By Karen Tam Wu This article was published by the Globe and Mail on Nov. 14, 2019. Governments across Canada have a habit of making climate promises, setting goals, then failing to achieve them. But [Read more]
According to a report by the Pembina Institute, only British Columbia has set up a carbon pricing system that meets the minimum requirements set by the Canadian government. Other provinces that have designed their own [Read more]
By Nikki Way This article was published by Pembina Institute on Oct. 12, 2019. This month, the Alberta government announced it is undertaking a full review of its energy regulator, a move being touted as [Read more]
By Isabelle Turcotte This article was published by Pembina Institute on Oct. 9. 2019. Warnings on the urgency with which we need to act to avoid the worst impacts of climate change are multiplying. A 2019 report found [Read more]
By Isabelle Turcotte This article was published by Pembina Institute on Oct. 9, 2019. While climate and environmental issues have been important for decades, this year feels different. With climate action a top issue for [Read more]
Two projects launched by the Pembina Institute were named on Thursday as recipients of the 2020 Canada’s Clean50 Top Project award. The Business Coalition for a Clean Economy and the Alberta Narratives Project are among [Read more]
By Cedric Smith This article was published by Pembina Institute on Aug. 30, 2019. Trucking is a major source of Canada’s carbon pollution – freight transportation accounts for 10.5 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas [Read more]
Pembina Institute along with environmental law group Ecojustice say they concerned about potential impacts the Teck Resources’ $20.6-billion Frontier Oil Sands open pit mine would have on climate after a Joint Review Panel recommended approving [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on July 16, 2019. By Bora Plumtre As Canadians endure a summer of historic flooding and wildfires, the effects of climate change have never been more keenly [Read more]
According to a report by the Pembina Institute, the shift away from diesel fuel toward clean energy sources, including wind, hydro, solar and bioenergy, is gaining momentum in remote Indigenous communities in Canada. But the [Read more]
By Simon Dyer This article by the Pembina Institute was published in The Hill Times on June 5, 2019. Any political party serious about governing in Canada and sincere about slowing climate change will put [Read more]
By Vincent Morales, Binnu Jeyakumar This article was published by the Pembina Institute on May 24, 2019. As renewables have become cheaper than conventional generation, there have been fundamental shifts in the economics of electricity generation, while [Read more]
The truth is: if we care about Alberta’s energy industry and the people who work in it, everyone needs to start working together. Polarization, spurious accusations, and name-calling will not make new energy projects move [Read more]
This article by the Pembina Institute addresses how Canada achieves decarbonization in its energy systems, secure a healthy environment and keep up with a growing global low-carbon economy. Global decarbonization by 2050 will help keep [Read more]
Clean BC, the government of British Columbia’s third climate plan leaves some critical questions unanswered, particularly concerning the path to zero carbon buildings by 2050. Tourism Vancouver photo. California, Oregon, Washington and BC agree to [Read more] [Read more]
British Columbia premier John Horgan discussed climate leadership and action during a meeting with Washington governor Jay Inslee in 2017. Photo: Province of B.C. Climate leadership needed to prevent catastrophic consequences By Karen Tam Wu This article [Read more] [Read more]
Last week the Canadian government announced there will be a federal carbon pollution pricing system in place in Canada starting next year and will affect provinces that have not already set up their own carbon [Read more]
The pressure of growing cities includes rising home ownership or rental costs, worsening air quality, road congestion and over-burdened transit operations. Toronto Star photo by Richard Lautens. Public transit investments generate highest return for growing [Read more]
In a report by a coalition of environmental groups from Canada and the US, the authors argue that while BC has long known about the importance of cutting methane emissions, it now has the regulatory [Read more]
Clean transportation technology is ready for deployment and costs are plummeting. This, along with public frustration about air pollution and a desire to grow clean jobs, is driving the adoption of smart transportation policy across [Read more]
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