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An orphan well in Athabasca County
Oil & Gas
October 30, 2025
Article

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing

Policy recommendations fail Albertans by letting companies avoid cleaning up after themselves
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Electricity, Oil & Gas
October 23, 2025
Media Release

Alberta throne speech sets out economic vision fit for the past, not the future

Province out-of-step with necessary push towards building a resilient, prosperous, climate competitive economy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
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
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
Electricity, Oil & Gas
September 18, 2025
Media Release

Alberta’s continued weakening of industrial carbon pricing makes Canada less climate competitive

Latest data shows oil and gas emissions continue to accelerate while province weakens key decarbonization policy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electricity, Oil & Gas
September 16, 2025
Media Release

Alberta’s move to undermine industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’

Province’s decision to weaken long-standing system means private investment less likely to be funnelled into decarbonization projects, including Pathways
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 11, 2025
Media Release

First batch of major projects steps toward resilient, diversified Canadian economy

Future projects must be ‘climate competitive,’ accompanied by policies to leverage private clean growth investment
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities
September 8, 2025
Media Release

Dr. Tim Weis joins Pembina Institute to lead Industrial Decarbonization team

Weis led Pembina team that helped advance Alberta’s coal phase-out in mid-2010s
The first page of the submission
Oil & Gas
September 3, 2025
Publication

Methane Releases in Alberta

Submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada on Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Cover of long-term nation-building
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
August 28, 2025
Publication

Long-term nation-building via clean growth and Indigenous leadership

Canada’s prosperity hinges on leveraging our strengths as a clean energy superpower
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
August 14, 2025
Media Release

More oil and gas production, fewer workers

A focus on cost-cutting and rewarding shareholders over the last decade have led to a steep decline in the number of jobs per barrel produced in Canada’s oil and gas sector
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon
The cover of the report, featuring a worker using a wrench while wearing high-vis clothing and a hard hat, outdoors with the sun setting in the background
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
August 14, 2025
Publication

Drilling Down

Oil and gas jobs in transition
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon