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Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
July 22, 2025
Media Release

CleanBC key to resilient economy, reducing emissions, making life more affordable in B.C.

Expanding clean electricity is biggest opportunity for economy, energy security, climate
Renewables in Remote Communities 2025 Summary Report
Remote Communities
June 27, 2025
Publication

Renewables in Remote Communities 2025

Proceedings, videos, and photos from the fourth Renewables in Remote Communities Conference
Bhan Gatkuoth
A well site in Alberta, in a rural setting with fields in the background
Oil & Gas
June 26, 2025
Op-ed

In 2025, what is an energy superpower?

Canadian decision-makers must look at global trends and make a call
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Bill C-5 Policy Brief
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
June 19, 2025
Publication

Set the bar high: in time of crisis, we need excellence

Bill C-5 Policy Brief
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
June 19, 2025
Media Release

Canada should fast-track clean energy projects via an amended Bill C-5

Bill must be improved to better uphold Indigenous rights, reduce risks, achieve clean growth potential
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Decarbonizing_Remote_Indigenous_Communities with solar panels on roof
Electricity, Remote Communities
April 23, 2025
Publication

Decarbonizing Remote Indigenous Communities

Regulatory reform in B.C. and the territories
Portrait of Emily He Arthur Bledsoe various old Pembina Institute logos Rosa Brown
RiRC2025 Mihskakwan James Harper
Remote Communities
April 9, 2025
Article

Lessons from Whitehorse: A spotlight on the remote transition to clean energy

Reflections from the fourth Renewables in Remote Communities Conference
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Lynne Couves
Remote Communities
March 26, 2025
Media Release

Clean energy leaders in Whitehorse for unique gathering on remote and Indigenous energy access

2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Pembina Institute’s Renewables in Remote Communities conference
Lynne Couves Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Ground-mounted solar installation in Arctic with two people
Remote Communities
March 21, 2025
Article

The clean energy transition in remote communities

Five questions with the Renewables in Remote Communities program
Lynne Couves
Houses with rooftop solar installed in Iqaluit, NU
Remote Communities
March 20, 2025
Article

Diesel dependency: the hidden cost of living in remote communities

And how clean energy is changing the narrative
Lynne Couves
Buildings, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
February 18, 2025
Media Release

B.C. advances energy resource development to drive investment, create long-term, local jobs

Throne speech’s ambition must be balanced with responsibility
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Remote Communities
December 16, 2024
Media Release

Canada’s largest Indigenous-majority owned transmission line a case study in remote diesel-reduction

Pembina Institute applauds Wataynikaneyap Power and Ontario government as two thirds of province’s remote Indigenous communities reach major diesel reduction milestone
Lynne Couves
Buildings, Electricity, Oil & Gas
December 9, 2024
Media Release

Huge response to BC Hydro's 2024 call for clean power sends strong signal for new energy economy

Clean electricity will be critical to continued economic and climate leadership in B.C.
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Diesel fuel tanks storing fuel for heating and transportation in Bella Bella, B.C.
Remote Communities
November 8, 2024
Op-ed

Remote communities deserve better than the diesel-spill status quo

Spills are yet another reminder of the costly impact of diesel reliance in remote communities across Canada
Lynne Couves
A Clean, Resilient Future - cover image
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 12, 2024
Publication

A Clean, Resilient Future

Recommendations for advancing British Columbia's net-zero energy economy
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos