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2010-2023
Buildings, Sustainable Workforce
February 9, 2024
Media Release

Pembina Institute welcomes Building It Green for upskilling workers, green retrofits

Increased union training capacity important step for future green building sector
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Two women working on an electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck at an assembly plant
Sustainable Workforce
February 5, 2024
Op-ed

Pass the Sustainable Jobs Act now or risk future jobs and investments

We’ll show the world that Canada is ready
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Worker at a green building site
Sustainable Workforce
December 14, 2023
Article

The Sustainable Jobs Blueprint positions workers to lead in clean energy economy

Part II of the Pembina Institute and Canadian Labour Congress’s blueprint series provides worker-informed solutions for the energy transition
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Cover of Sustainable Jobs Blueprint with workers at outdoor job site in winter
Sustainable Workforce
December 14, 2023
Publication

A Sustainable Jobs Blueprint

Part II: Putting workers and communities at the centre of Canada’s net-zero energy economy
Portrait of Megan Gordon
House of Commons
Sustainable Workforce
November 17, 2023
Article

ENGOs propose amendments to Sustainable Jobs Act

Climate organizations recommend changes to strengthen Bill C-50 in light of unnecessary delays at Canada’s Standing Committee on Natural Resources
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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
woman looking at electricity pylons
Sustainable Workforce
September 28, 2023
Article

The energy transition is well underway and Canadian workers want to be in the driver’s seat

Government needs to rise to the occasion to do more for workers and communities
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Cover of Sustainable Jobs Blueprint with worker and transmission towers
Sustainable Workforce
September 25, 2023
Publication

A Sustainable Jobs Blueprint

Part I: Governance recommendations to support Canada’s clean energy workforce and economy
Portrait of Megan Gordon
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
Sustainable Workforce
August 22, 2023
Article

A journey towards gender equality

Our progress towards Equal by 30
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Transportation
August 10, 2023
Article

Integrating equity is critical to achieving a low-carbon transportation system

Climate action in the heavy-duty vehicle industry will need to adopt a diversity, equity and inclusivity lens to be successful
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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
Trinity Song at the University of Alberta’s Together | Ensemble conference
Sustainable Workforce, Transportation
July 26, 2023
Article

Woman entrepreneurs are in the driver’s seat for climate

Transportation has the technology to decarbonize, but cities like Edmonton need to know how to support businesses make the transition to zero-emission vehicles
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Transportation
June 16, 2023
Publication

Zero-Emission Vehicle Awareness & Education

Towards inclusive and equitable outcomes in a decarbonized MHDV sector
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Sustainable Workforce
June 15, 2023
Media Release

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act a framework for worker, industry and government dialogue

The Act provides avenues for provinces and territories, and Canadians, to plan for prosperous pathways to net-zero
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