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Oil & Gas
October 17, 2019
Publication

Alberta Energy Regulator Review

Pembina Institute submission to Alberta Energy on mandate and system operations review of the Alberta Energy Regulator
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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
August 30, 2019
Publication

Pembina Institute comments on the proposed Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system

Formal submission to Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
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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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Oil & Gas
May 22, 2018
Publication

Risks to Water and Public Health from Unconventional Gas in B.C.

A review of new research on hydraulic fracturing impacts
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Oil & Gas
May 8, 2018
Publication

Limiting Methane Pollution from B.C.’s Gas Sector

A prime opportunity for stronger action on upstream emissions
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