Research & Analysis
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Electricity
March 28, 2024
Article
Regulatory barriers to decarbonize Canada’s electricity grid
Outdated approaches inhibit grid modernization and decarbonization![Portrait of Grace Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/grace-24.jpg?itok=u2i_zA8t)
![Solar panels installed in Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/funding-the-territories-in-energy-transition.png?itok=fKXcsbXG)
Remote Communities
March 25, 2024
Article
Funding the Territories in energy transition
Federal funding must fit the needs of Canada's North![Portrait of Emily He](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/emily-24.jpg?itok=Lep6MNrI)
![Windmills in the distance in front of mountain views and behind a field of haybales](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/assessing-potential-impact-of-alberta-s-proposed-viewscapes-and-agricultural-land-restrictions-for-renewable-energy.png?itok=z0j1l6Cj)
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 Courtney Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/courtney-24.jpg?itok=lTQgUifj)
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Transportation
March 20, 2024
Article
A clean transportation future hinges on inclusivity
Pembina Institute’s new initiative will help reduce inequities among fleet operators![Portrait of Sarah McBain](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/sarahmcb-24.jpg?itok=nf3BIhSZ)
![Exhaust from diesel-fuelled heavy-duty truck](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/the-true-cost-of-diesel-powered-medium--and-heavy-duty-vehicles.png?itok=_sbGLKWk)
Transportation
March 20, 2024
Op-ed
The true cost of diesel-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
MHDVs are a disproportionately large contributor to traffic-related air pollution![Adam Thorn](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/adam-24.jpg?itok=0EH5Jq1F)
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Remote Communities
March 13, 2024
Article
Long-term resource planning in remote communities
Understanding the critical relationship between utilities' strategic planning and the clean energy transition in remote communities![Arthur Bledsoe](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/arthur-24.jpg?itok=oMYqXS-F)
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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](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/amanda-24.jpg?itok=3AC-4odg)
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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](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/megan-24.jpg?itok=vQUG0hi9)
![Portrait of Janetta McKenzie](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/janetta-24.jpg?itok=xgecRW1v)
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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](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/janetta-24.jpg?itok=xgecRW1v)
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Buildings, Equitable Transition, Transportation
February 8, 2024
Article
Interview with Monica Curtis
A vision for buildings and transportation systems becoming increasingly integrated thanks to a highly skilled workforce![Portrait of Laurence Miall](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/laurence-24.jpg?itok=oK6iQrx6)
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Oil & Gas
February 8, 2024
Article
Interview with MC Bouchard
"We need to be able to provide the products and services that we rely on today but with lower emissions"![Portrait of Laurence Miall](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/laurence-24.jpg?itok=oK6iQrx6)
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Remote Communities
February 7, 2024
Article
Empowering Indigenous leadership: A look at British Columbia's evolving clean energy landscape
Our reflections on a year of remote clean energy development in B.C., advancements in First Nations energy leadership, and what we're keeping an eye on in 2024![Arthur Bledsoe](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/arthur-24.jpg?itok=oMYqXS-F)
![Deep retrofits like this low-rise building development need additional support from the government to increase demand, according to the Pembina Institute (Courtesy Roberta Franchuk, Pembina Institute)](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/deep-retrofits-of-buildings-save-more-than-just-money.png?itok=G4KYO6WE)
Buildings
February 7, 2024
Article
Deep retrofits of buildings save more than just money
New Pembina report outlines added benefits to health, GHG emissions reductions, climate resiliency, smart grid integration![Portrait of Betsy Agar](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/betsy-24.jpg?itok=5thxvND3)