Alberta
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Oil & Gas
October 29, 2019
Media Release

TIER weakens incentives for technology, innovation and emissions reductions

Pembina Institute reacts to tabling of Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system
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Pumpjack and oil pipes
Oil & Gas
October 12, 2019
Op-ed

Credibility is Alberta Energy Regulator's real problem

A “world-class regulator” needs to manage more than just pushing out fast approvals
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Oil & Gas
September 24, 2019
Publication

Comparing Provincial and Federal Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Regulations

Factsheets for Policy Makers
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Oil & Gas
July 24, 2019
Article

What it takes to greenlight a new oilsands mega-mine

Examining the pending Teck Frontier open pit mine decision
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Oil & Gas, Transportation
July 16, 2019
Article

Canada’s clean fuel standard is exactly the kind of climate action we need

It's a measured and orderly approach to a necessary energy transition
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Oil & Gas
March 14, 2019
Article

Why Alberta’s current pollution pricing is better for reducing oil and gas emissions

CCIR system creates a strong incentive for new facilities to design and build best in class performance
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Orphan well site near Carstairs, Alberta
Oil & Gas
February 4, 2019
Op-ed

Redwater decision is progress, but environmental liabilities run deep

Taxpayers still risk being left on the hook for cleanup of oil and gas assets
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