Friday, May 30, 2025

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,…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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 & Utilities Corp. of Oakville, Ont. has entered into an agreement to sell its renewable energy business (excluding hydro) to a wholly-owned subsidiary…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 first generation of Canadian wind farms are on the edge of reaching their original serviceable life, leaving Independent Power Producers (IPPs) with an important…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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+, 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…
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in Alberta has taken a step forward with the Atlas carbon storage hub. The partnership with Shell and ATCO…
Committed to taking real action to tackle climate change, the governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $10.9 million in 32 projects that will reduce…
School may be out but we’re still talking school buses. Canada is at a critical juncture when it comes to planning for sustainable transportation. One…
Corey McNair, WSP in Canada’s (WSP) senior vice president of Environment for Ontario and Atlantic, has been promoted to sector leader for Earth and Environment…
Nearly 140 people attended the sold-out, inaugural edition of the Clean Power Finance Canada—CanREA Summit, held at CIBC Square in downtown Toronto on June 19,…