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2010-2023

electricity transmission in rainy valley on vancouver island bc

Buildings, Electricity, Transportation

In this uncertain time, is B.C. putting our best tool - CleanBC - back on the shelf?

CleanBC was once viewed as a shining example of climate and economic planning, but there's been no formal response to an independent review report and no real climate measures in the 2026 budget

Portrait of Jessica McIlroy

Electricity, Oil & Gas, Sustainable Workforce

Federal economic update fails to advance clean energy as key to long-term resilience

Mini-budget confirms “clean, affordable, dependable electricity” as “central to long‑term economic strength,” but lacks action

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

New wind and solar projects outcompete all other electricity options in Ontario energy auction

Huge drop in wind, solar costs in last decade make them competitive with natural gas

Gurprasad Gurumurthy

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Canada’s energy future hinges on an amped-up electricity system

Wind, solar and transmission must grow to meet increased demand

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

Independent Power Production: Policy guide for Indigenous-led IPP projects in the Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut

Remote Communities

Independent Power Production

A policy guide for Indigenous-led IPP projects in the Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut

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

Labourers instal solar panels on community building

Remote Communities

People before electrons

Building community capacity for clean energy

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

Electricity, Oil & Gas

$40 billion of potential investment riding on Alberta MOU deadline

New Pembina Institute analysis quantifies some of the potential projects impacted by delays to key policies

Workers installing solar panels

Remote Communities

Turning diesel subsidies into a clean energy future

In Alaska’s remote communities, a program built to soften the cost of diesel generation has quietly become the engine driving community-owned renewable power

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