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Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
November 4, 2025
Media Release

Budget 2025 sets stage for climate-competitive Canada

Actions that grow and support clean sectors most likely to result in lasting economic, security, climate and affordability benefits
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Woman plugging an EV into a charger while her family walks through the front door in the background
Transportation
October 31, 2025
Op-ed

Who’s killing Canada’s EV dreams? It’s not just Trump and his tariffs

Our own half-measured approach may be the bigger issue
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Adam Thorn
Electricity pylons at sunset
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
October 31, 2025
Op-ed

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
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Equitable Transition
October 29, 2025
Media Release

Canada must align skills with emerging opportunities

Budget 2025 signals growing recognition that skilled workers are key to powering Canada’s competitiveness
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Transportation
October 17, 2025
Media Release

EVs position Canada to lead in low-carbon industries

From affordability to industrial growth, accelerating EV adoption creates jobs, attracts investment and strengthens competitiveness in the low-carbon economy
Adam Thorn
Cover of Backgrounder on Canada's EV Availability Standard
Transportation
October 17, 2025
Publication

Keeping Canada Competitive with EV Standards

Balancing flexibility with strong targets for investment, jobs, affordability
Chandan Bhardwaj Adam Thorn
Oil & Gas
October 9, 2025
Media Release

“Grand bargain” would result in more oilsands emissions, not less

New Pembina Institute analysis finds the aspiration of filling a new oil pipeline with “decarbonized barrels” unlikely under current policies
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Ian Sanderson
The front cover of the report, featuring a picture of a pipeline under construction
Oil & Gas
October 9, 2025
Publication

A Not-so-Grand Bargain

The quest for decarbonized barrels in the oilsands
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Ian Sanderson
A liquified natural gas LNG tanker at sea
Oil & Gas
October 7, 2025
Op-ed

A strange start for “climate competitiveness”

The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions, or Canadians’ tax dollars.
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Oil & Gas
October 1, 2025
Media Release

Alberta should heed private sector caution on pipelines

Province’s pipeline proposal is a bad bet for taxpayer dollars and Canada’s climate
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
A red and grey Petro-Canada DC Fast electric vehicle charging station
Transportation
October 1, 2025
Article

Powering Canada’s freight future

Strategic public charging infrastructure planning is key to cleaner, cheaper and more competitive trucking
Chandan Bhardwaj Portrait of Lejla Latifović
A modern smart home roof with dark solar panels at sunset
Buildings
October 1, 2025
Article

From efficiency to empowerment

Building on demand-side management to unlock the full value of distributed energy resources
Kari Hyde
Remote Communities
September 23, 2025
Media Release

Remote communities increasingly turning to renewables for energy security

National report shows positive signs, but to truly advance nation-building, governments must commit to keeping and strengthening policies that deliver results
Arthur Bledsoe
Cover page for restoring the flow
Remote Communities
September 23, 2025
Publication

Restoring the Flow

Policies to support Indigenous-led clean energy in remote communities
Arthur Bledsoe Portrait of Emily He Rosa Brown
Green Budget Coalition 2025 cover
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 18, 2025
Publication

Green Budget Coalition 2025

Recommendations for Budget 2025 and Budget 2026
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy Gurprasad Gurumurthy Adam Thorn Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon