In 2020, the pandemic created an unprecedented opportunity to study the effects of radical, short-term cultural shifts. As millions of people abruptly started working from home, it was unclear whether the empty streets and offices would lead to climate benefits like reduced GHG emissions. This study looks at preliminary results, balancing the emissions effects of less commuting, but more home usage of internet and data.

Direct emissions reductions are the most effective way to safely limit warming, but carbon offsets through nature-based solutions have a role to play — if they are done right. Nature-based offsets can mobilize private capital to reduce emissions effectively in the short term, while we seek feasible solutions for emission sources that are currently difficult to abate.

The Pembina Institute and GlobeScan asked financial experts and ordinary investors what Canada’s economic recovery should look like. We found growing interest in ensuring companies have policies in place to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Investors need better information to determine if investments are sustainable. And 79% of Canadians think climate change should be addressed with the same urgency as COVID-19.

Clean energy opportunities are a win for Alberta’s municipalities: they create jobs, attract investment and increase quality of life for residents.

This primer is a tool for landowners who find themselves with inactive, suspended, abandoned or orphaned oil or gas wells on their property. It outlines what a typical reclamation process should look like, and what issues may arise if the reclamation process does not go as planned.