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Oil & Gas
July 13, 2026
Media Release
New Pathways MOU relies on more taxpayer dollars for carbon capture, proposes government support for oil production
The non-binding agreement with the Oil Sands Alliance confirms carbon capture project has shrunk by half
Oil & Gas
July 6, 2026
Media Release
Alberta-Ontario pipeline proposal wrong remedy to energy security, economic diversification risks
Without any declared interest from private sector, neither Premier Smith nor Premier Ford ruled out the possibility of tens of billions of taxpayer dollars being spent on another new pipeline
Oil & Gas
July 2, 2026
Media Release
Unable to find a private company to back pipeline, governments resort to 90% taxpayer ownership
Today’s announcement breaks two promises that the federal and Alberta governments have repeatedly made to Canadians – that a pipeline would be privately financed and would be contingent on oilsands companies reducing their emissions
Oil & Gas
July 2, 2026
Media Release
Full year without private sector interest confirms new West Coast pipeline is political, not economic
Despite extraordinary efforts by both the federal and provincial governments to clear the way for a pipeline to move ahead, companies recognize the near-term reality of peaking global oil demand
Oil & Gas
June 11, 2026
Media Release
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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Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 15, 2026
Media Release
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
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 15, 2026
Article
The consequences of weakening Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing
Delay to 2040 leads to 230 megatonnes of additional GHG emissions from the oil sands
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 5, 2026
Publication
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
Electricity, Oil & Gas
May 5, 2026
Media Release
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
Carbon Removal, Oil & Gas
May 5, 2026
Media Release
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
Oil & Gas
April 30, 2026
Media Release