Monday, October 6, 2025
Stantec selected for Duparquet Gold project in Quebec
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by First Mining Gold (FMG) to lead the environmental baseline program for FMG’s…
Environment Journal
Policy POV: How to validate your environmental claims and avoid greenwashing
The terms “greenwash” and “greenwashing” were reportedly first used by American ecologist Jay Westerveld in the mid-1980s to describe the practice of making invalid or…
New funding announced for hydrogen innovation in Alberta
The Alberta government is providing $45 million to power new hydrogen technologies that will reduce emissions and create jobs. Hydrogen is expected to be a…
First-ever StatsCan snapshot of federal support for growing cleantech activities
Statistics Canada recently released a first-ever snapshot of the businesses performing clean technology (cleantech) activities that have been funded by the federal government through Business…
Nano One advances plans at Quebec facility, secures new patents
Nano One Materials Corp., based in Vancouver, B.C., is a clean technology company with patented processes for the production of lithium-ion battery cathode materials that…
Intact Centre bringing physical climate risk into institutional investing
Incorporating physical climate risk into portfolio management – think flooding, wildfire or hurricanes that disrupt business operations for weeks at a time – has largely…
NextStar Energy begins hiring spree for Canada’s first large-scale EV battery plant
NextStar Energy has begun hiring the team that will launch one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery plants in the world. The company –…
One Size Fits All: Clean energy corporate PPAs on the rise
Clean energy corporate power purchase agreements (Corporate PPAs) are contracts (offtake agreements) through which businesses directly purchase renewable electricity (generally including renewable attributes), normally at…
Pollution Probe’s CHARGED program continues to power EV infrastructure
Pollution Probe’s CHARGED program is on target to help the Government of Canada achieve its commitment to having Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) comprise 50 per…
CarbonCure secures new equity to accelerate carbon reduction tech
CarbonCure’s Technologies, a leader in carbon dioxide removal technologies for the concrete industry, has announced a major investment led by Blue Earth Capital, as part…
Senators for Climate Solutions launches official website
The Senators for Climate Solutions, a non-partisan group focused on informing and supporting Canadian senators who want to address climate change, launched their website recently,…
NOVA Chemicals and Plastic Energy launch recycling plant feasibility study
NOVA Chemicals Corporation and Plastic Energy have entered into an agreement to explore the feasibility of developing a pyrolysis-driven advanced recycling facility in Sarnia, Ontario.…
Funds to help three Ontario universities decarbonize
Through the Decarbonization Incentive Program, the Government of Canada returns a portion of the proceeds collected from the federal pollution price on large industrial emitters…
TransAlta Corp to purchase renewables affiliate for $1.4B
TransAlta Corporation and TransAlta Renewables Inc. (RNW) have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement under which TransAlta will acquire all of the outstanding common shares…
Water main tech company continues growth across North America
FER-PAL Construction Ltd., based in Montreal, Que., announced the appointment of Lou Magurno as Vice-President, Operations, FER-PAL Canada, and Blaine Preston as Vice-President, Operations, FER-PAL…
Market Watch: Milestone investment for Canadian cleantech
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada increased its interest rate 25 basis points once again, to 5.00%, on July 12. The Bank continues to…
New funds for emissions-reducing technologies in Alberta
The Alberta government is investing more than $60 million into cutting-edge technologies that will reduce emissions and increase economic performance for industries across the province.…
Canada announces $450M Green Climate Fund at MoCA7
Today, ahead of the seventh Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA7) in Brussels, Belgium, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced a $450 million…
Feds and FCM support CAANZero to advance climate action
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are investing in initiatives that will help municipalities reach net-zero from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Most recently,…
Canada and Ontario establish auto pact to support EVs
The Government of Canada and the Ontario government have established an auto pact to secure the Stellantis-LGES and Volkswagen deals and provide joint support for…
A pivotal COP28 ahead and why it matters
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, is currently traveling to participate in the 7th Ministerial on Climate Action on the road to…
Environmental Events: How to decipher the effective ones from the fluff
If you turn on your TV right now to your favourite show, you’d be almost guaranteed to find a commercial that mentions the environment or…
Canadian Coast Guard invests in remote monitoring of hazardous vessels
Canadians expect clean and safe waterways, and efficient response to marine hazards is a priority for the Government of Canada. Abandoned, wrecked or hazardous vessels…
Funds to cut pollution and support clean energy in Newfoundland
A federal investment of up to $87 million from Canada’s The Low Carbon Economy Fund and the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program will increase…