Research & Analysis

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2010-2023
Oil & Gas
September 19, 2023
Publication

Design Principles for B.C.'s Output-Based Pricing System

Submission to British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
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Waiting to Launch 2023 mid-year update
Oil & Gas
September 14, 2023
Publication

Waiting to Launch 2023 mid-year update

Oilsands profits remain high, but companies are putting the brakes on energy transition spending, with no new investment in reducing emissions
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
The Pembina Institute is one of seven groups asking the federal government to consider the health impacts of the sector as we develop critical climate policies
Oil & Gas
August 29, 2023
Publication

Letter to Government of Canada on Health Impacts of Oil and Gas

Recommendation for cost-benefit analysis from seven nonprofits, including Pembina
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Cover page: The Pembina Institute, Clean Energy Canada, and the David Suzuki Foundation welcome the opportunity to provide input on the development of a B.C. Net-Zero New Industry Policy
Oil & Gas
August 17, 2023
Publication

Near-term net-zero needed for new upstream oil and gas facilities to meet sector targets in B.C.

Submission by Clean Energy Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute to British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
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Smokestack emissions at oilsands facility
Oil & Gas
July 4, 2023
Article

Canadian oil production more carbon-intensive now than in 1990

Much more to be done to make Canadian oil competitive in a global, carbon-conscious market
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Oil & Gas
May 11, 2023
Media Release

LNG development poses challenge to B.C.’s climate goals and clean economic growth

B.C.'s oil and gas cap critical for meetings its 2030 emissions sectoral targets.
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Squaring the Circle cover with oil tanker
Oil & Gas
May 11, 2023
Publication

Squaring the Circle

Reconciling LNG expansion with B.C.’s climate goals
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Flags of Canada's provinces and territories
Buildings, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Transportation
April 25, 2023
Article

National Inventory Report suggests Canada’s climate policies are starting to work

Emissions are declining but Canada needs to pick up the pace to achieve 2030 climate targets
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Reducing methane emissions from B.C.'s oil and gas sector cover page
Oil & Gas
March 20, 2023
Publication

Reducing methane emissions from B.C.’s oil and gas sector

Coalition comments and recommendations
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Oil production facility at dawn
Oil & Gas
March 15, 2023
Article

Canadian oilsands don’t need more public support to compete with the U.S.

Canadian carrots are already sweet enough to match the Inflation Reduction Act
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Scott MacDougall
First page of our report, Comparing Canadian and American Financial Incentives for CCUS in the Oil Sector
Oil & Gas
March 15, 2023
Publication

Comparing Canadian and American Financial Incentives for CCUS in the Oil Sector

 Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Waiting to Launch 2022 year-end update
Oil & Gas
March 9, 2023
Publication

Waiting to Launch 2022 year-end update

Oilsands companies have the cash to invest in emission reductions
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An abandoned oil well in Alberta
Oil & Gas
March 6, 2023
Op-ed

Well cleanup money should go to growing clean energy instead

Proposed changes to Alberta's oil and gas liabilities program not fit for purpose
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natural gas pipes at processing plant in B.C.
Oil & Gas
February 23, 2023
Article

B.C. gas utilities need to rethink their business models

For B.C. to meet its net-zero commitments, the province’s natural gas system will need to look very different than today
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Alberta’s Roadmap to the New Energy Economy cover
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
February 21, 2023
Publication

Alberta’s Roadmap to the New Energy Economy

Embracing the opportunities for every Albertan
Portrait of Simon Dyer