The Pembina Institute's letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper asks for a quicker phase-out of the accelerated capital cost allowance for the oil sands, a more thorough regulatory review process of oil sands projects, and stronger action on climate change.
Letter to Prime Minister Harper Re: Budget 2007 Provisions
Related Publications
Options to cap and cut oil and gas sector greenhouse gas emissions Submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada
This submission outlines the Pembina Institute’s comments and recommendations to the Government of Canada on its two proposed options to cap oil and gas emissions. Oil and gas production remains Canada’s largest source of emissions, and unlike some other industrial sectors, its emissions have continued to grow in recent years — by 19% between 2005 and 2019. To do its fair share, Canada’s oil and gas sector must also reduce its emissions by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030.
Recommendations on principles to guide the implementation of an oil and gas cap Submission to the Net-Zero Advisory Body
The Government of Canada has committed to setting a cap on emissions generated by the oil and gas sector at a pace and scale needed to achieve net-zero by 2050. In this submission, the Pembina Institute provides key principles for setting the oil and gas cap, setting 2025 and 2030 targets, and developing the regulatory pathway to ensure these targets are met or exceeded.
Letter to Minister Steven Guilbeault on 2035 emissions reduction target Faster pace of change needed between now and 2035
Our letter to Minister Steven Guilbeault about Canada's emissions reduction target for 2035 recommends a faster pace of change