Pembina Institute

Imagine a school bus that doesn’t leave a cloud of fumes behind. One that’s quiet, clean, and safer for the children riding inside.

On , it’s a reminder that the air kids breathe on their way to school matters.

Electric school buses eliminate tailpipe emissions, improving air quality for students, drivers, and the communities they pass through. That matters, because diesel exhaust is linked to serious health risks, especially for young, developing lungs.

Every child deserves a clean, safe ride to school.

These days it can feel like climate has slipped down the priority list.

Between rising costs and competing pressures, people see it as a separate, less urgent issue. 🍁🌎

But climate solutions are also solutions to affordability, jobs and resilience.

We’re in Ottawa this week with community members and partners to talk about rapidly evolving energy systems in northern and remote communities.

The past decade has seen incredible progress, and communities require partnership to keep this progress going.

These discussions are about solutions: what’s working, what’s needed next, and what role federal policy can play in the decade to come.

Good news on jobs and energy ⚡

Electricity has become the world’s biggest energy employer, adding nearly 4 million jobs in 5 years.

Investing in skills and workforce development means supporting good jobs, energy security, and more resilient systems.

🔗: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-employment-2025/executive-summary