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A crane is silhouetted during sunset

September 17, 2026

Canada’s buildings can do more than consume electricity

Retrofitting buildings as active energy assets can cut costs, ease grid pressure and strengthen climate resilience

Electricity, Oil & Gas

September 4, 2026

Federal climate report paints grim picture, reinforces urgent need to cut emissions through electrification

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Builder with crane installing an insulated panel

September 3, 2026

Canada can use modern construction to build and retrofit faster

To scale up prefabrication, Canada needs a steady flow of projects, supportive programs, and investment in workers and manufacturing

Taushifa Shaikh

Truck on road in oilsands

September 2, 2026

Fuelling Canada’s oil and gas emissions

Proposed oil and gas projects will only increase emissions from Canada’s highest emitting sector

August 24, 2026

Coal will cost Saskatchewan tens of billions more than natural gas or renewables, report finds

As economic conditions tighten across Canadian economy, Saskatchewan locks in decades of more expensive and higher-emitting electricity

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Burning Questions: How Saskatchewan’s coal extension impacts affordability, reliability and a modern electricity grid

August 24, 2026

Burning Questions

How Saskatchewan’s coal extension impacts affordability, reliability and a modern electricity grid

Portrait of Will Noel

Surfacing Success report cover

August 21, 2026

Surfacing Success

Learning from whole-building retrofit projects in Alberta

August 21, 2026

Alberta needs buildings that can withstand extreme weather

Successful projects show what it takes to make existing buildings more comfortable, safe and affordable

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August 20, 2026

Carbon removal isn't a maybe-someday anymore; it's a strategy question for today

Introducing Ready, Set, Remove: Planning your company's path to carbon removal

Apartment buildings in Canada

What is the difference between green premiums and brown discounts?

Home and building owners risk falling behind as markets increasingly value resilient buildings

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Greenlight Electricity Centre, and “tripling” of Canadian LNG exports, to further push up electricity prices for Albertans

Current policy in Alberta means new data centres will be powered with gas – leaving lower-cost options unexplored

DSM programs in Alberta cover

Customer Energy

Demand-Side Management Programs that Work in Alberta

Reflections from Alberta’s retrofit sector

various old Pembina Institute logos

Canada’s LNG exports face a global energy market in rapid transition

Looming oversupply and accelerating deployment of low-cost renewables weakens business case for new projects

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