Friday, March 21, 2025
What’s the true cost of electric versus gas vehicles?
With the new reality of record high gas prices combined with the increasing awareness about the impacts of climate change, more Canadians are considering the…
Conference explores the intersection of ESG and brownfields redevelopment
Driven by growing cultural and social awareness, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are becoming increasingly significant in the real estate investment sector. On April…
Bay du Nord project subject to environmental conditions
Following a science-based environmental assessment conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada over four years, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has…
Research shows energy efficiency programs will help achieve net-zero
A new report by Efficiency Canada, a research group based at Carleton University, shows how federal investment in provincial low-income energy efficiency programming could help…
Schneider Electric appoints chief strategy and sustainability officer
Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Gwenaelle Avice-Huet as its new Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer,…
Time to end fossil fuel era, advises UN’s IPCC
Governments, businesses, industry and financial institutions around the world must significantly increase efforts if the world is to avoid heating beyond 1.5 C over the…
Report on Canada’s commitments on climate and reconciliation
Climate change is front and centre in the hearts and minds of Canadians, coast-to-coast. In the crucial fight to save our planet, arguably, one of…
Environment minister releases roadmap for $9B emissions reduction plan
Today the Government of Canada released a detailed, sector-by-sector roadmap for curbing emissions in the country by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by the…
Consultations launched for clean electricity standard
The Government of Canada has launched consultations to develop Canada’s Clean Electricity Standard (CES) and drive progress towards a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Work…
Ontario expanding EV charging infrastructure across province
The Ontario government is providing $91 million to help make electric vehicle (EV) chargers more accessible to the public across the province. The investment will…
Federal investments for sustainable initiatives in Quebec
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) recently announced a combined investment totaling more than $12.6 million through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse…
Government of Canada issues inaugural $5B green bond
This week, the Government of Canada issued its inaugural 7.5-year, $5 billion green bond, which will play an important role in financing the federal government’s…
EnviroTech 2022 event agenda now available
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) is presenting EnviroTech 2022 as an in-person event on April 20-22 at the Hyatt Regency in Calgary. Event…
CUTRIC launches transit decarbonization committee
The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) recently launched a unique national forum to create strategic pathways for utilities to support the deployment…
CanREA identifies potential to decarbonize through energy storage
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) recently released an agenda-setting paper on energy storage in Canada to clarify what the potential is, and how it…
Major milestone recognized at Randle Reef remediation project
Today the partners involved in the cleanup of Randle Reef — the largest remediation project in the Canadian Great Lakes — highlighted the completion of…
Celebrating female leadership in the Canadian environment sector
The number of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) post-secondary programs and careers is on the rise. One study indicates that 43.6 per cent…
ONEIA announces new executive director
The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) has appointed Michelle Noble as its new executive director. Noble’s hiring came after a thorough search process and was…
Feds invest in energy retrofits for net zero residences
A recent investment of more than $4.4 million to the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) will enable energy efficiency in the residential sector in municipalities…
Canada supports historic global agreement to end plastics pollution
Yesterday marked the final day of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly – UNEA 5.2 in Kenya, Nairobi. Heads of state,…
Schneider Electric inspires next gen of women in STEM
Mississauga, Ontario-based Schneider Electric, a global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is highlighting its work with the World Woman Foundation to…
PEI gives the green light to cleantech park development
The Prince Edward Island government has announced the development of a Clean Tech Park that includes a Clean Tech Academy and a Clean Tech Learning…
IPCC report warns of climate inaction costs and calls for climate justice
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the second part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, the Working Group…
B.C. government introduces resource stewardship ministry
The British Columbia government announced the creation of a new ministry that will focus on reconciliation with Indigenous people, economic growth and environmental sustainability. B.C.…