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2010-2023
Road through a new growth forest with a burnt forest in the distance
November 30, 2023
Article

Canada needs to commit to ambitious climate action at COP28

As we continue to break environmental thresholds, this year's COP needs to address reducing global emissions and tripling renewable energy capacity
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Cover of Survival of the Cleanest: Assessing the cost and carbon competitiveness of Canada’s oil
Oil & Gas
November 27, 2023
Publication

Survival of the Cleanest

Assessing the cost and carbon competitiveness of Canada’s oil
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie various old Pembina Institute logos various old Pembina Institute logos
Energy Policy Simulator banner with night shot of Parliament Hill
November 21, 2023
Article

How to get to net-zero by 2050

Pembina Institute uses Energy Policy Simulator to show one effective pathway
various old Pembina Institute logos
Oil & Gas
September 20, 2023
Publication

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

Submission to the British Columbia Energy Regulator
Jan Gorski
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
Jan Gorski
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
Jan Gorski
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
various old Pembina Institute logos
May 30, 2023
Media Release

New government must capitalize on momentum around the clean energy economy

Pembina Institute reacts to results of 2023 Alberta provincial election
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Simon Dyer
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
various old Pembina Institute logos
Aisha Bukhari
Sustainable Workforce
April 6, 2023
Article

Women in Energy Transformation: Aisha Bukhari

“Climate change is the biggest challenge for our generation, and we need all of us – people of all genders, races, sexual identities, religions, socio-economic backgrounds and abilities – to come together to solve it.”
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
Jan Gorski
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 various old Pembina Institute logos
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 various old Pembina Institute logos
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
Jan Gorski