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Year

2010-2023

DSM programs in Alberta cover

Customer Energy

Demand-Side Management Programs that Work in Alberta

Reflections from Alberta’s retrofit sector

various old Pembina Institute logos

Canada’s LNG exports face a global energy market in rapid transition

Looming oversupply and accelerating deployment of low-cost renewables weakens business case for new projects

Report cover of The LNG Gamble featuring an LNG carrier ship

The LNG Gamble

Separating hype from evidence

Majority of Albertans back wind and solar, but investors continue to face hostile business environment

Despite clear public support for renewables, recent federal-Alberta energy talks failed to address provincial restrictions that have pushed investment out of Alberta

Portrait of Will Noel

Polling Albertans on Renewable Energy 2026

Conducted between April 27 and May 6, 2026

Pembina Institute

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Majority of Albertans don’t want taxpayer dollars used for pipeline; say province’s economy too dependent on oil and gas

Despite the latest spike in oil prices and months-long push by oil and gas industry for the stripping back of environmental regulations, Albertans are concerned about overreliance on single sector

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

The front cover of the publication

Polling Albertans on Energy and Climate 2026

Conducted between April 27 and May 6, 2026

Pembina Institute

Demand as a Utility Resource

Buildings, Customer Energy

Demand as a Utility Resource

Legislative and implementation pathways to demand-side management

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Weakened industrial carbon price harms Canada’s economic future, abandons international commitments

Federal–Alberta deal continues string of major climate policy rollbacks, will slow low-carbon investment and job creation

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Graph showing increased carbon emissions

Electricity, Oil & Gas

The consequences of weakening Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing

Delay to 2040 leads to 230 megatonnes of additional GHG emissions from the oil sands

Alberta’s oil and gas cleanup problem is growing

Orphan wells set to more than double in 2026, while cleanup levy on industry rises only seven per cent

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Lost in Transmission

Lost in Transmission

How to fix clean electricity wastage in Alberta and lower consumer bills

Portrait of Will Noel

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Leading clean energy experts warn Carney can’t “build Canada strong” without robust Alberta MOU outcomes

Canada stuck in “unhelpful feedback loop” of oil and gas expansion as global energy transition accelerates

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

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