Monday, April 21, 2025
Funding gives old plastics new lease on life in B.C.
A $10-million investment in the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund will help grow solutions to reduce plastic pollution, create new products and increase job opportunities in…
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Feds launch first call for proposals for net-zero homes and communities program
With 18 per cent of harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions coming from Canadian buildings, increasing residential energy efficiency is an important part of the federal…
Cleantech pro appointed chief commercial officer at CHAR
Cleantech developer CHAR Technologies Ltd. has welcomed Lewis Smith to the position of chief commercial officer (CCO). With more than 25 years of clean energy…
Green infrastructure improvements on the horizon for the Inuvik region
The Government of Canada is providing more than $12.5 million in funding for two green infrastructure projects in the Town of Inuvik and the Hamlet…
Evergreen Environmental begins work on bioenergy facility in Oshawa
Evergreen Environmental Inc. recently began construction of its anaerobic digestion facility in Oshawa, Ontario. When fully operational in 2025, the state-of-the-art facility will be capable…
Report recommends how to build the bridge to clean economy careers
The Conference Board of Canada’s new report, From Low-Mobility to Rapid-Growth Jobs: How Governments and Agencies Can Build the Bridge to Clean Economy Careers, provides…
The Cost of Plastic Pollution: How economic instruments can address recovery and prevention
The problem of plastic pollution is gaining increasing attention from the media, from politicians, from scientists, from environmentalists, and, hopefully, from the public. However, unlike…
Report indicates $1.5B invested in Canadian sustainable property tech
Sustainable PropTech, a collaborative think tank of industry leaders in real estate and technology, has released a comprehensive report on sustainable property technology, as well…
WSP Canada launches new partnership with Marion Thénault
WSP Canada (WSP) is announcing a unique partnership with Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist Marion Thénault, which is focused on supporting her dreams of…
Manitoba government and Cree Nation agree on forestry development
The Manitoba government and Norway House Cree Nation have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) setting the stage for many years of collaboration on a…
Catherine Stewart appointed Canada’s ambassador for climate change
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, has announced that Catherine Stewart has been appointed Canada’s new Ambassador for Climate Change. Stewart, who…
Megadroughts and massive impacts to environment and economy
Drought is a slow-moving natural disaster, a kind of creeping phenomenon, which destroys livelihood and economies, but the impacts of which show up over a…
CCA forms expert panel on the future of the Arctic
The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world and scientists are finding out why. Canadian researchers continue to advance knowledge…
Cisco selects EllisDon as partner for advancing sustainable solutions
EllisDon Corporation continues demonstrating its commitment to sustainability by being named a Cisco partner for advancing sustainable solutions. Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT and…
Report indicates pivotal moment for environment and climate goals in Nova Scotia
The Province Nova Scotia released its first annual report on July 22 regarding the work underway to address climate change and drive the province towards…
B.C.’s largest coastal cleanup sets new targets
New projects funded by the Province of British Columbia in partnership with coastal communities and Indigenous Peoples will clean as much as 1,000 kilometres of…
NextGen Perspectives – Good Grief: Canadian youth on climate change angst, misinformation, and mental health
At the age of 10, a phone was dropped into my hand, and we became fast friends. Now that I’m 18, I feel as if…
PSP partners with WSP to launch climate analysis project
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, has partnered with world-leading engineering and climate consultancy group WSP…
Demystifying ESG raters and rankers with better benchmarking
What is the role of the ESG ratings industry, do they actually determine whether companies are sustainable or not – and how will future changes…
New public engagement launched for clean electricity regulations
With the publication of the proposed Frame for the Clean Electricity Regulations, a second public engagement document will guide the development of the Clean Electricity…
QM Environmental acquires HighPoint Environmental to grow integrated team
Mississauga, Ontario-based QM Environmental successfully completed the acquisition of HighPoint Environmental, a Toronto-based environmental services company, as part of its growth strategy. “I am pleased…
Public consultation launched for GHG accounting standard
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has launched a public consultation on the Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Insurance Industry Progress…
Steps taken toward better recycling and resource recovery across Canada
The Government of Canada is continuing to bring forward new measures to better manage plastic and move towards its goal of zero plastic waste by…
Zero-carbon buildings accelerator launches with support from Concordia
The City of Montreal’s recent commitment to achieve zero-carbon buildings by 2040 is great news for the environment and local communities. It also presents new…