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2010-2023
Cover of Transforming the Utility Business Model
Remote Communities
April 8, 2022
Publication

Transforming the Utility Business Model

Options to improve services and opportunities for clean energy in remote communities
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March 29, 2022
Media Release

2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is a turning point for climate action

Success now hinges on rigorous implementation of the policies outlined in the plan
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Cover of recommendations to Nunavut to accelerate clean energy projects
Electricity, Remote Communities
February 10, 2022
Publication

Recommendations to the Government of Nunavut to accelerate clean energy projects

Improving policies to meet energy needs and climate goals
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Remote Communities
February 9, 2022
Publication

From diesel dependency to energy empowerment

Six energy service models that could fast-track climate action in remote communities
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January 27, 2022
Media Release

A Clean Energy Credit Registry is a good first step to growing the renewable energy sector in Ontario

Success depends on effective market design and regulatory reform that provides a wider range of options
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January 27, 2022
Media Release

Four key recommendations to support workers in the nation-wide phase out of coal power

New report offers insights for a just transition that ensures access to opportunities in a net-zero economy and provide a blueprint for other energy sectors to follow
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January 26, 2022
Media Release

Utilities in remote communities can support more clean energy safely and reliably

New study shows that the diesel-powered grids serving communities in the Northwest Territories can use 45 per cent more renewable energy
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January 20, 2022
Media Release

Clean energy the way forward for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as provinces phase out coal

Analysis finds clean energy portfolios can provide affordable, reliable energy while generating jobs and economic opportunity
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Report cover with title and subtitle. Cover photo is wind turbines along the water with a lighthouse nearby.
Electricity
January 20, 2022
Publication

Towards a Clean Atlantic Grid

Clean energy technologies for reliable, affordable electricity generation in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
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Letter supporting Toronto Hydro’s Climate Action Plan
December 7, 2021
Publication

Supporting Toronto Hydro’s Climate Action Plan

Letter to City of Toronto Executive Committee
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cover of Progress from Coal to Clean showing electricity lines at sunset
Electricity
December 2, 2021
Publication

Progress from Coal to Clean

Comparing Canadian electric utilities’ approaches to energy transition
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Electricity
December 2, 2021
Media Release

Utilities in remaining coal-burning provinces on track for coal phase-out, but at different speeds

Analysis shows utilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are ahead of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
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Electricity
November 26, 2021
Media Release

Pembina Institute applauds federal government’s decision to shut down coal in New Brunswick

Canada now fully on track for 2030 coal phase-out
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Oil sands mine site. Piles of dirt in a pit dug into the ground with excavators on site.
Electricity, Oil & Gas
November 15, 2021
Article

COP26 is over. What’s next? (Hint: rapid change for Alberta)

Back in Edmonton, Simon Dyer maps out priorities to meet climate commitments made in Glasgow
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Transmission lines in front of a boreal forest backdrop. Photo by Stephen Hui.
Electricity
November 9, 2021
Op-ed

No better time to invest in an electric future

An interconnected net-zero grid optimizes Canada’s energy strengths beyond provincial borders
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