Jan is a senior analyst with the responsible fossil fuels team at the Pembina Institute, Canada’s leading energy think tank.  Prior to joining the Pembina Insitute, Jan worked in consulting on oil and gas emissions. Through this work he gained a thorough understanding of the technical challenges associated with quantifying emissions.
 
He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering and a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, both from Carleton University. His graduate research was focused on alternative fuel combustion. He also completed an internship in Stuttgart, Germany, assisting with research at a carbon capture test facility.

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Jan Gorski's Recent Publications

The oilsands in a carbon-constrained Canada The collision course between overall emissions and national climate commitments

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Feb. 19, 2020 - By Benjamin Israel, Jan Gorski, Nina Lothian, Chris Severson-Baker, Nikki Way

In a continuing effort to depolarize the conversation, this report seeks to help establish a basic, commonly agreed-upon set of facts about Alberta’s oilsands, their emissions performance and trajectories, and what Canada’s commitment to achieve deep decarbonization will mean for the sector. 

Carbon Emissions: Who makes big polluters pay A comparison of provincial and federal industrial carbon pricing systems for industrial emitters

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Nov. 9, 2019 - By Isabelle Turcotte, Jan Gorski, Brianne Riehl

This report undertakes a comparative analysis of the provincial and federal carbon pricing approaches to reduce emissions from heavy emitters.

Reliable, affordable: The economic case for scaling up clean energy portfolios A study comparing clean energy portfolios and natural gas for electricity generation

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Oct. 11, 2019 - By Jan Gorski, Binnu Jeyakumar

As grid operators, policy makers and utilities consider how they respond to these trends, the key question facing them is: Can clean energy solutions deliver a reliable supply of electricity in an affordable manner?

Comparing Provincial and Federal Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Regulations Factsheets for Policy Makers

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Sept. 24, 2019 - By Jan Gorski

As part of the Pan-Canadian Framework, the Government of Canada reaffirmed its commitment to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 per cent below 2012 levels by 2025, and in April 2018, set robust and comprehensive regulations. This analysis outlines the best practices for methane regulations within the oil and gas sector, and provides a comparison of Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan, and federal regulations.

Pembina Institute comments on the proposed Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system Formal submission to Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta

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Aug. 30, 2019 - By Jan Gorski, Duncan Kenyon

Alberta’s proposed TIER system is a step in the wrong direction. The TIER system would disrupt the investment landscape, create policy uncertainty, and provide a significantly weaker signal to industry to reduce emissions than is currently provided by the CCIR. Lowering ambition of a recently implemented and well-designed policy that meets the dual objective of reducing emissions while protecting competitiveness would not benefit industry, nor Albertans.