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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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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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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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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
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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

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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
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Understanding changes to Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system cover
Oil & Gas
January 25, 2023
Publication

Understanding changes to Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing system

System is stronger, but not yet aligned with Canada’s climate goals
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Pumpjacks on oil well site
Oil & Gas
January 17, 2023
Article

Soon, the world looks set to need much less oil

How should Canada plan and prepare?
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The future of oil in the energy transition cover
Oil & Gas
December 14, 2022
Publication

The future of oil in the energy transition

Understanding global oil demand scenarios
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Oil & Gas
December 14, 2022
Media Release

Oil demand to begin long-term decline this decade, according to new Pembina report

Pembina Institute available to comment
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