This summary presents Pembina policy recommendations that are designed to help Alberta's future premier improve the environmental and social quality of the province. It is divided into five categories: land, water, air, climate change and people. Each category aims to present current physical, ecological or social states, political states, recent trends and projections, solutions to challenges, and those questions pertaining to the category that leadership candidates should be prepared to answer. Names and contact information for the Pembina researchers involved in compiling each section are also provided, as well as those for other organizations as an appendix. Finally, news releases on polling work that the Pembina Institute has recently commissioned are also provided as appendices to this document.
The State of Alberta's EnvironmentPembina Review and Recommendations
Related Publications
Polling Results: Oil and Gas, Jobs and Targets Alberta too dependent on oil and gas; gov’t should plan for future jobs for energy workers
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Oct. 19, 2023-
By Laurence Miall
70% of Albertans think the province’s economy is too dependent on the oil and gas industry. New polling released today also shows Albertans think government should play active role in planning for future job opportunities for energy workers.
Design Principles for B.C.'s Output-Based Pricing System Submission to British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Publication
Sept. 19, 2023-
By Jan Gorski, Evan Pivnick, Tom Green
B.C.'s Output-Based Pricing System is essential for meeting the province's climate targets. The Pembina Institute, Clean Energy Canada, and the David Suzuki Foundation enerally support the proposed system, and recommend improvements in alignment with climate targets, data transparency, recognition of early action, accommodation of industrial decarbonization pathways, carbon leakage exemptions, offsets, opt-ins, carbon removal, revenues, and support for demand-side policies.
Design Changes to the Investment Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Submission to Department of Finance Canada
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Oct. 7, 2022-
By Chris Severson-Baker
Pembina Institute submission to the Department of Finance Canada on the proposed design of its investment tax credit (ITC) for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects. Public investments in CCUS must be weighed against other opportunities to drive emissions reductions in Canada on a tonne (of carbon dioxide equivalent not emitted) per dollar invested basis. As such, we support the current level of the investment tax credit (ITC) for carbon capture, but not increasing it.