Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Evolving Environment: Contemplations from the lake house
Summer breeze makes me feel fine, sang Seals and Crofts. This classic song came on the radio while on the way home from last week’s…
Cleantech
Policy POV: Canada needs to turn on the taps for water cleantech
A June 2023 article from the Yale University School of the Environment with the intriguing title “Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme’ Water…
Market Watch: More sustainable manufacturing in Canada
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada increased its interest rate 25 basis points to 4.75% on June 7. This is the first rate increase…
Milestone for commercial scale lithium metal production accomplished at Li-Metal
Li-Metal Corp., a developer of lithium metal and lithium metal anode technologies critical for next-generation batteries, has successfully completed its first lithium metal production at…
Market Watch: Bridging the supply chain gap for electrification
General Market Commentary On May 4, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem spoke to the Toronto Region Board of Trade about price and financial stability.…
Accelerating cleantech growth through support from government and industry associations
How do Canadians access the right resources to move the needle on accelerating cleantech solutions for the energy transition? This was the main theme of…
Net Zero Incentives: What you need to know about the new tax credits for Canadian cleantech
In preparation of Canada’s net zero targets as per the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, and in parallel with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the United…
Market Watch: Cleantech credits and green bonds
General Market Commentary On March 28, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released the historic Budget 2023—A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable…
Clean economy funds and investment opportunities for Canadians in Budget 2023
Budget 2023 offers a range of new funds and investment opportunities to support sustainable energy and a growing green economy, including the Canada Growth Fund—a new…
Recommendations for competing in the clean energy transition
As the shift toward clean energy gathers speed, fuelled in part by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Canada is under pressure to accelerate the flow…
Market Watch: Renewable energy on the rise
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada has maintained the base interest rate of 4.5%, unchanged from our past edition. Some expected another increase while…
Canadian colleges fueling clean economy transition with fully funded microcredentials
Canadians from coast to coast to coast can now access fully funded microcredentials to help to increase skills and competencies and prepare them to meet…
Carbon Clean 200 companies outperform dirty energy by 30%
Advocacy non-profit As You Sow and Corporate Knights, research and media organization, have released their 10th update of the Carbon Clean 200TM, a list of…
Market Watch: Putting the spotlight on the rising value of Canadian cleantech
By James Sbrolla I’m excited to launch this new column on the EnvironmentJournal platform. After decades of twists and turns in the environmental market, it’s…
GHD partners with MaRS on cleantech partnership for energy transition
Global consulting firm GHD has partnered with the Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) Discovery District, North America’s largest urban innovation hub. This year-long partnership will…
GHGSat to launch world’s first commercial CO2 satellite
GHGSat, a global leader in high-resolution emissions monitoring from space, will launch the world’s first commercial satellite focused on monitoring sources of carbon dioxide (CO2)…
Net zero innovation network to fast track cleantech in B.C.
A new business innovation network is launching on the West Coast, aimed at helping British Columbia transition to a clean, net-zero economy. “A sustainable, clean…
A dozen Canadian companies make it on Cleantech’s Global 100
The annual Global Cleantech 100 list was recently released by the Cleantech Group, a San Francisco-based research organization that aims to showcase significant contributions to…
Canada must accelerate commercialization of domestic cleantech to meet climate goals
Canada cannot meet its 2030 emission reduction target and 2050 net-zero goals without accelerated commercialization and adoption of clean technology, according to a new report…
How biogas is changing the Canadian energy industry
Investments in Canada’s renewable energy industry are rising and will only continue to grow through the next decade. Though renewable energy sources currently only make…
Young professionals launch engagement plan to build clean hydrocarbon workforce
The Calgary, Alberta-based Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN), and five energy young professional associations — Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals (YEIP), Young Women in Energy (YWE), Young Professionals…
First all-Canadian, zero-emission concept vehicle unveiled
Project Arrow, the first, all-Canadian, zero-emission connected vehicle, designed and built in Ontario, was recently unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, one of the largest…
Investing in 2023? Developing cleantech — here and abroad — is now big business
From precision farming to energy infrastructure, all indicators show that Canada is poised for future growth in clean technology. This was the focus of discussions…
BDC launches new $400M climate tech fund
BDC, the Business Development Bank of Canada, has announced its new $400 million Climate Tech Fund II, a renewed commitment to play a leadership role…