Research & Analysis
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Oil & Gas
May 27, 2024
Op-ed
Taxpayers shouldn't foot the whole bill for carbon capture
Three years in, why is the oilsands Pathways Alliance still lobbying for even more public funding for their first and only project?![Portrait of MC Bouchard](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/mc-24.jpg?itok=ocHsggjE)
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Equitable Transition
May 22, 2024
Article
What are “green” jobs and how can postsecondary institutions prepare students for them?
Reflections from the Colleges and Institutes Canada 2024 Connection Conference![various old Pembina Institute logos](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/alumni-bio.jpg?itok=CV_sBscF)
![Workers installing solar panels on a residential home roof.](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/passing-sustainable-jobs-act-moves-canada-closer-to-clean-economy.png?itok=p792fQf4)
Equitable Transition
April 17, 2024
Article
Passing Sustainable Jobs Act moves Canada closer to clean economy
Labour and environmental groups agree: legislation ensures workers will lead the energy transition and the Senate needs to pass it quickly![Portrait of Megan Gordon](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/megan-24.jpg?itok=vQUG0hi9)
![Electric truck charging station](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/6-key-factors-holding-back-charging-infrastructure-for-fleets.png?itok=qhQMPKjp)
Transportation
April 17, 2024
Article
6 key factors holding back charging infrastructure for fleets
Electric road freight depends on a grid-ready charging network, yet deployment has been sluggish![Solar panels in Kotzebue](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/remote-clean-energy-and-the-federal-budget.png?itok=LMQwS42O)
Remote Communities
April 8, 2024
Article
Remote clean energy and the federal budget
Exploring the role of federal budgets in advancing remote clean energy and what we’re looking for in Budget 2024![Portrait of Emily He](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/emily-24.jpg?itok=Lep6MNrI)
![Portrait of Fibha Nazim](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/fibha-244.jpg?itok=EFFU4rKp)
![Lynne Couves](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/lynne-24.jpg?itok=Snwy3hiX)
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Equitable Transition
April 2, 2024
Article
An open letter in support of the Sustainable Jobs Act
It's time to align workforce, regional, and economic development with our climate goals![Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/chris-24.jpg?itok=AOLwE5rg)
![Solar farm in the snow](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/neither-snow-nor---smoke-will-stop-solar-panels-from-delivering-energy.png?itok=uDEq-h47)
Electricity
March 28, 2024
Article
Neither snow nor...smoke will stop solar panels from delivering energy
Business Renewables Centre-Canada looks at solar electricity generation in bad weather![Portrait of Margret Nellissery](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/Margaret-24.jpg?itok=CcrNE_gc)
![Transmission line towers in the middle of a yellow canola field in bloom with wind turbines in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/regulatory-barriers-to-decarbonize-canada---s-electricity-grid.png?itok=SZ3wCuSg)
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)
![Portrait of Jason Wang](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-05/jason-24.jpg?itok=wtMidJ1E)
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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)
![solar panels on the roof of a building in a remote community](/sites/default/files/styles/sm_md/public/node_images/long-term-resource-planning-in-remote-communities.png?itok=pS8uFD9E)
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)