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2010-2023
Oilsands facility
Oil & Gas
March 22, 2022
Op-ed

Ottawa must mandate oilsands producers to align with its emissions plans

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Oil & Gas
March 21, 2022
Publication

Decarbonizing Canada’s oil and gas supply

Cutting the sector’s emissions by 2030 is key to reaching net-zero by 2050
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Oil & Gas
March 1, 2022
Publication

Getting on Track

A primer on challenges to reducing carbon emissions in Canada’s oilsands
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March 1, 2022
Media Release

New report shows oilsands companies need to get on track to meet climate goals

A cap on GHG emissions is essential to motivating producers to stay the course to net zero by using available technology
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
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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Electricity, Equitable Transition
January 27, 2022
Publication

Supporting Workers and Communities in a Coal Phase-out

Lessons learned from just transition efforts in Canada
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Woman in construction vest talking on walkie-talkie
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
January 17, 2022
Op-ed

Gender inequity problems are flying under the radar in Alberta’s energy sector

The sector is shifting in response to the climate crisis – it’s time it evolved on gender issues, too
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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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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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November 2, 2021
Media Release

Alberta’s emission reduction investments no substitute for climate plan

An emission reduction trajectory would provide certainty for industry and investors
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October 21, 2021
Media Release

Wasteful Allan inquiry finds no wrongdoing of any kind

Kenney government’s polarizing position on climate and energy issues is undermining investment in Alberta
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First page of Pembina Institute response letter.
October 21, 2021
Publication

Pembina Institute Response to the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns (the Allan Inquiry)

Pembina Institute direct reply to the invitation to respond
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Electricity
October 19, 2021
Publication

From Coal to Clean

Canada’s progress toward phasing out coal power
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October 19, 2021
Media Release

Rapid coal phase-out in Canadian provinces sets stage for a net-zero grid

New report outlines next steps for governments, warns against unabated natural gas use
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