This set of recommendations for ambitious environmental action was presented to the federal government in advance of the 2008 federal budget. The Pembina Institute authored several of the recommendations including recommendations for carbon pricing, mining and mineral exploration and development, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Big Steps ForwardGreen Budget Coalition Recommendations for Budget 2008
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Green Budget Coalition Recommendations for Budget 2024
Publication
Nov. 17, 2023-
By Jessica McIlroy, Jason Wang, Kendall Anderson, Scott MacDougall, Jan Gorski, Adam Thorn, Green Budget Coalition
The Green Budget Coalition appreciated the major federal funding announcements for climate and nature in Budget 2023 and at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 in Montreal, and urges the government to continue to seize this opportunity to transform society to address the twin climate and biodiversity crises, create sustainable jobs and ensure enduring prosperity and well-being for all.
Design Changes to the Investment Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Submission to Department of Finance Canada
Publication
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.
Areas for investment in Canada's economic recovery Letter to federal Minister of Finance
Publication
Sept. 16, 2020-
By Linda Coady
Ahead of the throne speech, Pembina Institute outlines investment three areas to be prioritized to ensure Canada’s recovery strategy addresses health and employment needs, as well as the need to achieve significant progress toward net-zero emissions by 2050: building an inclusive, net-zero workforce; resilient, job-intensive, clean and natural infrastructure; and development of industries and businesses producing, and scaling up, the use of low- and non-emitting goods and services.