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2010-2023
Solar panels installed in Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories
Remote Communities
March 25, 2024
Article

Funding the Territories in energy transition

Federal funding must fit the needs of Canada's North
Portrait of Emily He
solar panels on the roof of a building in a remote community
Remote Communities
March 13, 2024
Article

Long-term resource planning in remote communities

Understanding the critical relationship between utilities' strategic planning and the clean energy transition in remote communities
Arthur Bledsoe
Innergex Renewable Energy's Ashlu Creek run-of-river hydroelectric power plant, northwest of Squamish, B.C. April 20, 2016.
Remote Communities
February 7, 2024
Article

Empowering Indigenous leadership: A look at British Columbia's evolving clean energy landscape

Our reflections on a year of remote clean energy development in B.C., advancements in First Nations energy leadership, and what we're keeping an eye on in 2024
Arthur Bledsoe
Remote Communities
January 19, 2024
Publication

Rethinking energy purchase agreement rates in Nunavut

InterGroup study recommendations to QEC would increase revenues for renewable energy projects
Portrait of Emily He
Solar panels over Jeremias Sillit Community Center, Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Remote Communities
December 21, 2023
Article

Clean energy capacity building in remote communities

Lessons learned from the Pembina Institute's involvement in the Indigenous Off-diesel Initiative
Portrait of Emily He Bhan Gatkuoth
Solar panels in Kotzebue, Alaska
Remote Communities
October 31, 2023
Article

Lessons learned on remote energy and international exchange

Remote community success stories, common challenges, and the imperative to share
Lynne Couves Portrait of Emily He
Remote Communities
August 23, 2023
Publication

Recommendations on the Northwest Territories 2030 Energy Strategy

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations for the Government of Northwest Territories Energy Strategy and Climate Change Strategic Framework
Portrait of Emily He
Three Nations Energy Solar panels in Fort Chipewyan
Remote Communities
August 2, 2023
Article

Energy justice in remote communities

How integrating energy justice in power purchase agreements can accelerate an Indigenous-led clean energy transition
Arthur Bledsoe Bhan Gatkuoth
Remote Communities
June 22, 2023
Media Release

Pembina reacts to UNDA Action Plan

Long-awaited action plan a historic and positive step forward on Canada’s reconciliation journey
Lynne Couves
Electricity, Remote Communities
June 16, 2023
Media Release

B.C.'s clean power procurement step forward for renewables and Indigenous reconciliation

Commitment to 100% renewables is commendable
various old Pembina Institute logos Lynne Couves
Electricity, Remote Communities
June 7, 2023
Publication

Reexamining Rates for Remote Renewable Energy

How integrating energy justice in power purchase agreements can accelerate an Indigenous-led clean energy transition
Arthur Bledsoe
Solar panels
Remote Communities
May 31, 2023
Article

Government action on UNDRIP and the clean energy transition

Upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples is key to the energy transition in remote communities
Arthur Bledsoe various old Pembina Institute logos
Workers installing solar panels in Kuujjuaq Quebec
Remote Communities
April 26, 2023
Article

Budget 2023 and remote communities: more support needed

More support will help accelerate the clean energy transition in rural communities.
various old Pembina Institute logos
Remote Communities
April 25, 2023
Media Release

Pembina applauds increased CEDR funding commitment

Increased funding for Indigenous-led clean energy projects a positive step in the right direction
various old Pembina Institute logos
Joint letter with Pembina Institute, Ecotrust Canada, MoveUP and Clean Energy Canada
Remote Communities
March 6, 2023
Publication

Joint recommendations on climate and energy policy in British Columbia

Letter to the B.C. Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker