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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 12h

Canadian companies need a lot of #RenewableEnergy – and they can only get there with regulatory certainty, which some gov'ts aren’t delivering.

By restricting #CleanEnergy development, AB risks losing billions of dollars in investment opportunities.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 16h

LNG Canada Phase 2 could blow past B.C.’s entire oil & gas emissions target — and still hasn’t made an investment decision.

Is this really the kind of “nation-building” project Canada needs?

A strange start for “climate competitiveness”

The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions — or Canadians’ tax dollars.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 1d

🎥 Watch our DSM manager, Kari Hyde, at DiscoverEE to learn how “distributed energy resources” (DERs) like #SolarPanels, #EVs, and smart devices are the next frontier in building flexible, resilient & affordable local grids.

Unlocking the Local Grid with Distributed Energy Resources

Across Canada, utility-led demand-side management (DSM) programs have delivered measurable energy savings and peak demand reductions for decades. But the next frontier is to connect these programs…

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 1d

☀️ 💨 🌊⚡ For the first time ever, renewables generated more #electricity than coal! #Solar and #wind also outpaced the growth in global electricity demand in the first half of 2025, according to new @ember-energy.org energy analysis. #CleanPower

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 2d

Watch the full interview ⬇️
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 2d

“If a new pipeline promised to be really profitable and had a really strong business case, there would be a private sector proposal in development and this point.”

Janetta McKenzie tells BNN Bloomberg why a new pipeline is bad for taxpayers and the climate.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 2d

Read Manitoba’s Path to #NetZero ⬇️
www.manitoba.ca/netzero/

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 2d

🔔🆕 Manitoba’s new climate plan sets net-zero by 2050, with time-bound legislated targets and reporting. We’re excited to see it centre Indigenous collaboration, clean job transitions & #RenewableEnergy.

“This isn’t an obligation – it’s an opportunity.” — Minister Mike Moyes

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 3d

Canadian #oil & #gas jobs never bounced back after the 2014 crash. The industry isn’t the sure path to prosperity it once was — but #decarbonization offers new opportunity for new jobs and economic growth.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 3d

Imperial Oil plans to cut 20% of its workforce – 900 jobs – by 2027. These cuts are part of a broader industry shift toward automation, offshore engineering & cost-cutting.
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Imperial Oil job cuts come amid wider tech-enabled efficiency push in energy industry | Globalnews.ca

Imperial Oil's announcement that it's cutting hundreds of jobs is the latest in a long list of industry layoffs, driven by low oil prices, new technology and unfavourable policies.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 4d

Join Jessica McIlroy at #SmartEnergyVancouver on Nov. 3 for Building Retrofits Day! She’s moderating a session on retrofit supports covering federal, provincial & municipal programs.

Learn more and register ⬇️

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 4d

A new @alberta.ca oil pipeline would be a “multi-decade gamble” that assumes global oil demand won’t decline—despite cheaper alternatives and growing climate risks.

It’s a risk the private sector won’t take. ➡️

Alberta’s New Pipeline Pitch: Bad for Business, Disastrous for Climate, Analysts Say

Climate advocates and at least one policy analyst are taking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith back to business school after she promised to pitch a new westbound oil pipeline to the federal Major…

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 5d

In Ontario, municipalities get to decide whether or not they support #CleanEnergy projects proposed in their communities.

But getting municipal support can be quite involved, so we designed an infographic guiding communities through the process. ⬇️
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Power Playbook | Pembina Institute

Ontario's electricity demand is forecast to grow by 75% by 2050. This means that it will need both new energy assets, like wind turbines and solar panels, which produce affordable electricity, and…

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 5d

“Our trajectory toward climate competitiveness can’t just be about projects – it’s also got to be about policies.”

Achieving a truly climate competitive Canadian economy will require regulations, especially for persistently high-emitting sectors such as the oilsands.

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 6d

Canada’ freight future is electric, and the path forward is clear.

Start with strategically placed chargers in high-priority areas to cut costs, boost usage and give fleets the confidence to go electric.

www.pembina.org/blog/powerin...

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 6d

Without proper cleanup, aging oil and gas wells at the end of their producing lives continue to leak methane and toxic pollutants — and potential policy changes in AB risk shifting these cleanup costs onto taxpayers.

Learn more at tonight's town hall. 👇

REGISTER: Virtual Town Hall - Alberta Oil and Gas Well Cleanup Crisis

Join us October 2nd for a virtual town hall exposing the government's plan to make taxpayers pay for oil and gas cleanup. Free registration - secure your spot now.

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Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang.bsky.social · 7d

🚩 Alberta’s pipeline proposal is a bad bet for taxpayer dollars and Canada’s climate

“It speaks volumes that after months of pressure from [Alberta] ... & offers of concierge service from Ottawa, industry has still refused." – Janetta McKenzie, O&G dir. @pembina.org

#ABpoli #ABenergy #ABinvestment

Alberta should heed private sector caution on pipelines | Pembina Institute

CALGARY — JANETTA McKENZIE, director of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program, made the following statement in response to news that the Government of Alberta will be the proponent for a new oil...

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 7d

@alberta.ca wants to spend public money on a project companies don’t want to invest in, while also sabotaging private investment in renewables.

Read our full response ⬇️

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Alberta should heed private sector caution on pipelines | Pembina Institute

CALGARY — JANETTA McKENZIE, director of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program, made the following statement in response to news that the Government of Alberta will be the proponent for a new…

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 7d

Today is #EnergyEfficiencyDay!💡🏢

Energy efficiency is the first fuel — clean, affordable and already here.

Let’s build on that foundation with demand response and "distributed energy resources" (DERs) like solar, storage & EVs.

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From Efficiency to Empowerment | Pembina Institute

On Energy Efficiency Day, it’s worth remembering that Canada’s most affordable, reliable and clean energy resources are the ones we already have: energy efficiency and demand response. For decades,…

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