Saturday, April 19, 2025
Canadian Institute for Climate Choices Appoints New President
The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices has announced that Dr. Rick Smith will lead the Institute as President effective June 14, 2021. Dr. Smith brings 25…
Sustainability
WSP Commits to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2040
As Canada and the global community marked the 51st annual Earth Day yesterday, and the federal government announced strengthened climate commitments at the Leaders Summit on…
Earth Day 2021 Activities Available Virtually
Happy Earth Day across Canada and globally. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “Let’s Take Care of the Planet,” which focuses on citizen…
Canada’s Greenest Employers Setting New Sustainability Standards
With millions of Canadians working away from their normal workplaces the past year, many of the country’s most sustainable organizations responded by helping employees to…
Federal Budget Supports a Green Recovery, Environmental Targets
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland has released Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience, the Government of Canada’s…
Investments for National Capital Region’s First Net-Zero Community
A $23-million investment to Hydro Ottawa through the Federation of Canadian Municipality (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) will help create a district energy (DE) system for…
Ontario’s Record-Breaking Recovery Budget Not Green Enough?
Ontario’s Minister of Finance and president of the Treasury Board, Peter Bethlenfalvy, has released the 2021 budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy which…
Nunavut Calls for Climate Change Advisory Committee Members
The Government of Nunavut’s Climate Change Secretariat is looking for youth between the ages of 18 and 29 to serve on a Climate Change Youth…
Projects to Protect Ecosystem Habitats in B.C.
More than 60 projects dedicated to restoring diverse ecosystems and conserving fish, wildlife, and habitat are planned or underway throughout British Columbia. This initiative is…
TD Bank Bolsters Sustainability Efforts, ESG Reporting
TD Bank Group bolstered its sustainability efforts in the past year, according to its annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, including plans to link…
New Funds to Conserve Ecologically Critical Areas in Ontario
The Ontario government is investing $20 million over the next four years in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership to help secure land of ecological importance and…
Innovative Efforts to Restore Contaminated Sites in B.C.
The British Columbia government is launching a first-of-its-kind effort to restore oil and gas “legacy sites” across northeastern B.C. This initiative is expected to support…
The Nature Conservancy Appoints Global Managing Director for Climate
The Nature Conservancy has appointed philanthropy executive and international expert Leonardo Lacerda as its new global managing director for climate. Lacerda will begin his new…
University of Toronto’s New Certificate of Sustainability
The University of Toronto School of the Environment’s new undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability has been approved for September 2021. This Certificate is part of the…
SNC-Lavalin Blueprint for Net Zero by 2050
SNC-Lavalin, a global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, has released a blueprint for achieving net zero by 2050. The report,…
ESAA Calls for Abstracts for Virtual EnviroTech Conference
With the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) EnviroTech conference will once again be on-line, scheduled for June 2nd and 3rd.…
Carbon Offset System to Support Clean Growth in Canada
New draft regulations have been released to establish a new national greenhouse gas offset system to reduce carbon emissions and create jobs. The Federal Greenhouse…
Taking Action to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power in Canada
By following the United Nations’ call to curtail coal-fired electricity, Canada and the United Kingdom cofounded the Powering Past Coal Alliance to bring together governments,…
Clarifying Carbon Commitments: How to Build Organizational Baselines
Upon surveying the landscape of organizational climate commitments, it is not uncommon to hear about attention grabbing goals like committing to 100% renewable energy, setting a science-based…
New Prairie Grasslands Conservation Initiative Launched
Today, the Weston Family Foundation announced the launch of the Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative with nearly $25 million awarded to five organizations to collaborate on one…
Town of Banff to Convert Wood Waste to Energy
The Government of Canada is providing an investment of approximately $530,000 from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support a project that converts municipal waste into biomass…
RBC Commits to $500 Billion in Net-Zero Financing by 2050
Canada’s biggest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is demonstrating its commitment to accelerating clean economic growth and helping communities transition to net-zero. Yesterday,…
Move to Hybrid Parliament Meetings Reduces GHG Emissions
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) published a report on the cost-savings and greenhouse gas emissions reduction from the implementation of a hybrid Parliament system as a…
Report Provides Road to Resilience and Climate Action in Manitoba
Manitoba’s “Road to Resilience” is an achievable and concrete pathway to a climate resilient future. The report lays out what is needed in order to feed, shelter, transport, and…