Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Market Watch: Indigenous partnership to power clean energy
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada reduced its target interest rate on October 23, 2024, landing at four per cent. The Bank is continuing…
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Unlocking brownfield opportunities beyond dig and dump
An upcoming webinar promises to shed light on “Unlocking Opportunities: Beyond Dig and Dump,” presented by the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN), a national network for…
Canada’s 50 most investible cleantech ventures revealed
Foresight Canada, the nation’s largest cleantech accelerator, has announced its annual list of Canada’s 50 most investible cleantech ventures. This year’s Foresight 50 honourees are…
DUC highlights nature-based solutions to protect communities from climate-related disasters
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) recently used the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) to highlight the essential role of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in protecting communities…
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,…
Sustainable Buildings Canada welcomes new executive director
Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC) has announced the appointment of Brynn Nheiley as its new executive director, effective November 12, 2024. A visionary leader dedicated to…
Rapid growth in AI-enabled cleantech unlocking opportunities, according to EDC
Export Development Canada (EDC) has released its annual clean technology (cleantech) report, On the cleantech frontier: How AI is impacting innovation, which takes an in-depth…
Research project launching on novel and innovative remediation technologies
The International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) is launching a new four-year Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to identify novel and innovative low-cost environmental remediation technologies. A…
CitiesAlive 2024 puts the spotlight on green infrastructure
CitiesAlive 2024, celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2024, presented an exceptional event experience. The multi-disciplinary conference, hosted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the…
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…
Cleantech market to triple to more than $2 trillion over next decade
The rapid uptake of clean energy technologies offers major opportunities for countries looking to manufacture and trade them but also presents challenging decisions for governments,…
Navigating net zero and the new realities for Canadian competitiveness
By Colin Isaacs In October 2024 the Canadian Climate Institute, which bills itself as Canada’s leading climate change policy research organization, and the Net-Zero Advisory…
Geothermal energy powering a net-zero future at Valhalla Village
Wondering how to achieve affordable housing while supporting sustainable infrastructure design? The new Valhalla Village in Toronto is building the blueprint. To address the urgent…
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…
Rogers net-zero targets approved by SBTi
The globally recognized Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved the net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets proposed by Rogers, Canada’s leading communications and entertainment…
ABCRC digitizes Alberta’s beverage container recovery and recycling program
In a move that will position Alberta’s beverage container recycling program among the most sophisticated programs in North America, the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation…
GHGSat approved for NASA data acquisition program
GHGSat has successfully completed a rigorous evaluation process with NASA’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition program (CSDA), which will allow GHGSat’s high-resolution methane emissions data to…
Ontario welcomes $155M boost to province’s growing EV supply chain
The Ontario government is welcoming an investment of over $155 million by Hanon Systems, a global automotive parts supplier, to build a new 284,200 square…
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…
Protecting northern water supplies from toxic metals with careful remediation
As the climate warms and arctic permafrost thaws, some of the toxic elements locked away in it are starting to emerge and could contaminate the…
Manitoba government expands green economy jobs with support for NFI Group
The Manitoba government is investing in the clean energy economy by supporting the creation of hundreds of new low-carbon jobs through NFI Group Inc.’s All-Canadian…
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…
CitiesAlive 2024 to feature pioneering green infrastructure
CitiesAlive 2024, celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2024, is presenting an exceptional event experience. This multi-disciplinary conference, hosted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and…
Genus Capital appoints Stephanie Tsui as chief sustainability officer
Genus Capital Management of Vancouver, B.C. has announced the appointment of Stephanie Tsui as the firm’s new Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). Stephanie transitions into this…