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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

This webinar will unpack key findings from IISD’s report, outlining barriers to energy transitions, and highlight solutions to overcome such challenges. Additionally, it will provide Canadian policy-makers and financial institutions with information on how they can navigate the current energy crisis, while maintaining ambition to limit warming to 1.5°C. Jan Read More at The Pembina Institute

Goals and regulations are coming in to require more electric vehicles, and the Urban Delivery Solutions Initiative partners have been actively involved in helping Canada achieve the targets by developing and informing recommendations to the federal government and by building resources and tools for businesses and fleet operators. Our impact Read More at The Pembina Institute

The federal and provincial governments recently concluded negotiations on strengthening and updating carbon pricing systems across the country. In December 2022, the Government of Alberta provided details about the updates to its Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) regulation. Having reviewed those details, the Pembina Institute is pleased to see Read More at The Pembina Institute

In order to maximize the potential benefits of a Green Buildings Strategy, actions need to be taken to improve the design and administration of green building incentive programs at the federal, provincial and municipal levels to ensure they are realistic and align with what building and homeowners need to complete Read More at The Pembina Institute

Lion Electric, the Quebec-based zero-emission vehicles manufacturer, have put 700 battery-powered electric school buses across North America. The school bus is the perfect vehicle for electrification, with short daily distances, a standard route with regular breaks, and overwhelming health benefits and cost savings. Read More at The Pembina Institute

Lion Electric, the Quebec-based zero-emission vehicles manufacturer, have put 700 battery-powered electric school buses across North America. The school bus is the perfect vehicle for electrification, with short daily distances, a standard route with regular breaks, and overwhelming health benefits and cost savings. Read More at The Pembina Institute

Our recent report, The future of oil in the energy transition, finds that global demand for oil is likely to plateau and decline before the end of this decade. The report’s author Janetta McKenzie, Senior Analyst at the Pembina Institute, explains what this finding is based on, and what it Read More at The Pembina Institute

The federal government’s electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate will boost the supply of zero-emission passenger vehicles, lower transportation emissions and free drivers from the volatility of gas prices at the pump. Read More at The Pembina Institute

Carolyn Kim, Senior Director for Communities and Decarbonization at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) net-zero grid analysis, released today. Read More at The Pembina Institute

New report from the Pembina Institute find that, for the first time, a range of oil demand scenarios — including those created by industry, international organizations, and research institutes — project that, if the current pace of climate policy action continues, global demand for oil will peak before 2030 and Read More at The Pembina Institute