Research & Analysis

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2010-2023
Electricity, Oil & Gas
September 21, 2020
Media Release

Weaker industrial emissions pricing undermines climate targets, future competitive position

Pembina Institute reacts to federal approval of Ontario, New Brunswick output-based pricing systems
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Refinery in Alberta
Oil & Gas
September 16, 2020
Article

BP’s peak oil prediction – and the future of oil in a net-zero Canada

Energy transition needs behaviour changes, rapid deployment of clean technology
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Oil & Gas
September 4, 2020
Media Release

Government action holding oilsands operators to account on tailings management long overdue

Pembina Institute reacts to the Commission on Environmental Cooperation’s finding on oilsands tailings
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First page of methane joint letter
Oil & Gas
September 3, 2020
Publication

Media briefing on Canadian methane regulations

Regulation and provincial equivalency
Oil & Gas
July 16, 2020
Media Release

Guidelines to assess climate impacts of major projects fall short

Pembina Institute reacts to the federal government’s new Strategic Assessment of Climate Change
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Primer cover with hydrogen facility
Oil & Gas
July 9, 2020
Publication

Hydrogen on the path to net-zero emissions

Costs and climate benefits
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Oil & Gas, Transportation
July 9, 2020
Media Release

Hydrogen has a role in pathways to net-zero emissions

New Pembina Institute primer explains climate benefits, costs of different types of hydrogen
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joint letter image
Oil & Gas
June 4, 2020
Publication

Request for oil and gas monitoring and reporting requirements to be fully reinstated

Joint letter to Alberta ministers of environment and energy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Oil & Gas
May 5, 2020
Media Release

Collaboration on methane research establishes two-year research plan

B.C. Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Research Collaborative advances work in support of reduction targets
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pumpjack at well site
Oil & Gas
April 21, 2020
Op-ed

Link orphan-well aid cash with tougher regulations

Financial support for oil and gas sector must uphold the polluter-pay principle
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Oil & Gas
April 17, 2020
Media Release

Pembina Institute applauds funding for orphan well clean-up, methane emissions reductions

Pembina Institute reacts to economic aid announcement for oil and gas sector
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Oil & Gas
February 24, 2020
Media Release

Teck Frontier decision highlights need for co-ordinated climate policy

Pembina Institute reacts to Teck Resources Limited decision to withdraw oilsands project
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Report cover: Sunset over the oilsands
Oil & Gas
February 19, 2020
Publication

The oilsands in a carbon-constrained Canada

The collision course between overall emissions and national climate commitments
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Oilsands mine in Alberta
Oil & Gas
February 12, 2020
Op-ed

Regardless of the decision, Teck Frontier proves the system is still broken

We need to understand how individual projects fit into Canada’s long-term decarbonization pathways
Portrait of Simon Dyer
global oil demand trends
Oil & Gas
January 9, 2020
Article

Why Canada's Energy Future report leads us astray

Examining assumptions and trends in Canada’s energy production
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