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Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 18, 2025
Publication

Green Budget Coalition 2025

Recommendations for Budget 2025 and Budget 2026
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Electricity, Oil & Gas
September 18, 2025
Media Release

Alberta’s continued weakening of industrial carbon pricing makes Canada less climate competitive

Latest data shows oil and gas emissions continue to accelerate while province weakens key decarbonization policy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electricity, Oil & Gas
September 16, 2025
Media Release

Alberta’s move to undermine industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’

Province’s decision to weaken long-standing system means private investment less likely to be funnelled into decarbonization projects, including Pathways
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Janne Wallenius
Remote Communities
September 16, 2025
Op-ed

Local progress on energy, Arctic security must survive federal cuts

If federal programming is stripped down, remote communities will be limited in their pathways to achieve energy security.
Lynne Couves
Buildings
September 14, 2025
Media Release

Build Canada Homes signals urgency — affordable and low carbon construction must follow

Pre-fab modular homes need to be affordable, low carbon, resilient, and affordable to heat and cool
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Man installing thermal roof insulation layer
Buildings
September 12, 2025
Article

Building jobs in Alberta

Ending boom-bust cycles in the retrofit industry to strengthen local economies
Ceileigh McAllister Kari Hyde
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 11, 2025
Media Release

First batch of major projects step toward resilient, diversified Canadian economy

Future projects must be ‘climate competitive,’ accompanied by policies to leverage private clean growth investment
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electric car charging at recharging station in the street under green trees in summertime
Transportation
September 11, 2025
Op-ed

Charged up

Letter to the Editor, The Globe and Mail
Adam Thorn
A solar panel and a wind turbine in a field in southwestern Ontario
Electricity
September 11, 2025
Publication

Power Playbook

Our guides empowering Ontario's municipalities to seize the benefits of renewable energy development
Wind turbines in southwestern Ontario
Electricity
September 11, 2025
Article

Optimizing the municipal support process for Ontario's energy projects

Municipalities share potential improvements for Ontario’s future energy procurements
Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities
September 8, 2025
Media Release

Dr. Tim Weis joins Pembina Institute to lead Industrial Decarbonization team

Weis led Pembina team that helped advance Alberta’s coal phase-out in mid-2010s
Equitable Transition
September 5, 2025
Media Release

Workforce supports will help Canada weather economic shocks and seize new opportunities

Federal measures will build skills, strengthen EI and prepare workers for low-carbon future
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Transportation
September 5, 2025
Media Release

Delaying EV targets serves auto industry, not Canadians

Electric Vehicle Availability Standard makes clean, affordable transportation a realistic choice for Canadians
Adam Thorn