Wednesday, June 25, 2025
New report indicates how Canada increased clean energy capacity in 2023
Canada’s wind, solar and energy-storage sectors grew by a steady 11.2 per cent this year, according to the new annual industry data report released by…
Decarbonization
SaskPower selects proponent for new 100-MW solar facility
Following a comprehensive competition, SaskPower has selected Iyuhána Solar LP (Iyuhána Solar) to construct and operate Saskatchewan’s largest solar facility to date in the Estevan…
New Alberta-based $1 billion fund created to invest in energy transition
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) recently outlined its approach to climate investing and introduced its Energy Transition Opportunities Pool (ETOP), which is a $1…
An iconic Vancouver building achieves zero carbon building standard certification
KingSett Capital, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. (in joint venture with Vestcor Inc.) and Reliance Properties Ltd., co-owners of Arthur Erickson Place on West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, recently…
Public engagement launched on Canada’s GHG reduction target
Environment and Climate Change Canada has launched a public engagement process to hear the opinions of Canadians and Indigenous peoples across the country to inform…
Clean Energy Contracting II: Managing environmental risks for Canada’s largest renewable energy projects
How can Canadian contractors overcome construction challenges and manage environmental risks for clean energy projects? We recently gathered a group of leading experts in the…
Ontario supports plan to refurbish OPG’s nuclear station in Pickering
The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to proceed with the next steps toward refurbishing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s “B” units (units…
Clean Energy Contracting: Managing environmental risk for Canada’s largest renewable energy projects
With net zero targets on the horizon and a race to global decarbonization, the Canadian energy transition — and the critical clean energy projects that…
Policy POV: Ontario’s electrification and energy transition panel report
The final report of Ontario’s Electrification and Energy Transition Panel was released on January 19, 2024. The report is expected to help achieve collaborative and integrated…
Tree Canada launches carbon tracker app to empower Canadians
With one of the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the world, many Canadians are looking for ways to live a greener lifestyle this…
U of T decarbonizes with tallest academic mass timber building
How big is the mass timber market in Canada? Not nearly big enough, according to those in the know. The demand for more sustainable construction…
Building for Net Zero: How schools are leading the way with sustainable materials and standards
The construction of sustainable, net-zero buildings will play a significant role in helping Canada reach its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. The use of materials…
Feds grant funds for climate resilience research to strengthen infrastructure
New funds from the federal government are going to help Canadian communities – including the infrastructure that supports them – as they experience the impacts…
Schneider Electric and YVR partnership takes flight for net-zero goals
Schneider Electric, a leading provider of the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces its partnership with Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to improve operational…
Canadian company partners to develop first carbon mineralization project at an active mine
Arca, a carbon mineralization company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has announced that the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) has provided the…
Brookfield Renewable to issue $400M of green bonds
Brookfield Renewable Partners ULC, a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable, has agreed to issue $400 million aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes, which will be fully…
Stantec to acquire Morrison Hershfield, expand environmental service offering
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has signed an agreement to acquire Morrison Hershfield, a 1,150-person engineering and management firm headquartered in…
First progress report on the emissions reduction plan shows Canada bending the curve
Did you know that the largest contributor to Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the energy sector? This includes power generation (heat and electricity), transportation,…
Ontario’s largest RNG facility reaches final stages of commissioning
Walker Industries announced that its Niagara Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility has reached final stages of commissioning, making it the largest RNG project in Ontario.…
Industry leaders meet about regulatory modernization for the unprecedented decarbonization of the grid
Canadians stand to benefit from major new infrastructure investments and significant environmental improvements if appropriate regulatory changes are implemented in the near future, according to…
Policy POV: Nature based solutions versus ecological disasters
Observers of the COP28 climate negotiations, indeed of any recent discussion about greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, will have heard numerous references to nature based solutions.…
Stantec selected to lead the environmental impact assessment of offshore wind project in Nova Scotia
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been appointed as lead environmental consultant for Nova East Wind Inc., a joint venture between…
Green Evolution: Embracing eco-conscious communities in Canada
Have you ever looked out of your window and asked yourself, “Can our homes be more than just shelters? Can they be constructed in a…
Proposed methane regulations to support cleaner energy and climate action
At COP28, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced at the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial that Canada has published strengthened oil and gas…