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2010-2023
Residential concrete construction
Buildings
November 15, 2024
Article

Canada and the world’s progress on low-carbon concrete since COP28

Strides Canada has made to make concrete decarbonization a global priority
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Electricity
October 22, 2024
Media Release

Ontario aligns energy policy with economic policy, but more details are needed

Pembina reacts to Ontario government's announcement about creating an integrated energy plan
Gurprasad Gurumurthy
Remote Communities
October 21, 2024
Media Release

For the first time, Northwest Territories commits to net-zero by 2050 target

Pembina Institute reacts to the Government of Northwest Territories’ strong policy and investment signal
Portrait of Emily He
Multi-level commercial high-rise building construction
Buildings
October 9, 2024
Article

Concrete innovation in B.C.

City of Langford is laying the foundation for government uptake of made-in-Canada solutions
Portrait of Rachel Sutton
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
Portrait of Betsy Agar
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Electricity
September 27, 2024
Publication

Assessing Fossil Fuel-fired Electricity

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Karambir headshot Portrait of Courtney Smith
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
Portrait of Betsy Agar
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
Smoke over downtown Edmonton
Buildings
August 22, 2024
Article

Protecting Albertans from wildfire smoke

Cross-sector planning needed to protect building occupant health during wildfire events
Portrait of Raidin Blue
A shipping container truck transporting a CP container
Transportation
August 14, 2024
Op-ed

The problem with low-carbon fuels for road freight

Alternative fuels may diminish the climate impact of Canada’s cargo trucks and vans, but they won’t get us to net zero.
Hongyu Xiao
Men working with retrofit panels on a building construction site.
Buildings
July 16, 2024
Article

Launch of Canada's Green Buildings Strategy

An important step for achieving affordable, reliable, climate-safe homes
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Healthy Buildings cover with old apartment building
Buildings
July 11, 2024
Publication

Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate

Improving health with multi-unit residential building retrofits
Portrait of Betsy Agar Portrait of Raidin Blue
Ranking of climate policies from the ten provincial governments and federal government against our policy indicators
Oil & Gas, Electricity, Transportation, Buildings, Equitable Transition
July 9, 2024
Op-ed

Environmental checkup: reviewing governments’ clean-economy performance

As Canada’s environment ministers prepare to meet, we examined how their governments are performing on climate, energy, and preparedness for the clean economy.
Portrait of Sarah McBain