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2010-2023

Majority of Albertans don’t want taxpayer dollars used for pipeline; say province’s economy too dependent on oil and gas

Despite the latest spike in oil prices and months-long push by oil and gas industry for the stripping back of environmental regulations, Albertans are concerned about overreliance on single sector

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Alberta’s oil and gas cleanup problem is growing

Orphan wells set to more than double in 2026, while cleanup levy on industry rises only seven per cent

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Carbon Removal, Oil & Gas

Fact check: Oil Sands Alliance statement misrepresents both investment and emissions record

Capital spending dropped following 2014 price crash, emissions intensity flat and absolute emissions rising

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Pipeline construction outside Edmonton, Alberta.

Don’t gamble Canadians’ money on a risky pipeline

If the risks are too great for shareholders, then they’re too great for taxpayers

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Electricity, Oil & Gas

$40 billion in low-carbon projects at stake in Alberta-federal MOU

Infographic and technical backgrounder

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An LNG carrier loads at Ras Laffan in Qatar.

War in the Gulf will only accelerate oil’s long-term decline

Short-term supply shocks can raise prices, but structural shifts in global energy demand are weakening the case for new oilsands investment.

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The Shell Quest carbon capture facility in Fort Saskatchewan, AB. Workers pictured in the foreground.

Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas

The magic of $130 by 2030

Understanding the “effective” price in Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system

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Oilsands executive's comments out of step with goal of Alberta-Ottawa talks

Without a strong, functioning TIER, there will be no CCS built in Alberta, in the oilsands or any sector

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The flags of Canada and Alberta

Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas

What should Canadians expect from the Ottawa-Alberta MOU talks?

Four specific outcomes are necessary for a climate-competitive Canada

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various old Pembina Institute logos

December 8, 2025

Energy transition-aligned industries would provide greater economic benefits to B.C. than LNG

Allocating province’s hydro power to battery supply chains and other emerging sectors would create more jobs and add more GDP

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Cover of the Power Struggle report featuring a transmission tower

December 8, 2025

Power Struggle

Exploring the economic and climate trade-offs of LNG electrification in British Columbia

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Oilsands mining trucks

Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas

December 3, 2025

For oil and gas insight, look at what companies are doing – not what politicians are saying

Booms and busts are nothing new to Alberta workers, but are we ready for a bust without a boom?

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Electricity pylons at sunset

Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation

October 31, 2025

For Canada to be ‘climate competitive’ we need to stay the course on key industrial policies

Pembina Institute testimony to the House Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

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