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2010-2023
Oil & Gas
December 6, 2019
Media Release

Federal government approves TIER for 2020, but signals it will have to increase its ambition

Pembina Institute reacts to federal government announcement to accept Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system
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Oil & Gas
November 21, 2019
Publication

Landowners' Primer: What you need to know about unreclaimed oil and gas wells

A tool for landowners who find themselves with inactive, suspended, abandoned or orphaned wells on their property.
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Oil and gas infrastructure on rural Alberta agricultural land
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2019
Article

What do rural landowners need to know about inactive and orphaned wells?

Pembina Institute’s latest primer on oil and gas liabilities in Alberta
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Oil & Gas
October 29, 2019
Media Release

TIER weakens incentives for technology, innovation and emissions reductions

Pembina Institute reacts to tabling of Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system
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Pumpjack and oil pipes
Oil & Gas
October 12, 2019
Op-ed

Credibility is Alberta Energy Regulator's real problem

A “world-class regulator” needs to manage more than just pushing out fast approvals
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Oil & Gas
September 24, 2019
Publication

Comparing Provincial and Federal Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Regulations

Factsheets for Policy Makers
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Oil & Gas
July 24, 2019
Article

What it takes to greenlight a new oilsands mega-mine

Examining the pending Teck Frontier open pit mine decision
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Oil & Gas, Transportation
July 16, 2019
Article

Canada’s clean fuel standard is exactly the kind of climate action we need

It's a measured and orderly approach to a necessary energy transition
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Oil & Gas
March 14, 2019
Article

Why Alberta’s current pollution pricing is better for reducing oil and gas emissions

CCIR system creates a strong incentive for new facilities to design and build best in class performance
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Orphan well site near Carstairs, Alberta
Oil & Gas
February 4, 2019
Op-ed

Redwater decision is progress, but environmental liabilities run deep

Taxpayers still risk being left on the hook for cleanup of oil and gas assets
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Oil & Gas
January 31, 2019
Media Release

Redwater decision reassuring, but we aren’t out of the woods

Pembina Institute reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada’s Redwater decision
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Oil & Gas
December 13, 2018
Publication

Achieving methane reductions through carbon pricing in Alberta

Policy Briefing
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Oil & Gas
November 26, 2018
Publication

Policy Approaches for Reducing Methane Emissions

Comparing regulations, carbon pricing, and subsidies
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Oil & Gas
November 20, 2018
Article

The Alberta government has a transparency problem when it comes to oil and gas liabilities

Estimated cleanup costs in the billions of dollars
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Oil & Gas
November 13, 2018
Publication

The oilsands in a decarbonizing Canada

Fact sheet
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