British Columbians deserve a forward-thinking clean growth strategy that will accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy, curb carbon pollution, and secure economic prosperity: Karen Tam Wu. Tourism Vancouver photo. BC clean growth future can secure [Read more]
The Pembina Institute supports establishing a target for the reduction of freight pollution by 30 per cent by 2030 compared to 2015. Istock photo. Freight pollution accounts for about half of BC’s transportation emissions By [Read more]
The B.C. government is expected to release its clean growth strategy this fall. The Pembina Institute argues that successful implementation will require carbon budgeting by sector and robust accountability mechanisms. Pembina Institute photo. B.C. clean [Read more]
The Doug Ford government in Ontario framed its reversal of carbon pricing and clean energy programs as an attempt to “save the little guy”, but it may have inadvertently thrown its economy in reverse while [Read more]
Higher production levels at the Alberta oil sands translated into substantial greenhouse gas emissions growth: over the whole record, oil sands emissions alone grew 367 per cent to 72 megatonnes (Mt). Canada behind in its [Read more]
On Thursday, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced stricter carbon pollution regulations for heavy-duty vehicles beginning in 2020. CN photo. On Thursday, the Government of Canada announced new carbon pollution regulations for heavy-duty [Read more]
Mike Hogan shares capacity market design basics and lessons Alberta can learn from other jurisdictions in this blog published by the Pembina Institute on June 11 2018. AESO finalizes rules for new electricity capacity market [Read more]
The province must also require utility companies to assess and pursue more aggressive local energy efficiency programs, beyond those implemented on a system-wide basis. CJOCFM.com photo. Energy efficiency includes cost effective alternatives to power generation [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Collective on Dec. 28, 2017 The Electrifying Path to Decarbonization — Part 3 By Dylan Heerema Canada has focused its efforts on reducing carbon pollution from the electricity grid [Read more]
The Electrifying Path to Decarbonization — Part 2 By Dylan Heerema Electrification of heating and cooling in homes and buildings offers many benefits to consumers — and can significantly reduce carbon pollution from the built environment. [Read more]
This article was published in The Energy Collective on Dec. 26, 2017. The Electrifying Path to Decarbonization — Part 1 By Dylan Heerema Furnaces, boilers, and other heating equipment constitute one of Canada’s largest sources of carbon [Read more]
This Pembina Institute article was published on theenergycollective.com on Dec. 28, 2017. By Dylan Heerema Canada has focused its efforts on reducing carbon pollution from the electricity grid and improving energy efficiency. However, these actions [Read more]
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