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2010-2023

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Weakened industrial carbon price harms Canada’s economic future, abandons international commitments

Federal–Alberta deal continues string of major climate policy rollbacks, will slow low-carbon investment and job creation

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Graph showing increased carbon emissions

Electricity, Oil & Gas

The consequences of weakening Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing

Delay to 2040 leads to 230 megatonnes of additional GHG emissions from the oil sands

The first page of the letter

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Alberta-federal MOU

Pembina Institute and five other leading climate and clean energy organisations highlight urgent need for final agreement

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Leading clean energy experts warn Carney can’t “build Canada strong” without robust Alberta MOU outcomes

Canada stuck in “unhelpful feedback loop” of oil and gas expansion as global energy transition accelerates

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

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

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

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Fossil fuel production, economic growth are compatible with 2050 net-zero goal, CER report indicates

New modelling challenges popular assumption that climate action comes at cost of economic performance

Rethinking Canada’s Energy Future cover

Rethinking Canada’s Energy Future

Canada’s Energy Future 2026 shows good policy can support economic prosperity and reduce emissions

The first page of the letter

Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Sustainable Workforce

Pembina Institute urges PM Carney to deliver serious Canadian climate policy

Stalled talks with Alberta remain critical to slowing climate change and speeding economic growth

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Electricity, Oil & Gas

New emissions inventory underscores importance of overdue Alberta MOU talks

Canada’s emissions fell 10% over two decades, while Alberta’s rose 4%, driven by under-regulated oilsands pollution

A Semi Truck Drives on Highway in the Canadian Rockies, Alberta

Electricity, Oil & Gas

What if Canada’s top climate policy was a critical economic driver, too?

It is critical that Canada and Alberta remain focused on industrial carbon pricing as the foundational economic driver and climate policy it is

An electricity plant in winter with snow on the ground. There is steam coming out of the power station chimney

What’s the point of the Clean Electricity Regulations?

As MOU negotiations continue, a look at why industrial carbon pricing alone won’t be enough to build a low-carbon grid in Alberta

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Delayed Alberta-Ottawa MOU talks frustrate investment, slow job creation, hamper economic growth

Provincial foot-dragging on methane, carbon pricing, and clean electricity leaves pipelines, Pathways, and $40B of industrial projects in doubt

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

A graphic card with the name of the publication

Electricity, Oil & Gas

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

Infographic and technical backgrounder

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Portrait of Will Noel

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