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RiRC2025 Mihskakwan James Harper
Remote Communities
April 9, 2025
Article

Lessons from Whitehorse: A spotlight on the remote transition to clean energy

Reflections from the fourth Renewables in Remote Communities Conference
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Lynne Couves
Rural highway at sunset with dramatic clouds in southern Alberta
Electricity
April 8, 2025
Article

Alberta is swimming against the tide on clean electricity

The province has the resources to build a system for the future. It just needs to focus on the right ones
Portrait of Jason Wang
Direct Air Carbon Capture Cover
Carbon Removal
April 7, 2025
Publication

Direct Air Carbon Capture and Geological Storage: Clarity and Expansion Opportunities

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations
Portrait of Carson Fong Luisa Corredor
Ground-mounted solar installation in Arctic with two people
Remote Communities
March 21, 2025
Article

The clean energy transition in remote communities

Five questions with the Renewables in Remote Communities program
Lynne Couves
Buildings, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
February 18, 2025
Media Release

B.C. advances energy resource development to drive investment, create long-term, local jobs

Throne speech’s ambition must be balanced with responsibility
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
First page of letter to Minister Schulz on the 10-year review of the South Saskatchewan Region plan
Electricity
January 21, 2025
Publication

Letter to Minister Rebecca Schulz on the Review of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan

Review must make up for lack of progress
Portrait of Simon Dyer
Carbon Removal, Electricity
January 8, 2025
Media Release

Emerging market potential exemplified by Deep Sky and Low Carbon announcement 

Investment and jobs to follow in provinces that enable the carbon removal-clean energy partnership
Portrait of Jorden Dye
Buildings, Electricity, Oil & Gas
December 9, 2024
Media Release

Huge response to BC Hydro's 2024 call for clean power sends strong signal for new energy economy

Clean electricity will be critical to continued economic and climate leadership in B.C.
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Electricity
December 5, 2024
Media Release

Use of solar and wind energy in leading jurisdictions is four times higher than Alberta

Some jurisdictions are already achieving up to 70% renewable energy
Portrait of Will Noel
Cover page of briefing note "Land Use Pressures in Alberta"
Electricity
November 26, 2024
Publication

Land Use Pressures in Alberta

Briefing note to the House Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR)
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Diesel fuel tanks storing fuel for heating and transportation in Bella Bella, B.C.
Remote Communities
November 8, 2024
Op-ed

Remote communities deserve better than the diesel-spill status quo

Spills are yet another reminder of the costly impact of diesel reliance in remote communities across Canada
Lynne Couves
Two engineers on a roof of a building installing solar panels while the sun sets in the background
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Transportation
October 18, 2024
Op-ed

Time for a real conversation about energy transition

And what we need to do to seize the benefits
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Wind turbines on the horizon in rural Alberta with hay bales
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Transportation
October 18, 2024
Article

The new energy economy has arrived, and Canada must pay attention

International Energy Agency’s 2024 World Energy Outlook full of proof points of the scale and pace of the world’s transition to clean energy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Jason Wang various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Cover page of Optimizing Ontario report shows transmission lines crossing over lush green land
Electricity
October 3, 2024
Publication

Optimizing Ontario

Regulatory solutions to sustainably meet growing demand
various old Pembina Institute logos
Pincher Creek Wind Power
Electricity
October 2, 2024
Op-ed

As Alberta shows renewables the door, other jurisdictions are reaping the benefits

 Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker