Saturday, April 19, 2025
MaRS launches its 2024-2026 cleantech accelerator cohort
MaRS has announced 10 entrepreneurs participating in the next cohort of the RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator. This intensive two-year program aims to help women-led…
Most net-zero pledges will fail unless decarbonization approaches improve
A little over half of the world’s largest 2,000 companies have adopted pledges to achieve net-zero carbon emissions (a number that has jumped 40 per cent…
Énercycle receives funding for biomethanization and composting project
The government of Canada and the government of Quebec have announced $26,448,693 in joint financial assistance to support Énercycle, the Régie de gestion des matières…
Reflecting on biodiversity progress leading up to COP16
By Patrick Lafrance It’s been nearly two years since the global environment community celebrated the delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a document to…
The Built Environment: Challenges and opportunities for the circular economy in Canada
The construction, civil, and infrastructure sectors are becoming more critical than ever for the Canadian economy. Over the past decade, industry growth, driven by urbanization,…
Engineering Strategic Growth: On the road again with YORK1’s EVP
Each time I speak with George Kirchmair he is on the road, driving around to one of YORK1’s facilities or project sites in Ontario or…
Indigenous clean energy leader awarded Coronation Medal
Kory Wood, renewable energy leader and member of the Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Board of Directors, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal…
Enwave commissions expansion of deep lake water cooling system
Enwave Energy Corporation (Enwave) commissioned the Deep Lake Water Cooling (DLWC) System’s fourth intake expansion during a ceremony at its John Street Energy Centre on…
New B.C.-based member appointed to Brownie Awards jury
The Brownie Awards planning committee is pleased to announce a new member of the Brownie Awards jury, Karey Dow, a contaminated sites specialist and senior…
Why has wind energy policy changed direction in Ontario?
Recently the Ontario government announced that it would procure an additional 5,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy by 2034. Although the specifics of the bidding…
The Retrofit Challenge: The transition to net-zero includes building retrofits
By Mark Douglas Wessel A telling observation made by the World Economic Forum is that cities, where over half of the planet’s population now live,…
Intact doubles down on municipal climate resiliency grants program
Intact Financial Corporation recently launched its enhanced 2024 Municipal Climate Resiliency Grants program. Intact is doubling its investment by providing $2 million over two years…
Ontario government launches largest energy procurement in province’s history
The Ontario government is launching the largest competitive energy procurement in the province’s history, focused on generating affordable electricity for families and businesses. This builds…
Linde invests $2B for clean hydrogen project in Alberta
UK-based Linde has signed a long-term agreement for the supply of clean hydrogen to Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero Project in Alberta. The company will invest…
New research puts climate and carbon tax policies to the test
Do climate policies work? An international research team found only 19 per cent of climate policies have been successful over the past two decades. The…
New EVP and CFO appointed for Stantec
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering based in Edmonton, Alta., announced that Executive Vice President (EVP) Vito Culmone will also assume the…
Boralex closes $95M in financing for Quebec wind farm
Boralex Inc. of Montreal, Que. has closed on $95 million in financing for the 52-megawatt Témiscouata II wind farm, located on public lands in the…
Researchers design AI approach to zoning climate change impacts
A recent study by the University of Ottawa and Laval University shows that climate change may cause many areas in Canada to experience significant droughts by the…
Svante Technologies receives support from Canada Growth Fund
Carbon capture filter maker Svante Technologies Inc. will be receiving up to $137.3 million (US$100 million) in investment from Canada Growth Fund Inc. (CGF) to…
Submit Brownie Awards nomination early to be rewarded
The 25th Anniversary of the Brownie Awards is featuring a special anniversary award and a refresh of other categories to bring the qualifications up to speed on the…
Stantec to provide services to protect and enhance natural environments in Montreal
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has signed a standing offer agreement with the City of Montreal’s Service des grands parcs, du…
Are EVs driving a carbon neutral future? Not without accelerating clean energy and a trained workforce
By Colin Simpson Conventional wisdom dictates that electric vehicles (EVs) are the cleanest alternative to cars burning fossil-fuels. The federal government’s target of 100% zero-emission…
National stats on women working in the environment and cleantech sector
A recent paper from Statistics Canada, Women in the environmental and clean technology sector, looks at the role women are playing in that sector and…
Action for Nature recognizes Canadian in young eco-hero award category
Victor Xu, a 16-year-old environmental activist and advocate for youth empowerment from North York, Ontario has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the 13-16 year…