Janetta McKenzieManager, Oil and Gas

Janetta McKenzie is manager of the oil and gas program at the Pembina Institute. She works on energy policy development, natural gas certification, and industrial decarbonization in Canada.

Prior to joining the Institute, Janetta completed a Ph.D. at the University of Waterloo, analyzing the socio-political impacts of pipeline regulation in Canada and the United States. She also holds master’s degrees from the University of Sydney and London School of Economics. Previously, Janetta has also worked on regulatory compliance for TC Energy and contributed to a variety of research projects on international climate governance.  

In her free time, she can be found horseback riding or reading science fiction novels

Contact Janetta McKenzie

work: 587-328-2040 • email: janettam@pembina.org

Janetta McKenzie's Recent Publications

Survival of the Cleanest Assessing the cost and carbon competitiveness of Canada’s oil

Publication Nov. 27, 2023- By Janetta McKenzie, Scott MacDougall, Eyab Al-Aini

The Pembina Institute looked at 36 major producing oilfields in Canada, representing about 62% of all Canadian production, 92% of Alberta’s production, and all offshore production. Most Canadian projects are well above global averages on both price and carbon.

Meeting the emissions cap A feasible pathway for the oil and gas sector

Publication March 21, 2024- By Janetta McKenzie, Matt Dreis

Our analysts show how voluntary commitments already made by oilsands companies—like the Pathways Alliance plan to reduce emissions by 22 Mt per year by 2030— in addition to federal and provincial targets to reduce oil and gas methane by 75%, along with electrification, carbon, capture, storage and utilization (CCUS) and several other measures can move Canada toward the emissions cap target in the required timeline.

Alberta can invest in the clean economy and grow jobs Recent modelling cited by Alberta government fails to anticipate job growth in clean economy

Blog March 5, 2024- By Megan Gordon, Janetta McKenzie

Dire messages of economic shocks to Alberta economy from the oil and gas emissions cap fail account for jobs growth in clean economy. We estimate 65,000 clean economy jobs could be added in Alberta by 2030 along the trajectory to net-zero emissions, increasing to 364,000 jobs by 2050.

Emissions cap needed to spur reductions from highly profitable energy industry Alberta can prepare for a world in which not only is demand for fossil fuels declining, but the emissions associated with those products are more highly scrutinized

Op-ed Feb. 20, 2024- By Janetta McKenzie

Economies of scale help to deliver resilience and profit in the energy sector. But what the industry isn’t doing is spending a significant amount on decarbonizing its operations. Only an emissions cap will obligate companies to do so.

Design recommendations for a national oil and gas emissions cap Pembina Institute comments and recommendations on the Regulatory Framework for an Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap

Publication Feb. 5, 2024- By Janetta McKenzie

The Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap, as proposed, represents a realistic and reasonable pathway to meaningful emissions reductions in the oil and gas sector this decade. The Pembina Institute generally supports the level and scope of the proposed cap; it is a crucial step forward in bending the curve on emissions in Canada’s highest-emitting sector. We also recommend that the regulatory development timeline for this emissions cap be accelerated where possible.