Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Net Zero corporate progress report results revealed
As global companies face mounting pressure from investors, regulators and the public, sustainability has become a critical aspect of business strategy. With this in mind,…
Decarbonization
Humber Polytechnic on track to be the first higher education institution to hit net zero
Taking action in response to the climate crisis, Humber Polytechnic is significantly accelerating its sustainability goals, advancing its net-zero carbon target by more than two…
GHD awarded federal contract to support net-zero fleet goals
GHD, a global professional services company operating in the water, transportation, environmental and energy markets, announces a strategic project with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to…
How to procure with purpose in the carbon removal market
Carbon Removal Canada released a new policy report, “Procuring with Purpose: Canada’s Opportunity to Shape the Carbon Removal Market,” advising how the government can build a…
Environment Minister announces major Canadian-led climate finance platform at COP29
To kick off his participation at the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Steven Guilbeault,…
Greenwashing or Groundbreaking? The realities of low carbon cement
Before you buy in, find out which solutions are worth your trust—and your investment. By Randy Gue Can you name the most used material in…
City of Toronto awards Veolia contract to operate anaerobic facility
The United Nations and other global organizations have recognized emissions from food and other organic wastes as a leading contributor to unacceptable levels of greenhouse…
Feds release draft regulations to cap pollution and Alberta’s premier is “pissed”
The oil and gas sector is Canada’s largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, and emissions from part of the sector continue to grow. As…
Decarbonization investments during Ottawa’s hottest Halloween on record
Looks like climate action is on the agenda in Canada’s capital this Halloween. Ottawa’s forecast high of 23 degrees Celsius is 1.5 degrees above the…
Gleichen Solar Project in Alberta commences construction
Construction is well underway at the Gleichen Solar Project site which will bring online over 13 megawatts of clean, renewable energy to surrounding communities in…
Ontario government releases plan to reduce province-wide emissions
The Ontario government has released Ontario’s Affordable Energy Future: The Pressing Case for More Power, outlining the challenges facing the province as demand for energy continues…
CIMA+ welcomes new director responsible for decarbonizing buildings
CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest private consulting engineering firms, recently announced the nomination of Martino Fanfani as senior director of Buildings East Ontario. In this…
Is it time to nip the bud off the wood pellet industry?
By Donald MacCallum A little known but fast-growing industry has been causing a disturbance in the Canadian environmental space recently, as the burning of wood…
Co-operators opens new zero carbon head office in Guelph
Co-operators recently celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters, consolidating five southern Ontario locations and approximately 1,200 staff into a state-of-the-art facility at 101…
Canada commits to carbon dioxide removal services to green government operations
Yesterday, at the Carbon Removal Canada’s “Procuring with Purpose: Canada’s Opportunity to Shape the Carbon Removal Market” report launch event, Anita Anand, president of the…
Lafarge and Geocycle commission low-carbon fuel plant in Nova Scotia
Lafarge Canada and Geocycle Canada, members of the Holcim Group, and the Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD),…
Tech Revolution or Nature’s Nightmare? Computing the environmental costs of AI
By Andrea Zanon The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) investment is a double-edged sword. While it promises unprecedented advancements, the environmental cost of AI’s…
Taking climate action and delivering on decarbonization
By Colleen Connors The initial buzz and fanfare of the first few days of Climate Week NYC has given way to deeper, more substantive discussions…
Experts estimate modest drop in 2023 emissions, with big differences across sectors
The latest Early Estimate of National Emissions (EENE) from the Canadian Climate Institute shows a modest improvement in national emissions in 2023, with a drop…
Electric Vehicle Network and PowerON receive national EV awards
The Electric Vehicle Network and PowerON and are the winners of the 2024 Canadian Electric Vehicle (EV) Awards, presented at EVVE 2024 in Halifax, Canada’s…
Clean Energy Opportunities: Exploring the dynamics of distributed energy projects
By Jake Brooks Significant change could be coming to an electrical grid near you. Opportunities may soon open up for a wide variety of clean…
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…
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,…
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…