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2010-2023

Pembina Institute position on the importance of Alberta remaining in Canada

Founded and headquartered in Alberta, the Pembina Institute continues to work for a prosperous, climate-safe future for the people of this province, and for all Canadians

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Alberta risks missing out on $5.8B in GDP and 24,000 jobs due to building supply chain issues

New report highlights supply chain constraints as a key factor slowing Alberta’s progress on energy security and housing affordability

Ceileigh McAllister

Federal nuclear export vision has merit – but must not drive up energy bills for Canadians

Nuclear ambitions must be balanced with federal Electricity Strategy’s goal of quickly scaling up Canada’s domestic electricity capacity with affordable power

Canada’s LNG exports face a global energy market in rapid transition

Looming oversupply and accelerating deployment of low-cost renewables weakens business case for new projects

Majority of Albertans back wind and solar, but investors continue to face hostile business environment

Despite clear public support for renewables, recent federal-Alberta energy talks failed to address provincial restrictions that have pushed investment out of Alberta

Portrait of Will Noel

Latest Ontario electricity announcement again proves the shift to clean energy is market-driven

Wind and solar outcompeted gas on cost earlier this year, now batteries have done the same

Gurprasad Gurumurthy

Majority of Albertans don’t want taxpayer dollars used for pipeline; say province’s economy too dependent on oil and gas

Despite the latest spike in oil prices and months-long push by oil and gas industry for the stripping back of environmental regulations, Albertans are concerned about overreliance on single sector

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Customer Energy

Pembina report highlights how demand-side management reduces peak demand and lowers electricity costs

New Pembina program launched to scale demand-side solutions across Canada

Remote Communities

Advocates for some of Canada’s most remote communities gather in Ottawa to push for northern energy infrastructure

Continued progress on national diesel reduction and energy security in doubt unless federal programming is renewed

Buildings, Customer Energy

Historic Power Smart 2.0 plan a practical step towards affordable electricity investment in B.C.

Success depends on delivering savings at the scale needed for an affordable, reliable and fully electrified future

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Weakened industrial carbon price harms Canada’s economic future, abandons international commitments

Federal–Alberta deal continues string of major climate policy rollbacks, will slow low-carbon investment and job creation

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Electricity strategy confirms clean electrification will be backbone of Canada’s economy

Strategy has potential to align Canada with global trends towards clean energy, electrification

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

Alberta’s oil and gas cleanup problem is growing

Orphan wells set to more than double in 2026, while cleanup levy on industry rises only seven per cent

Portrait of Janetta McKenzie

Failure to build new transmission set to cost Albertans $260 million per year in higher electricity bills

Inadequate transmission infrastructure means even on sunny and windy days, renewable energy production is being needlessly shut-in because generators can’t get their power to consumers

Electricity, Oil & Gas

Leading clean energy experts warn Carney can’t “build Canada strong” without robust Alberta MOU outcomes

Canada stuck in “unhelpful feedback loop” of oil and gas expansion as global energy transition accelerates

Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker

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