Saturday, May 31, 2025
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…
Decarbonization
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…
Policy POV: Squeezing more reliability out of clean energy
The electric grid is undergoing transformation that is both massive and historic. New technology and new business models are changing almost every part of the…
Aslan Renewables’ sustainable hydroelectric solutions attract global interest
Aslan Renewables, a PEI-based company founded by successful tech entrepreneur Andrew Murray, is revolutionizing renewable energy with its scalable modular dams designed to bring Canada’s…
CIB announces financing agreement with Parkland to expand EV charging infrastructure
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced a financing agreement with Parkland Corporation (Parkland), a North American convenience and fuel retailer for up to $210…
Nearly $500M invested to support clean energy projects in Manitoba
A joint investment of $475.6 million will strengthen Manitoba’s clean electricity grid and ensure Manitobans continue receiving affordable and reliable low carbon energy. This federal-provincial…
Federal investments to support green transportation initiatives in Quebec
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resource, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are providing an investment of more than $1 million through the Green…
Waterloo scientists capture carbon dioxide and turn it into clean fuel
Scientists at the University of Waterloo in Ontario have achieved a historic breakthrough in transforming the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change into clean fuels.…
Pembina Institute releases strategy to decarbonize highest emitting vehicles
The Pembina Institute has released its ZeroX2040 strategy to guide the transition from fossil-fuel powered trucks and buses to ones that produce zero emissions, filling a critically…
Hydro-Québec calls for feedback on action plan to increase investments into decarbonization
Hydro-Québec recently released its Action Plan 2035 – Towards a Decarbonized and Prosperous Québec to further actions that reduce greenhouse gases, meet expected growth in…
New guidance on Canadian agricultural carbon markets
Did you know that about 10 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are from crop and livestock production? The main gases emitted by…
Feds alter the course of the carbon tax in Atlantic Canada
The Government of Canada is moving ahead with doubling the pollution price rebate (Climate Action Incentive Payment) rural top-up rate, increasing it from 10 to…