Friday, April 18, 2025
Indigenous and youth voices rise at Climate Week NYC
By Colleen Connors From the outside looking in, it might be easy to dismiss Climate Week NYC as mere pomp and circumstance. From Chief Executive…
Environment Journal
Taking climate action and delivering on decarbonization
By Colleen Connors The initial buzz and fanfare of the first few days of Climate Week NYC has given way to deeper, more substantive discussions…
Coca-Cola partners with Pollution Probe to cleanup the Great Lakes
Tomorrow, The Coca-Cola Company, in partnership with Pollution Probe, will unveil a new drone technology on Lake Simcoe as part of the Great Lakes Plastic…
Wheaton Precious Metals launches $1 Million future of mining challenge
Vancouver, B.C.-based Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. has launched the inaugural Future of Mining Challenge, which will award US$1 million to a winning venture to advance…
Experts estimate modest drop in 2023 emissions, with big differences across sectors
The latest Early Estimate of National Emissions (EENE) from the Canadian Climate Institute shows a modest improvement in national emissions in 2023, with a drop…
Remediation and Restoration: TKC project overcomes environmental impacts from mining
In a resounding victory for environmental and cultural preservation, the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council (TKC) Settlement Land project in Whitehorse, Yukon, earned the coveted Brownie Award…
Initiatives to reduce environmental impact of entertainment production
The entertainment industry in Canada contributes to pollution, waste, gas emissions, and energy consumption. With this in mind, a new media industry coalition and an…
Electric Vehicle Network and PowerON receive national EV awards
The Electric Vehicle Network and PowerON and are the winners of the 2024 Canadian Electric Vehicle (EV) Awards, presented at EVVE 2024 in Halifax, Canada’s…
UN Global Compact Network Canada and WSP release TNFD Essentials Guide
The UN Global Compact Network Canada, in partnership with WSP in Canada, has released a new guide focused on providing a starting point for corporate…
Coastal GasLink Pipeline project fined for non-compliance
The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) issued 10 administrative penalties totalling $590,000 to Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. (CGL) on September 11, 2024, for non-compliance with…
Market Watch: Another rate cut and a driving force in mobility tech
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada once again cut its key interest rate on September 4, 2024, by 25 basis points, landing at 4.25%.…
Clean Energy Opportunities: Exploring the dynamics of distributed energy projects
By Jake Brooks Significant change could be coming to an electrical grid near you. Opportunities may soon open up for a wide variety of clean…
An Earthy Arcade: Ecological education through immersive experience
By Claire Latham This summer, Arcadia Earth Toronto invited us to check out their brand new 17,000-square-foot multi-sensory experience, a 10-room art exhibit presented in…
MaRS launches its 2024-2026 cleantech accelerator cohort
MaRS has announced 10 entrepreneurs participating in the next cohort of the RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator. This intensive two-year program aims to help women-led…
Most net-zero pledges will fail unless decarbonization approaches improve
A little over half of the world’s largest 2,000 companies have adopted pledges to achieve net-zero carbon emissions (a number that has jumped 40 per cent…
Énercycle receives funding for biomethanization and composting project
The government of Canada and the government of Quebec have announced $26,448,693 in joint financial assistance to support Énercycle, the Régie de gestion des matières…
Reflecting on biodiversity progress leading up to COP16
By Patrick Lafrance It’s been nearly two years since the global environment community celebrated the delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a document to…
The Built Environment: Challenges and opportunities for the circular economy in Canada
The construction, civil, and infrastructure sectors are becoming more critical than ever for the Canadian economy. Over the past decade, industry growth, driven by urbanization,…
Engineering Strategic Growth: On the road again with YORK1’s EVP
Each time I speak with George Kirchmair he is on the road, driving around to one of YORK1’s facilities or project sites in Ontario or…
Indigenous clean energy leader awarded Coronation Medal
Kory Wood, renewable energy leader and member of the Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Board of Directors, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal…
New B.C.-based member appointed to Brownie Awards jury
The Brownie Awards planning committee is pleased to announce a new member of the Brownie Awards jury, Karey Dow, a contaminated sites specialist and senior…
The Retrofit Challenge: The transition to net-zero includes building retrofits
By Mark Douglas Wessel A telling observation made by the World Economic Forum is that cities, where over half of the planet’s population now live,…
Intact doubles down on municipal climate resiliency grants program
Intact Financial Corporation recently launched its enhanced 2024 Municipal Climate Resiliency Grants program. Intact is doubling its investment by providing $2 million over two years…
Linde invests $2B for clean hydrogen project in Alberta
UK-based Linde has signed a long-term agreement for the supply of clean hydrogen to Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero Project in Alberta. The company will invest…