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2010-2023
Cover of Getting on Track with Oilsands plant at sunset
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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Oil & Gas
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
Cover of UDSI 2021 impact report
Transportation
February 17, 2022
Publication

Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative Impact Report

2021: A Year in Review
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Cover of report; image shows wind turbine construction in the North
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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Woman in construction vest talking on walkie-talkie
Sustainable Workforce, 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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Letter supporting Toronto Hydro’s Climate Action Plan
Buildings, Electricity
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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Cover of First Nation leadershipin BC
Remote Communities
August 11, 2021
Publication

First Nation leadership in British Columbia’s renewable energy future

Finding a path forward
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Remote Communities
August 11, 2021
Media Release

New report shows Indigenous clean energy projects are key to meeting B.C.’s climate targets

But British Columbia’s energy policies are a deterrent to advancing Indigenous-led renewables despite climate action mandate
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Electricity, Oil & Gas
June 9, 2021
Media Release

Proposed hydrogen project a big improvement

Pembina Institute reacts to Air Products plan to build a blue hydrogen energy complex in Alberta
Portrait of Simon Dyer
cover ot methane leaks report
Oil & Gas
May 31, 2021
Publication

Evaluating the benefits of using new technologies to find methane leaks

Summary plus full paper
Jan Gorski
Electricity
April 29, 2021
Media Release

New corporate renewable energy tracker shows record-breaking growth

Online resource finds buyers are driving wind and solar energy development in Canada
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wind turbines in a field
March 12, 2021
Op-ed

Financing the climate gap

Ottawa needs to leverage the capacity of the private sector to invest in climate solutions
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March 4, 2021
Media Release

To address climate, Canada's financial system needs to evolve: research finds

Pembina Institute report details investor interest in resilient recovery, actions to align private investment with climate solutions
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