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Electricity, Oil & Gas
November 27, 2025
Media Release

Alberta-Ottawa memorandum missed opportunity for policy reset; opens door to province-by-province weakening of climate regulations

Business case for any new pipeline still rests on global outlook for oil demand – not Canadian climate policies
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Transportation
November 26, 2025
Media Release

CleanBC review shows plan is working, clean energy is path to strong economy

Growing supply of clean electricity remains biggest opportunity for affordability, jobs, energy security, climate
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Industrial facilities in Sherwood Park
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2025
Article

Canada must meet the moment by finalizing methane regulations

New Pembina Institute report shows that strengthened regulations are integral to climate competitiveness
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Powering ON cover
Electricity
November 19, 2025
Publication

Powering ON

Examining Ontario’s Integrated Energy Plan
David Pickup Gurprasad Gurumurthy Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
November 13, 2025
Media Release

New major projects have potential to be “climate competitive”

Federal policy consistency key to achieving economic, climate goals
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
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Meeting the Moment cover featuring workers and an oil well
Oil & Gas
November 12, 2025
Publication

Meeting the Moment

Why finalized methane regulations will be key to Canada’s climate competitiveness
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
A farmhouse in a field in rural Alberta, with a cloudy sky
Electricity, Oil & Gas
October 30, 2025
Article

New landowner guides to energy development

Our new resources help Albertans navigate the benefits and risks of hosting energy projects – including oil and gas, and renewables – on their land
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Jason Wang
Cover of the Landowners' Guide featuring oil wells and livestock
Oil & Gas
October 30, 2025
Publication

Landowners’ Guide to Oil and Gas Development

Fourth edition, all new and revised
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Amanda Bryant
An orphan well in Athabasca County
Oil & Gas
October 30, 2025
Article

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing

Policy recommendations fail Albertans by letting companies avoid cleaning up after themselves
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
A liquified natural gas LNG tanker at sea
Oil & Gas
October 7, 2025
Op-ed

A strange start for “climate competitiveness”

The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions, or Canadians’ tax dollars.
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 11, 2025
Media Release

First batch of major projects steps toward resilient, diversified Canadian economy

Future projects must be ‘climate competitive,’ accompanied by policies to leverage private clean growth investment
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
August 14, 2025
Media Release

More oil and gas production, fewer workers

A focus on cost-cutting and rewarding shareholders over the last decade have led to a steep decline in the number of jobs per barrel produced in Canada’s oil and gas sector
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
July 22, 2025
Media Release

CleanBC key to resilient economy, reducing emissions, making life more affordable in B.C.

Expanding clean electricity is biggest opportunity for economy, energy security, climate