Research & Analysis

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2010-2023
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Electricity
March 15, 2024
Publication

Improving the flexibility of the Clean Electricity Regulations

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Portrait of Will Noel Portrait of Scott MacDougall
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
Methane flaring on a high pipe in winter
Oil & Gas
March 13, 2024
Article

Achievable and fair amendments to Canada's methane regulations

Draft amendments take a common-sense approach to oil and gas methane emissions
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Cover of factsheet
Electricity
March 11, 2024
Publication

Potential impact of siting restrictions on renewable energy projects

Proposed projects located on Class 1 and 2 agricultural land and within 35 km of national parks in Alberta
Portrait of Jason Wang various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos
Female oil worker in the field
Equitable Transition
March 7, 2024
Publication

Canada's energy-fuelled gender gap

Pay disparity in the energy sector and opportunities for equity in the clean energy economy
various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos
Buildings
March 5, 2024
Media Release

More collaboration needed to meet Canada’s housing, affordability, and climate crisis

The Blueprint for More and Better Housing sounds a clarion call for more focused and collaborative action on housing and climate
various old Pembina Institute logos
Workers in a prefabricated building factory
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
March 5, 2024
Article

Alberta can invest in the clean economy and grow jobs

Recent modelling cited by Alberta government fails to anticipate job growth in clean economy
Portrait of Megan Gordon Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
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Electricity
February 29, 2024
Publication

Towards the economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation in Alberta

Pembina Institute written submission
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Scott MacDougall
February 29, 2024
Media Release

Alberta Budget 2024 missed opportunity to plan for a clean economy

Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan almost one year old but no new investments
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Electricity
February 28, 2024
Media Release

Alberta hamstrings renewables sector with rules not required for other industries

Renewables lower electricity bills and bring jobs and revenue to rural Alberta
Portrait of Jason Wang
Buildings
February 23, 2024
Media Release

Budget 2024 moves B.C. along on cleaner, more affordable path

Pembina Institute highlights the commitments made and still required to achieve CleanBC targets
various old Pembina Institute logos
Oilsands refinery in Fort McMurray
Oil & Gas
February 20, 2024
Op-ed

Emissions cap needed to spur reductions from highly profitable energy industry

Alberta can prepare for a world in which not only is demand for fossil fuels declining, but the emissions associated with those products are more highly scrutinized
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
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Oil & Gas
February 20, 2024
Publication

Comments on Amending the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds

Joint submission from Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Lung Association, David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute, Clean Air Task Force and Environmental Defense Fund
Electricity
February 16, 2024
Media Release

Clean Electricity Regulations urgently needed

The federal government must move quickly to implement clean electricity regulations
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
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Electricity
February 15, 2024
Publication

Is Alberta's renewable energy industry being treated fairly?

How to assess the outcome of the Alberta Utilities Commission inquiry into the ongoing economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation
Portrait of Jason Wang Portrait of Scott MacDougall