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Electricity pylons at sunset
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
October 31, 2025
Op-ed

For Canada to be ‘climate competitive’ we need to stay the course on key industrial policies

Pembina Institute testimony to the House Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
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
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
A red and grey Petro-Canada DC Fast electric vehicle charging station
Transportation
October 1, 2025
Article

Powering Canada’s freight future

Strategic public charging infrastructure planning is key to cleaner, cheaper and more competitive trucking
Chandan Bhardwaj Portrait of Lejla Latifović
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A modern smart home roof with dark solar panels at sunset
Buildings
October 1, 2025
Article

From efficiency to empowerment

Building on demand-side management to unlock the full value of distributed energy resources
Kari Hyde
Tennyson apartments exterior
Buildings
September 25, 2025
Article

Champions bring success

The transformation of Tennyson Apartments proves that deep retrofits are good business in Alberta
Portrait of Raidin Blue
Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Janne Wallenius
Remote Communities
September 16, 2025
Op-ed

Local progress on energy, Arctic security must survive federal cuts

If federal programming is stripped down, remote communities will be limited in their pathways to achieve energy security.
Lynne Couves
Man installing thermal roof insulation layer
Buildings
September 12, 2025
Article

Building jobs in Alberta

Ending boom-bust cycles in the retrofit industry to strengthen local economies
Ceileigh McAllister Kari Hyde
Electric car charging at recharging station in the street under green trees in summertime
Transportation
September 11, 2025
Op-ed

Charged up

Letter to the Editor, The Globe and Mail
Adam Thorn
Wind turbines in southwestern Ontario
Electricity
September 11, 2025
Article

Optimizing the municipal support process for Ontario's energy projects

Municipalities share potential improvements for Ontario’s future energy procurements
Bicycle courier riding a green cargo trike with a white storage cube attached to the back, delivering parcels along a busy city street
Transportation
August 20, 2025
Article

Six ways to pedal cargo e-bikes forward in Calgary

How city policies and business action can improve urban delivery efficiency
Nafisa Nawal
Group of workers huddled together in discussion inside a solar panel facility
Equitable Transition
August 19, 2025
Article

The missing link in Canada’s nation-building plan

Without investment in training capacity, our national ambition will fall short
Portrait of Megan Gordon Mercer Pommer