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2010-2023

Report cover of Calgary Cyclelogistics: Unlocking the potential for cargo bike delivery

August 20, 2025

Calgary Cyclelogistics

Unlocking the potential for cargo bike delivery

various old Pembina Institute logos

Chandan Bhardwaj

Urban sprawl in Downtown Calgary, Alberta in springtime

August 19, 2025

Alberta faces retrofit roadblocks

Most of the province’s 2050 building stock is already built — but systemic barriers are stalling the critical work of making them livable and resilient

Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas

August 14, 2025

More oil and gas production, fewer workers

A focus on cost-cutting and rewarding shareholders over the last decade have led to a steep decline in the number of jobs per barrel produced in Canada’s oil and gas sector

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Portrait of Megan Gordon

The cover of the report, featuring a worker using a wrench while wearing high-vis clothing and a hard hat, outdoors with the sun setting in the background

Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas

August 14, 2025

Drilling Down

Oil and gas jobs in transition

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Portrait of Megan Gordon

An orphan well in a field with fall colours, in Athabasca Country, AB

That old well in your community? It might be leaking gas into the air and groundwater

Oil and gas companies should pay to properly address the long-term environmental risks of Canada’s 500,000+ non-producing wells

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

Electricity transmission lines in Alberta

Does pipeline fever mean missed opportunity elsewhere?

Alberta should not put all our nation-building eggs in one basket

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

A call for smarter, fairer electricity distribution

Albertans deserve the power to make energy choices that reduce costs and support a cleaner, more reliable future

A close up of a technician holding a hard hat

Equitable Transition

We need workers to “build, baby, build”

Nation-building projects require a forward-looking workforce policy

Portrait of Megan Gordon

CDR Centre applauds Alberta government carbon dioxide removal support

Industry growth will depend on continued viability of Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction system

Portrait of Jorden Dye

A truck in an oilsands mine in Alberta

Grand bargains and perilous pitfalls

Before any new pipeline is seriously discussed, Alberta’s recent emissions claims should be put into context

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Amendments_to_Albertas_TIER_Policy submission

Amendments to Alberta's TIER Policy

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations

Portrait of Scott MacDougall

Solar panels on a field at dusk in Innisfail, AB.

Alberta’s renewables sector is down, but let’s not count it out

Other provinces are making electricity grids that are resilient, flexible and fit for the next century

Portrait of Will Noel

Portrait of Jason Wang

First-in-Canada report shows how healthcare cost savings can unlock the future of sustainable buildings

Sustainable building upgrades are key to protecting the health and safety of Albertans

Image of Valuing Deep Retrofits cover

Valuing Deep Retrofits

How better residential buildings can lower healthcare costs in Alberta

Portrait of Raidin Blue

various old Pembina Institute logos

Ceileigh McAllister

The report's front cover, featuring a photo of solar panels in a field at dusk. The picture is of the Innisfail solar project in Alberta.

Down But Not Out

A brief status update on Alberta’s renewable energy industry

Portrait of Will Noel

Portrait of Jason Wang

Portrait of Scott MacDougall

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