Sunday, June 8, 2025
World’s largest floating windfarm fully operational
KOWL, the world’s largest floating windfarm is now fully commissioned and delivering green electricity to Scotland’s grid. The project proves that floating wind can play…
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Net zero banking alliance collaboration for climate-aligned finance
The industry-led, UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance has announced a new collaboration with the Centre for Climate-Aligned Finance. The collaboration is designed to harmonize, develop, and implement…
Cabinet shuffle leads to new environment minister: Steven Guilbeault
Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a new cabinet, after a substantial shuffle. Only seven ministers are retaining the same portfolios they had before…
Climate commitments ahead of COP26 fall short, net-zero pledges provide hope
New and updated global climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on…
The Dirt on Environmental Cleanup: Where to Start
By Corinne Lynds When it comes to environmental remediation, no two jobs are alike. It could be a simple “dig and dump,” or it could…
Ontario environment minister on waste reduction innovation
By David Piccini On average, each of us generates the equivalent of two polar bears in waste each year. Much of this is food waste,…
Canada plastics pact brings ground-breaking industry-wide action
The Canada Plastics Pact is initiating a ground-breaking industry wide action plan to address plastic waste. The new shared action plan is expected to drive…
CIB invests in world’s largest wastewater energy transfer project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on the world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer project, located at Toronto Western Hospital, part of…
Carbon-pricing system for large emitters one step closer in New Brunswick
The New Brunswick government has posted the proposed Reporting and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard to support its output-based pricing system for large emitters, for…
RBC releases report on the $2 trillion transition to net zero
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Economics and Thought Leadership team set out on a year-long research project to map out some of the necessary…
Smart City Sandbox launches electric vehicle-to-building pilot
With a mission to foster innovative new products and solutions in urban environments, the IBI Group-led Smart City Sandbox has launched a first-of-its-kind in Canada pilot with…
Funds available for clean energy initiatives in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia communities that want to pursue clean energy projects can now apply for funding through the Low Carbon Communities program. “We have a strong…
Municipal leaders gather virtually for conference on sustainable communities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is presenting its annual Sustainable Communities Conference, Canada’s leading sustainability event for municipal leaders and practitioners, on October 19…
New publication advocates CCUS approach to reduce GHG emissions
With greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets getting ever more ambitious, and the pressing need for concrete results, the technological tools at our disposal keep…
Show, Don’t Tell: Making the Case for Electric Vehicles in the Maritimes
By Zack Metcalfe Electric vehicles can’t catch a break. They’re still being accused of being short on range, short on chargers, short on options, too…
B.C. investing in proposed world-leading clean fuels plant in Merritt
The province British Columbia is contributing $2 million from the Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund to support the engineering and design of a first-of-its-kind plant in…
Ballard announces construction of hydrogen power plant
Ballard Power Systems announced that its partner, Hydrogene de France, commenced construction of the CEOG Renewstable Power Plant in French Guiana. CEOG is the world’s…
Canada confirms support for the Global Methane Pledge
During the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial Meeting, Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Canada’s support for the Global Methane Pledge, which aims to…
Researcher investigating impact of plastic pollution on deep-sea organisms
Plastic pollution is reaching the deepest depths of the ocean and the impact of these contaminants on marine life that live in these high-pressure environments…
World’s largest miners pledge net zero carbon emissions
The world’s top miners have committed to a goal of net zero direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, according to the International…
Severn Suzuki commences role as executive director
Severn Suzuki joined the David Suzuki Foundation as executive director on September 20, 2021. After settling in she provides an introduction to her background, a…
Innovative green buildings and visionaries recognized
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced the winners of the 2021 CAGBC Awards. The annual awards celebrate the projects and leaders transforming Canada’s building…
B.C. communities to benefit from green infrastructure upgrades
People in communities throughout British Columbia can look forward to improved environmental infrastructure thanks to a $270-million partnership between the provincial and federal governments. “Everyone…
Leveraging OPG’s clean electricity to power new vessels
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is helping lead the transition to transportation electrification — including two new electric ferries that recently arrived in Quebec City and…