Scott MacDougallSenior Advisor

Scott MacDougall is a senior advisor with the Pembina Institute, focused on carbon pricing, oil and gas, and carbon capture utilization and storage, based out of Ottawa.  Prior to joining the Pembina Institute, Scott worked in climate policy and regulation Alberta Environment and Parks, electricity and oilsands extraction projects at Suncor Energy, and sustainability and clean energy consulting in Northern Alberta. Through this work he gained a thorough understanding of the technical, government, and business challenges associated with emissions reduction policies and projects.

He holds bachelor's degrees in metallurgical engineering from Dalhousie University, and chemistry from Mount Allison University. He has been a key member of numerous award-winning teams that earned a number of President’s Operational Excellence Awards at Suncor, the silver award for innovative management from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, and the Jacobs Engineering Master Builder Award.

Contact Scott MacDougall

cell: 587-229-7709 • email: scottm@pembina.org • tweet: @Scott_MacD_

Scott MacDougall's Recent Publications

Waiting to Launch 2023 mid-year update Oilsands profits remain high, but companies are putting the brakes on energy transition spending, with no new investment in reducing emissions

Publication Sept. 14, 2023- By Scott MacDougall

Cash flow modeling shows carbon capture and storage can help meet climate goals Policy Options article and technical backgrounder

Publication July 28, 2023- By Scott MacDougall, Jonathan Arnold, Janetta McKenzie

Our cash-flow model assesses economic viability of CCS projects under existing and announced policies and incentives in Alberta. It shows CCS projects are not only an investment in competitiveness and regulatory compliance but can also offer positive returns for what is the cost of doing business in the low-carbon economy.

Engineered Carbon Dioxide Removal in a Net-Zero Canada Opportunities and challenges for non-biological CDR deployment

Publication April 13, 2023- By Carson Fong, Scott MacDougall

Canada made a commitment under an international climate treaty called the Paris Agreement to reduce emissions by 40-45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. We also said we would achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Net-zero can be achieved with early, deep and sustained reductions of direct emissions, and then tackling the remaining hard-to-reduce emissions with additional tools like carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

Canadian oilsands don’t need more public support to compete with the U.S. Canadian carrots are already sweet enough to match the Inflation Reduction Act

Blog March 15, 2023- By Janetta McKenzie, Scott MacDougall, Jonathan Arnold (Canadian Climate Institute)

Canadian oilsands don’t need more public support for carbon, capture, utilization, and storage technology to compete with the U.S. oil sector. When all the regulations and incentives offered by Canadian governments for CCUS in upstream oil are added together, they amount to more than those offered in the U.S. under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Comparing Canadian and American Financial Incentives for CCUS in the Oil Sector

Publication March 15, 2023- By Janetta McKenzie, Scott MacDougall

This report by the Canadian Climate Institute and the Pembina Institute shows Canadian oilsands don’t need more public support for carbon, capture, utilization, and storage technology to remain competitive with the U.S. oil sector. When all the regulations and incentives offered by Canadian governments are added together, they amount to more than those offered in the U.S. under the Inflation Reduction Act.