Research & Analysis

Featured All Research & Analysis Publications Articles Media Releases
2010-2023
Cover page: The Pembina Institute, Clean Energy Canada, and the David Suzuki Foundation welcome the opportunity to provide input on the development of a B.C. Net-Zero New Industry Policy
Oil & Gas
August 17, 2023
Publication

Near-term net-zero needed for new upstream oil and gas facilities to meet sector targets in B.C.

Submission by Clean Energy Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute to British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
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Transportation
August 10, 2023
Article

Integrating equity is critical to achieving a low-carbon transportation system

Climate action in the heavy-duty vehicle industry will need to adopt a diversity, equity and inclusivity lens to be successful
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Solar installation in Alberta
Electricity
August 10, 2023
Op-ed

Favourable regulations and incentives – not a moratorium – are necessary for clean energy prosperity

How Canada can get its share of a trillion-dollar global investment
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Electricity
August 10, 2023
Media Release

Canada's landmark Clean Electricity Regulations help move towards an affordable and reliable clean grid

Today's announcement of the draft Clean Electricity Regulations offers policy certainty and pathways for Canada's provinces
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Cover of British Columbia’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero- Emission Vehicles
Transportation
August 8, 2023
Publication

British Columbia’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero- Emission Vehicles 2023 Consultation Paper

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Chandan Bhardwaj various old Pembina Institute logos Adam Thorn
Electricity
August 3, 2023
Media Release

Alberta hits brakes on affordable electricity projects

Halting renewable energy will increase electricity rates while costing jobs and revenue for municipalities and landowners
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Three Nations Energy Solar panels in Fort Chipewyan
Remote Communities
August 2, 2023
Article

Energy justice in remote communities

How integrating energy justice in power purchase agreements can accelerate an Indigenous-led clean energy transition
Arthur Bledsoe Bhan Gatkuoth
Wheat field with mountains in background under blue skies
Electricity
July 31, 2023
Article

Alberta's Renewable Energy Advantage

Renewables fuel economic growth, pay rural Alberta bills and underpin an affordable electricity system
Portrait of Will Noel
cover of cash flow modeling CCS
July 28, 2023
Publication

Cash flow modeling shows carbon capture and storage can help meet climate goals

Policy Options article and technical backgrounder
Portrait of Scott MacDougall Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Trinity Song at the University of Alberta’s Together | Ensemble conference
Equitable Transition, Transportation
July 26, 2023
Article

Woman entrepreneurs are in the driver’s seat for climate

Transportation has the technology to decarbonize, but cities like Edmonton need to know how to support businesses make the transition to zero-emission vehicles
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Cover to Installing EV Infrastructure with electric vehicle charger and car
Buildings, Electricity, Transportation
July 25, 2023
Publication

A Guide to Installing EV Infrastructure in Alberta's Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

How to prepare for an electric vehicle future
Portrait of Jason Wang
A photo of Mihskakwan James Harper speaking at an event
July 18, 2023
Article

Pembina Institute Welcomes Mihskakwan James Harper to the Board

Member of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is currently business development manager at NRStor Inc. working on large-scale energy storage and clean microgrid projects
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Electric car plugged into charger next to empty parking space
Transportation
July 17, 2023
Op-ed

Why ditching gas cars for electric ones hinges on Canada’s EV sales standard

As the federal government finalizes regulations to speed up electric-car production, it would be sheer folly to get this piece of climate policy wrong
Adam Thorn
Buildings
July 13, 2023
Article

Building sustainable communities

Canada urgently needs a Green Buildings Strategy
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Smokestack emissions at oilsands facility
Oil & Gas
July 4, 2023
Article

Canadian oil production more carbon-intensive now than in 1990

Much more to be done to make Canadian oil competitive in a global, carbon-conscious market
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