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This infographic serves as a brief update to our original September 2022 publication, Waiting to Launch: The gap between Canadian oilsands companies’ climate pledges and actions. Read More at The Pembina Institute

Solar power exceeded coal power several times in Alberta’s electricity grid over the last few months. Coal-fired electricity generation is in the final stages of being phased out this year, while renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, are being built rapidly. The transition is exciting, but brings with Read More at The Pembina Institute

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the achievements of women championing clean energy in Canada, but it should also be a time to take stock of the work still needed. Women are significantly underrepresented in many of the areas that will be affected as Canada builds out a Read More at The Pembina Institute

With transportation as the second biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, the need to transition to electrified means of moving people and goods is increasingly urgent. A new series of factsheets provides a snapshot of how to shift from fossil fuels to zero-emitting trucks and buses. Read More at The Pembina Institute

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“I feel like the energy sector, to date, has been great for growth and prosperity but there are some very endemic issues around social inequity. And I feel, as we usher in a new energy economy, we have the chance to make sure we don’t perpetuate those wrongs.” Read More at The Pembina Institute

The Pembina Institute presents a series of interviews that celebate women advancing Canada’s transition to a clean economy and offer their insights into the opportunities to make the net-zero future one where all Canadians can participate and lead. Here is Colleen Lenahan, Shell’s Commercial and Business Development Manager at Scotford. Read More at The Pembina Institute

British Columbia is committed to meeting its net-zero emissions targets, but there are still questions about how they will reach that goal . One of the biggest being how are FortisBC and Pacific Northern Gas, the province’s two natural gas utilities, planning to meet the proposed cap on their system’s Read More at The Pembina Institute

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The federal government’s interim Sustainable Jobs Plan is a step forward for a robust and Canada-wide approach to ensure that all workers and the communities in which they live, can benefit from the massive investments and opportunity offered by the clean economy. Read More at The Pembina Institute

The Government of Canada’s announcement of Green Building Retrofit funding is a significant step toward the investment needed to ramp up deep retrofits and electrification in Canada, said Betsy Agar, buildings program manager at the Pembina Institute. All levels of government will need to invest in these and other initiatives Read More at The Pembina Institute