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Preparing Alberta's buildings report cover
Buildings
March 28, 2025
Publication

Preparing Alberta's Buildings for Severe Weather

Understanding barriers and supports needed to scale resilient retrofits in Alberta
Portrait of Rachel Sutton Ceileigh McAllister
Buildings
March 28, 2025
Media Release

Report outlines actions needed to prepare Alberta’s buildings for severe weather

In the past decade, four of Canada’s 10 most costly weather-related disasters happened in Alberta
Portrait of Rachel Sutton Ceileigh McAllister
Cover page of Pembina submission for the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Electrification consultation period on the role of natural gas in the province's energy system
Electricity
January 17, 2025
Publication

Rethinking Ontario's Gas Use

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Gurprasad Gurumurthy
Buildings
January 17, 2025
Media Release

Critical investment needed to lift Alberta's most vulnerable households out of energy poverty

Deep retrofits are a common sense solution to tackle energy affordability and security
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos
Cover of Affordable Home Energy with family indoors in the winter
Buildings
January 17, 2025
Publication

Affordable Home Energy for All

How Alberta could help its most vulnerable households escape energy poverty
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos
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Demand-side management: family with smart thermostat
Buildings, Equitable Transition
January 15, 2025
Article

How utilities can reach customers who need energy savings the most

The potential equity benefits of demand-side management
Portrait of Monica Curtis Kari Hyde
Image of winnipeg skyline
Buildings
December 17, 2024
Article

Manitoba’s energy plan puts B.C. to the test

A new energy plan is needed in B.C., and the Prairies provides an ambitious example
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Two engineers on a roof of a building installing solar panels while the sun sets in the background
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Transportation
October 18, 2024
Op-ed

Time for a real conversation about energy transition

And what we need to do to seize the benefits
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Wind turbines on the horizon in rural Alberta with hay bales
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Transportation
October 18, 2024
Article

The new energy economy has arrived, and Canada must pay attention

International Energy Agency’s 2024 World Energy Outlook full of proof points of the scale and pace of the world’s transition to clean energy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Jason Wang various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Cover page of Optimizing Ontario report shows transmission lines crossing over lush green land
Electricity
October 3, 2024
Publication

Optimizing Ontario

Regulatory solutions to sustainably meet growing demand
various old Pembina Institute logos
Edmonton highrise retrofit
Buildings
October 1, 2024
Article

The key to decarbonization? Invest in existing buildings

Canada is tackling housing and affordability while keeping emissions stable, but bringing existing buildings up to snuff is the hard part
various old Pembina Institute logos
Buildings
September 24, 2024
Media Release

New retrofit program set to accelerate sustainable buildings in Alberta

The Pembina Institute joins Alberta Ecotrust in launching groundbreaking retrofit program
various old Pembina Institute logos
Buildings
September 17, 2024
Media Release

BC Hydro MURBs Retrofit Program launches whole building offer for 11,000 buildings

Centered around electrification and energy efficiency, this program will help British Columbians save on energy bills
Kari Hyde