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Decarbonizing_Remote_Indigenous_Communities with solar panels on roof
Electricity, Remote Communities
April 23, 2025
Publication

Decarbonizing Remote Indigenous Communities

Regulatory reform in B.C. and the territories
Portrait of Emily He Arthur Bledsoe Portrait of Fibha Nazim Rosa Brown Photo
Remote Communities
April 17, 2025
Media Release

Government of Northwest Territories widens path for community-led clean energy

The Pembina Institute reacts to recent government direction to the territorial utilities board
Portrait of Emily He
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
Ground-mounted solar installation in Arctic with two people
Remote Communities
March 21, 2025
Article

The clean energy transition in remote communities

Five questions with the Renewables in Remote Communities program
Lynne Couves
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Houses with rooftop solar installed in Iqaluit, NU
Remote Communities
March 20, 2025
Article

Diesel dependency: the hidden cost of living in remote communities

And how clean energy is changing the narrative
Lynne Couves
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
March 19, 2025
Op-ed

Clean electrification is the nation-building project we need

This is how we grow the economy without relying on increased trade with the U.S.
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
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
Diesel fuel tanks storing fuel for heating and transportation in Bella Bella, B.C.
Remote Communities
November 8, 2024
Op-ed

Remote communities deserve better than the diesel-spill status quo

Spills are yet another reminder of the costly impact of diesel reliance in remote communities across Canada
Lynne Couves
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
A Clean, Resilient Future - cover image
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 12, 2024
Publication

A Clean, Resilient Future

Recommendations for advancing British Columbia's net-zero energy economy
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 12, 2024
Media Release

Launch of report, “A Clean, Resilient Future,” ahead of B.C. election

Recommendations for Advancing British Columbia’s Net-Zero Energy Economy
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Jessica McIlroy