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2010-2023
Solar panels over Jeremias Sillit Community Center, Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Remote Communities
December 21, 2023
Article

Clean energy capacity building in remote communities

Lessons learned from the Pembina Institute's involvement in the Indigenous Off-diesel Initiative
Portrait of Emily He Bhan Gatkuoth
Solar panels
Remote Communities
May 31, 2023
Article

Government action on UNDRIP and the clean energy transition

Upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples is key to the energy transition in remote communities
Arthur Bledsoe various old Pembina Institute logos
Home in remote community with diesel tanks
Remote Communities
July 20, 2022
Article

Remote communities transitioning to clean energy need better housing

Governments must prioritize energy efficiency to successfully reduce diesel dependency
Portrait of Emily He
Cover of report; image shows wind turbine construction in the North
Remote Communities
February 9, 2022
Publication

From diesel dependency to energy empowerment

Six energy service models that could fast-track climate action in remote communities
Portrait of Emily He various old Pembina Institute logos
Cover of Reducing Emissions from Diesel Generators
Remote Communities
July 28, 2021
Publication

Reducing emissions from diesel generators in remote communities

How smart policy decisions can drive the transition to renewables
Portrait of Emily He
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Remote Communities
November 18, 2020
Article

Rethinking energy policy in Canada’s remote communities

Moving from the diesel of the past to a clean energy future
various old Pembina Institute logos