Wednesday, April 16, 2025
New $1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Sustainability Initiatives
PepsiCo Inc. announced that it priced its first-ever green bond on October 7, 2019. The company is designating the proceeds from the US$1 billion offering…
climate change
Builders of CleanBC Plan Receive Sustainability Award
Two British Columbia leaders have received top honours for their work on building the CleanBC plan to fight climate change and put the province on…
Commonwealth Helps Developing Countries Finance Climate Action
A Commonwealth facility designed to assist smaller and more vulnerable countries tackle the damaging effects of climate change has helped them access USD 27 million…
Canada Provides $2.4M to Indorama for Climate Action
Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, Catherine McKenna, has announced support for climate action by Entreprise Indorama PTA Montréal S.E.C. Funding of up to $2.4 million…
Get Smart on Stormwater to Save Billions
As climate change begins to gather speed, its impacts become more visible each year. It is not just about polar bears anymore. It isn’t even…
Canada Invests in Urban Climate Centre
Catherine McKenna, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, recently announced a $22-million investment for the Ottawa Community Foundation to establish an urban climate centre in…
Canada Helps Protect Chatham-Kent from Flooding
Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to the minister of infrastructure and communities, and Darrin Canniff, mayor of Chatham-Kent, announced funding for a flood mitigation project in…
Canada Announces Projects to Reduce Impacts of Climate Change
Ginette Petitpas Taylor, minister of health, announced an investment of $1.7 million over the next two years for eight projects that will help improve the…
Canada Provides Funding to Increase Flood Resilience in Edmonton
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for several flood mitigation projects in Edmonton. This includes building new dry ponds in Edmonton…
Canada Invests in Flood Mitigation Infrastructure in Drumheller, AB.
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a project to enhance Drumheller, Alberta’s Flood Mitigation and Climate Change Adaptation System. “With…
Report Warns of Far-Reaching Climate Change Impacts on Great Lakes Region
How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife, and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new report. The…
Canada Helps Protect London, Ontario from Flooding
Funding for phases five to 13 of the West London Dyke Reconstruction Project in London, Ontario was announced by Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to the…
Government of Canada Helps Protect Richmond, B.C. from Flooding
François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a flood protection project in Richmond, British Columbia. The project involves upgrading approximately 4.3…