Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future

Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future

  • News
    • Opinion
  • Markham on Energy
  • Energi Notes
  • Unethical Oil
  • Energi U
    • Energi U Registration
    • Energi U Library
  • The Energi Show
  • Energy Circles
  • Support Us
HomePembina Institute

Pembina Institute

Opinion

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]

News

Online shopping boom fuels need for new urban freight strategies

June 18, 2021 Energi Staff

On Thursday, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), Bloomberg Associates and the Pembina Institute released Building Healthy Cities in the Doorstep-Delivery Era: Sustainable urban freight solutions from around the world, a report that [Read more]

News

Urban delivery primed to go electric in Canadian cities, if supported

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

According to research from the Pembina Institute, a switch to electric cargo vans in Canadian cities could result in substantial emissions reductions where transportation emissions are often higher than the national average. Between 2016 and [Read more]

News

Delivering on the promise of nature-based carbon offsets

April 28, 2021 Energi Staff

By Jan Gorski This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 27, 2021. Offsets have been around for decades, in government-regulated markets and in voluntary markets that companies, organizations and individuals use to reduce [Read more]

News

Investors looking for a clear and credible climate plan in Alberta

March 15, 2021 Energi Staff

This article by The Pembina Institute was published by the Edmonton Journal on March 12, 2021. By Chris Severson-Baker When Alberta’s 2021 budget was released late last month, it included the establishment of a $2-million-a-year [Read more]

Opinion

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]

News

Time for BC to pick up the PACE on building retrofits

November 13, 2020 Energi Staff

This article by Pembina Institute was published in The Georgia Strait on Nov. 2, 2020. By Muneesh Sharma and Madi Kennedy With election day in the rear-view mirror, many British Columbians are looking to the [Read more]

Opinion

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]

Opinion

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]

Opinion

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]

News

BC Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Research Collaborative advances reduction targets

May 6, 2020 Energi Staff

The B.C. Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Research Collaborative (MERC) has established a two-year plan to advance research on methane emissions from oil and gas activity. The joint initiative of industry, government, the regulator and non-profits supports [Read more]

Opinion

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]

Opinion

Readying Canada’s buildings for the climate of tomorrow

April 17, 2020 Energi Staff

By Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 15, 2020. Imagine a home that can stand up to extreme weather, be it heat waves or water surges, while bringing your gas [Read more]

Opinion

Revving Canada’s economy with zero emissions freight

April 17, 2020 Energi Staff

By Carolyn Kim This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 15, 2020. As we work to rebuild Canada’s economy in the wake of COVID-19, our investment choices will help determine our success in [Read more]

News

Rising oil sands emissions clash with Canadian climate commitments: Pembina

March 16, 2020 Energi Staff

Pembina Institute released a report last month showing how rising oil sands emissions are conflicting with Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate commitments.  The report from the energy think tank also shows how governments and industry [Read more]

News

Rising oil sands GHGs conflict with Canada’s climate commitments: Pembina report

February 19, 2020 Energi Staff

A report issued by the Pembina Institute shows that rising GHG emissions from Alberta’s oil sands conflict with Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate commitments. The oil sands in a carbon-constrained Canada: The collision course between [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Teck Frontier proves the system is still broken

February 13, 2020 Energi Staff

By Simon Dyer This article was published by the Globe and Mail on Feb. 12, 2020. Canada is facing a decision on the biggest oil sands mine proposal in almost a decade. Alberta’s Frontier oil [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Why Canada’s Energy Future report leads us astray

January 9, 2020 Energi Staff

By Nicole Dusyk This article was published by Pembina Institute on Jan. 9, 2020. The Canada Energy Regulator (formerly the National Energy Board) recently released updated projections for energy supply and demand in Canada in [Read more]

News

A look back at Canada’s climate action in 2019

January 6, 2020 Energi Staff

By Josha MacNab This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Dec. 20, 2019. This was the year the world made it clear they want climate action, and they want it now. Millions of people [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Canada must keep global climate response on track

December 12, 2019 Energi Staff

By Karen Tam Wu and Isabelle Turcotte This article was published by Pembina Institute on Dec. 11, 2019. Four years ago, world leaders, including Canada in a key negotiating role, gathered in Paris for the [Read more]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 4 5 6 7 »
In the Spotlight

The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

Stay connected

  • facebook
  • twitter

Latest Video

Search Our Archives

Latest News

  • The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century April 13, 2026
  • Iran’s attacks drone on, with the U.S. at risk of losing the war April 1, 2026
  • Why Donald Trump will try to declare victory in Iran well before November April 1, 2026
  • Up to $220 Billion, 80,000 Jobs At Risk if Canada Can’t Deliver on Clean Power Grid April 1, 2026
  • Record U.S. Oil Production Meets Rising Prices, Signalling Stronger Market Outlook April 1, 2026
  • High Hopes, Few Details as Major Projects Office Hits Six-Month Mark March 27, 2026
Latest News
  • The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century
  • Iran’s attacks drone on, with the U.S. at risk of losing the war
  • Why Donald Trump will try to declare victory in Iran well before November
  • Up to $220 Billion, 80,000 Jobs At Risk if Canada Can’t Deliver on Clean Power Grid
  • Record U.S. Oil Production Meets Rising Prices, Signalling Stronger Market Outlook
Markham on Energy
  • The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century
    April 13, 2026
  • “Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?
    November 22, 2025
  • Where’s the Beef, Danielle?
    November 21, 2025
  • Canada’s First Giga-scale Battery Plant is Under Construction. Why That’s Important
    November 17, 2025
  • Canada’s Geothermal Opportunity Is Bigger Than We Think — So Why Is Ottawa Ignoring It?
    November 14, 2025
Opinions
  • Why Donald Trump will try to declare victory in Iran well before November
    April 1, 2026
  • Ontario’s nuclear push risks another costly policy failure
    March 20, 2026
  • Fossil Industry Distortions Make the Energy Transition Harder to Imagine
    February 9, 2026
  • 7 certainties about energy for this age of uncertainty
    January 27, 2026
  • Venezuela attack, Greenland threats and Gaza assault mark the collapse of international legal order
    January 7, 2026

News: editor@energi.media

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • Contact
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Support Energi Media
  • Email Sign Up

@2020 Energi Media Ltd., | Thoughtful Energy Journalism

Energi Media

 

Get the eBook, The New Alberta Advantage: Technology, Policy, and the Future of the Oil Sands, written by our founder and publisher, Markham Hislop, for FREE.

 

Sign up now and get exclusive access to your FREE download in the next newsletter and receive Energi Media Weekly Update straight to your inbox too!

 

Thoughtful journalism about energy’s future

 

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Privacy Policy