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Opinion: Climate leaders expand solutions beyond science and tech

November 30, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by Pembina Institute on Nov. 18, 2021. We knew there was an inspiring story to tell when the Pembina Institute and GLOBE Series decided to profile the talented women whose work is transitioning Canada to a [Read more]

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Opinion: COP26 is over. What’s next? (Hint: rapid change for Alberta)

November 23, 2021 Energi Staff

By Simon Dwyer This article was published by Pembina Institute on Nov. 15, 2021. After a week in Glasgow, I can’t help but reflect on what the UN Climate Conference of the Parties (COP26) means [Read more]

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Opinion: No better time to invest in an electric future

November 15, 2021 Energi Staff

By Binnu Jeyakumar and Jan Gorski This op-ed originally appeared in the National Observer on Nov. 8, 2021. In early November at COP26, the United Nations climate conference, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the U.S. and [Read more]

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Former Alberta CMOH calls on Kenney to release COVID-19 predictive modelling

October 3, 2021 Markham Hislop

Key to understanding [UCP government’s] cold-blooded strategy is determining how long it will take to achieve this goal of “herd immunity”.  October 1, 2021 Dear Albertans, After Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey’s offer to [Read more]

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Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream: IEA

September 7, 2021 Energi Staff

By Ali Allawi, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance – Republic of Iraq and Dr Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 5, 2021. In [Read more]

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The world’s electricity systems must prepare to counter growing climate threat

July 19, 2021 Energi Staff

By Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Summer has just officially begun in the northern hemisphere, and yet we are already seeing electricity systems around the world that are struggling to [Read more]

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Energy producers, consumers face more climate disclosure requirements

June 10, 2021 Energi Staff

By Ed Hirs This article was published by Forbes on April 26, 2021. More climate disclosure requirements are on the horizon for energy producers and energy consumers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is thinking [Read more]

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Opinion: The Texas grid loses — to Arizona, New York, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia

March 17, 2021 Energi Staff

This op-ed is part of a series published by The Dallas Morning News Opinion section to explore ideas and policies for strengthening electric reliability. Find the full series here: Keeping the Lights On. By Ed [Read more]

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Oil industry jumps on low-carbon bandwagon

February 18, 2021 Energi Staff

By Ed Hirs This article was publishes by Forbes on Feb. 8, 2021. There are two main roads leading to a low-carbon future. The first involves decreasing our combustion of fossil fuels via conservation and a [Read more]

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Clean Fuel Standard will help Canada achieve net-zero by 2050

February 2, 2021 Energi Staff

By Bora Plumptre This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Jan. 27, 2021. The Clean Fuel Standard, a proposed federal regulation released in December for public comment, will introduce a broad set of [Read more]

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On 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, IEA expands energy, climate work

December 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Mechthild Wörsdörfer and Tom Howes This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 12, 2020. 2015 was a critical year for climate action Saturday 12 December is a milestone: it is [Read more]

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The UCP needs to hurry up on hydrogen

December 7, 2020 Energi Staff

By Robert Tremblay The future is low carbon. For Albertans to continue to have the prosperity we have enjoyed, we need to create an economy that is compatible with that future. A low carbon world [Read more]

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BP’s peak oil prediction – and the future of oil in a net-zero Canada

September 28, 2020 Energi Staff

By Benjamin Israel, Nina Lothian This article was published by Pembina Institute on Sept. 16, 2020. In its 2020 annual energy outlook, energy giant BP predicts a “fundamental restructuring” of the global energy system in order to decarbonize. [Read more]

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California’s power resource challenge holds lessons for clean energy transitions worldwide

September 28, 2020 Energi Staff

By Keisuke Sadamori This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 11, 2020. For the first time in 19 years, California’s power system’s operator, the CAISO, took the decision in August to [Read more]

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Ottawa, Alberta develop new hydrogen strategies

September 14, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association on June 15, 2020.  The federal government says it will have a comprehensive strategy for hydrogen in place by the end of the summer, [Read more]

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How companies can get net-zero right

July 2, 2020 Energi Staff

By Isabelle Turcotte This article was published by Pembina Institute on June 30, 2020. In May, more than 150 corporations worth US$2.4 trillion joined a United Nations–backed, CEO-led climate advocacy effort asking governments to align their [Read more]

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Deep retrofit of homes, buildings is the post COVID-19 megaproject Canada needs

May 12, 2020 Energi Staff

By Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze This article was published by Pembina Institute on May 8, 2020. As we do our part to flatten the curve on COVID-19, we’re spending much more time in our homes, juggling work with [Read more]

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Coal finance is heading to its logical terminal conclusion

April 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Tim Buckley After a decade of deflation in renewable energy costs approaching 10 per cent annually, and an extended global economic lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the credit appeal of coal fired power [Read more]

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Restarting the COVID-19 economy: 4 possible steps

April 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Loren Falkenberg This article was published by the University of Calgary on April 21, 2020. What does a post-pandemic economy look like? Health researchers are indicating that managing this virus will be a long-term [Read more]

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Link orphan well aid cash with tougher regulations

April 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Chris Severson-Baker This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 21, 2020. The federal government’s announcement of financial support for Alberta’s oil and gas sector is welcome news as the COVID-19 pandemic deepens and [Read more]

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