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2010-2023
Buildings
May 29, 2025
Op-ed

Putting power back in communities

The case for distributed energy resources
Kari Hyde
Carbon Catalyst Deep Sky Innisfail
Carbon Removal
May 8, 2025
Article

Carbon dioxide removal economic benefits will go to the open-minded

Carbon Catalyst audience hears from developer-community partners on how to make it work
Hanneke head shot
Cover of 2024 Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative Impact Report
Transportation
April 23, 2025
Publication

Driving impact in 2024

Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative annual report
Adam Thorn
Haeckel Hill-Thay T'äw Wind Energy Project
Remote Communities
April 9, 2025
Article

Lessons from Whitehorse: A spotlight on the remote transition to clean energy

Reflections from the fourth Renewables in Remote Communities Conference
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Lynne Couves
Remote Communities
March 26, 2025
Media Release

Clean energy leaders in Whitehorse for unique gathering on remote and Indigenous energy access

2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Pembina Institute’s Renewables in Remote Communities conference
Lynne Couves Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
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Remote Communities
December 16, 2024
Media Release

Canada’s largest Indigenous-majority owned transmission line a case study in remote diesel-reduction

Pembina Institute applauds Wataynikaneyap Power and Ontario government as two thirds of province’s remote Indigenous communities reach major diesel reduction milestone
Lynne Couves
Lion electric school bus by school building
Transportation
November 8, 2024
Article

Rethinking Ontario’s $200 cheque

Reallocating government funds toward electrification could transform health outcomes for all Ontarians
Hongyu Xiao Portrait of Lejla Latifović
Power Purchase Agreements cover
Remote Communities
October 29, 2024
Publication

Power Purchase Agreements

A two-part guide for Indigenous clean energy project proponents in remote communities
Portrait of Emily He
Remote Communities
October 21, 2024
Media Release

For the first time, Northwest Territories commits to net-zero by 2050 target

Pembina Institute reacts to the Government of Northwest Territories’ strong policy and investment signal
Portrait of Emily He
electric vehicle charging unit installed to wall of multi-unit residential building indoor parking garage
Buildings, Electricity, Transportation
October 9, 2024
Article

Why power up parking places

Multi-unit residences that are primed for plug-ins attract tenants and boost property values
Portrait of Jason Wang
Letter to Vancouver re zero-emissions buildings
Buildings
September 25, 2024
Publication

Allowing natural gas for space and water heating in new residential construction in Vancouver

Letter to City of Vancouver Mayor and Council on policy rollback on zero-emissions buildings
various old Pembina Institute logos
The back of a school bus parked alongside a curb on residential street
Transportation
September 9, 2024
Op-ed

Our school children deserve to be safe from harmful diesel fumes

It’s time to give our kids a healthier ride by committing to accelerating the transition to electric school buses
Hongyu Xiao
Cover of Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative 2023 year in review
Transportation
September 4, 2024
Publication

Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative Impact Report

2023: A Year in Review
Adam Thorn