Monday, August 25, 2025
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…
Decarbonization
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…
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…
Funds to help NWT communities monitor the effects of climate change
The North and the Artic are bearing the brunt of the effects of climate change. Building resiliency in Indigenous and northern communities through climate monitoring…
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…
Algonquin Power to sell renewable energy business for $3.4B
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. of Oakville, Ont. has entered into an agreement to sell its renewable energy business (excluding hydro) to a wholly-owned subsidiary…
Navigating the GHG protocol and the potential pitfalls on the way to net zero
By Brendan Player, Josh Running, and Benjamin Smith Let’s say you’re a large energy producer and you’re hitting your ambitious goal of being net zero…
New green buildings strategy to decarbonize and decrease costs
The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources recently released Canada’s first Green Buildings Strategy a strategy focused on saving Canadians money on their energy bills,…
Arctic expedition to empower youth and educate on climate change
The SOI Foundation, based in Gatineau, Que., is hosting the Kalaallit Nunaat to Nunavut Expedition with 20 youth (aged 18 to 24) and SOI staff…
B.C. powers southern Interior with clean electricity expansion
BC Hydro will invest nearly $6 billion in capital projects across B.C.’s southern Interior over the next decade to expand the electricity grid, and upgrade…
Arctic researchers assess climate change impact on oceans
A research team led by University of Galway is investigating whether climate change is reducing the impact that some of tiniest organisms in the oceans…
Zero-emission public transit project for York Region
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, alongside the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Municipality of York, Wayne Emmerson announced a federal investment of…
The next steps for the first generation of Canadian wind farms
The first generation of Canadian wind farms are on the edge of reaching their original serviceable life, leaving Independent Power Producers (IPPs) with an important…
Breaking ground on world’s largest wastewater-to-energy project
On July 16, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, visited Markham District Energy, the city’s public energy utility and Canada’s fastest growing…
RBC to reduce GHG emissions, retrofit two-thirds of branches
A multi-million-dollar plan to retrofit RBC’s Canadian 1,200 branch network aims to cut 10,000 tonnes of onsite carbon emissions from its operational footprint. The bank…
Ontario government appoints new chair of Ontario Energy Board
The Ontario government is taking the next step in building an effective and modern regulator for its energy sector by appointing Mark White as the…
Time to cash in on carbon rebates and small business tax credit
Today is the final opportunity for eligible small businesses in provinces with the federal pollution pricing system to file their tax returns to benefit from…
Examining the fragmented energy transition and the role of provinces
How exactly is Canada doing in terms of achieving the energy transition? Yesterday, representatives from Clean Energy Canada and the Pembina Institute provided an insightful…
CIMA+ welcomes Mike Murray to lead clean energy projects
CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest private consulting engineering firms, recently announced the addition of Mike Murray. Based in Vancouver, B.C., Murray will assume the role…