The Pembina Institute offers the following services through our Sustainable Communities programme:
Integrated Community Sustainability Planning
Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP) provides an opportunity for communities to create a vision for a healthy and vibrant economy, environment and social system for the future and to determine a path by which to reach this goal. [MORE]
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Energy and Greenhouse Gas Planning
The Pembina Institute works with communities by developing plans to meet future energy needs that proactively contribute to climate change solutions. [MORE]
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Energy and Greenhouse Gas Baselines
Energy and greenhouse gas baselines are an estimate of the energy supply, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions related to a community. This service identifies key emission sources and opportunities for reducing energy consumption. [MORE]
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Sustainability Indicators
As the Pembina Institute we use our experience with Genuine Progress Indicators to provide communities with guidance on how to establish and maintain a broad set of indicators of their sustainability ranging from employment to homelessness and environmental impact. [MORE]
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Pre-Feasibility Studies
The Pembina Institute conducts pre-feasibility studies to consider various energy options and compare their potential costs and benefits before undertaking more extensive research. [MORE]
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Renewable Energy Assessments
Technical and economic analysis of sustainable energy technologies such as wind, solar and biomass for local energy systems. [MORE]
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Resource Monitoring
Installation of equipment to monitor and analyze the quality of local renewable energy resources for development. [MORE]
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Policy and Program Assessment and Design
The Pembina Institute is able help communities and governments consider the benefits of various policy alternatives. Policies and programs can be designed both to support and fund renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. [MORE]
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Education, Engagement and Capacity Building
The Pembina Institute pulls on its experience in both formal and informal education activities to offer a full slate of services specific to education, engagement and capacity building for the general population or a specific target group.
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Workshop Facilitation
The Pembina Institute has a number of trained and experienced facilitators on staff with intimate knowledge of energy and sustainability issues that are able to assist with the facilitation of almost any process, meeting or workshop.
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