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2010-2023
man using cargo van to deliver package
Transportation
July 24, 2024
Article

Going the distance

New project highlights the importance of an equitable transition to fleet electrification
Portrait of Sarah McBain
Oilsands tailing pond showing oil being separated from sand
Oil & Gas
July 19, 2024
Article

Greenwashing legislation has resulted in less talk from Pathways about their emissions reduction plans

Now it’s over to the oilsands CEOs to follow up with action instead
Portrait of MC Bouchard
electric trucks lined up at a charging station
Transportation
July 18, 2024
Article

Charging solutions for electric fleets

Experts offer key insights on navigating the roadblocks to infrastructure
Chandan Bhardwaj
Two men working on a building construction site.
Buildings
July 16, 2024
Article

Launch of Canada's Green Buildings Strategy

An important step for achieving affordable, reliable, climate-safe homes
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Photo of town centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Equitable Transition
July 10, 2024
Article

Rural Albertan perspectives on the energy transition

The clean energy transition is possible, but only if we think it is
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Ranking of climate policies from the ten provincial governments and federal government against our policy indicators
Oil & Gas, Electricity, Transportation, Buildings, Equitable Transition
July 9, 2024
Op-ed

Environmental checkup: reviewing governments’ clean-economy performance

As Canada’s environment ministers prepare to meet, we examined how their governments are performing on climate, energy, and preparedness for the clean economy.
Portrait of Sarah McBain
Cyclist riding the Trans Canada Trail bike path near Canmore, Alberta
Electricity
July 6, 2024
Op-ed

For the first time in more than 150 years, Alberta's electricity is coal free

Alberta's rapid phase-out of coal is an environmental success story
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Photo of a plug-in / hybrid passenger car
Transportation
June 27, 2024
Article

Why we like plug-ins

5 reasons for sticking with hybrid passenger cars a little longer
Chandan Bhardwaj
A worker in hard hat next to a union logo with Canadian and American flag
Equitable Transition
June 21, 2024
Article

What’s next for Sustainable Jobs?

Time for Canada’s first action plan to position workers to thrive in the energy transition
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Senate of Canada
Equitable Transition
June 7, 2024
Article

The Pembina Institute urges the Senate to pass Bill C-50 without delay

Testimony in support of the Sustainable Jobs Act
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Two men working on a building construction site.
Buildings
June 5, 2024
Article

Reducing built-in carbon emissions

The next climate action frontier
Portrait of Rachel Sutton
Flare at a natural gas plant
Oil & Gas
June 4, 2024
Article

Newly adopted European Union methane regulations are a game-changer

Stringent import requirements will set a high bar for Canadian oil and gas companies’ future market access
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
David Armour in 2008
June 3, 2024
Article

Remembering David Armour, past board chair

Long-time supporter will be deeply missed
Portrait of Thomas Marr-Laing
Traffic on road to oilsands refinery.
Oil & Gas
May 27, 2024
Op-ed

Taxpayers shouldn't foot the whole bill for carbon capture

Three years in, why is the oilsands Pathways Alliance still lobbying for even more public funding for their first and only project?
Portrait of MC Bouchard
Calgary Telus Convention Centre, where CICAN held its conference this year
Equitable Transition
May 22, 2024
Article

What are “green” jobs and how can postsecondary institutions prepare students for them?

Reflections from the Colleges and Institutes Canada 2024 Connection Conference
various old Pembina Institute logos