Sunday, June 8, 2025
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…
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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…
Burntfields: New land designation to build more resilient communities
Extreme weather conditions are driving the risk of major wildfires globally. Last summer the small town of Lytton, British Columbia faced three consecutive days of…
Study: slow global warming by using compost as fertilizer
A new study led from the University of Waterloo discovered greenhouse gas production is significantly less when bio-based residues like compost replaces widely used nitrogen…
Feds announce renewable energy investments for Nova Scotia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment of up to $255 million to deliver clean power to homes across Nova Scotia and…
CIB and U of T team up for deep energy retrofit projects
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the University of Toronto (U of T) St. George Campus have signed an agreement which sees the CIB committing…
BMO to acquire Calgary-based Radicle Group, carbon credit developer
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) Financial Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Radicle Group Inc., a Calgary, Alberta-based leader in sustainability advisory…
Game-changing battery materials manufacturing plant for Ontario
Umicore N.V., a multinational circular materials technology company based in Belgium, plans to make a $1.5 billion investment to build a first of its kind…
Funds for Alberta projects support green economy, lower emissions
The Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund is supporting 11 carbon capture projects to accelerate Alberta’s transition to a lower-emissions future. TIER funding of…
New wave of RBC funding for cleantech and conservation
Climate-focused innovation is the key theme for this year’s RBC Tech for Nature partners, as they turn their attention to opportunities to protect the natural…
New Brunswick communities ramping up climate plans
QUEST Canada is helping New Brunswick communities take their climate energy plans to the next level with the New Brunswick Smart Energy Community Accelerator (NB…
Regulation Roundup: How to manage excess soil through “the pause” in Ontario
Whether it is transit lines, highway construction, or pipelines, new infrastructure projects in Ontario are being proposed daily and they are essential to keeping communities…
North American environment ministers launch new agenda for environmental cooperation
Within the framework of the free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States and the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, the environment ministers of Canada,…
Feds announce incentives for zero-emission vehicles program
As part of #EVWeek in Canada, the Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, introduced Transport Canada’s Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (iMHZEV) Program. The…
Municipal funds for home energy retrofits in Toronto
The City of Toronto’s Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), which has completed 245 retrofit projects with 18 more currently underway, was launched in 2014 as…
Stantec selected as PMC for Vancouver wastewater treatment plant
Stantec has been selected as the program management consultant (PMC) for the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (IIWWTP) projects in Vancouver, British Columbia. The $9.9…
Green tech investment could reach $5 trillion by 2025
For Canadian and global markets, sustainable business is the only way forward and companies that do not participate in decarbonization will lose out. Green and…