Saturday, April 19, 2025
The G7 summit and decarbonizing industry in Canada
The Group of 7 (G7) leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, together with the European Union, recently…
environment
How the finance sector can help fight climate change
Could climate change spending and innovation be the greatest economic opportunity of our times? Funding of climate change mitigation and adaptation activities could, according to…
Pollution pricing funds to power clean energy projects in Saskatchewan
Canada’s approach to carbon pollution pricing makes sure that all proceeds go back into the economy while making life more affordable for families. Whether through…
Consultations launched on the development of Canada’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
At the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), Canada, along with 195 other countries, adopted the historic…
World Bank selects Wall Street CEO to address climate and sustainable development
As Ajay Banga, a former Wall Street CEO, was chosen as the World Bank’s new President, it will be interesting to learn more about the…
B.C. building code changes to support net zero targets
New changes to the Province of British Columbia’s building code will ensure cleaner, more efficient buildings are built in line with B.C.’s commitment to zero-carbon…
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…
Remediation and Reclamation: Going green at Gunnar Mine and Mill
Remediation efforts at the former Gunnar Mine and Mill Site has reached a new milestone —with the first stage of revegetation coming to fruition. Located…
Reminder to curb the plastic pollution problem, before the long weekend
As Canadians prepare to celebrate the Victoria Day holiday on beaches across the country, it’s worth remembering that the Great Lakes are the largest freshwater…
Stantec completes integration of environmental services in U.S.
Canadian-based Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has reorganized its Environmental Services (ES) leadership team in the United States after successfully integrating…
Canada’s e-waste more than triples in past 20 years
A new study from researchers at the University of Waterloo reveals that the amount of electronic waste (e-waste) in Canada has more than tripled in…
Feds support energy-saving program for older high-rise towers in Toronto
Buildings are the third largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Canada. With this in mind, the Government of Canada and the Federation of…
CHAR Technologies signs MOU with First Nations co-op LNFMI for waste to energy facility
CHAR Technologies Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the First Nations co-operative Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. (LNGMI) to jointly develop, build,…
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.…
Feeling the heat? Strategic recommendations to combat climate change
As climate change unfolds before our eyes, we are starting to experience the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Unseasonably hot weather and dry conditions has…
WSP joins the Team Calgary corporate partnership program
Team Calgary is welcoming WSP as the newest partner to join Calgary Economic Development’s corporate partnership program at the highest investment level. Founded over 130…
Dillon Consulting Limited acquires Internat Energy Solutions Canada
Dillon Consulting Limited has acquired Internat Energy Solutions Canada (IESC), an engineering consulting firm committed to promoting a sustainable economy, government, and society. Founded in…
Funding available for clean energy projects in Nova Scotia
Applications are open for another round of clean energy funding through the Low Carbon Communities program. The Low Carbon Communities program is open to municipalities,…
City of Toronto announces the participants in its Deep Retrofit Challenge
Buildings are currently the largest source of GHG emissions in the City of Toronto, generating approximately 58 per cent of community-wide emissions, primarily from the…
B.C.’s Indigenous zero waste advisors embark on resource recovery partnership
The Indigenous Zero Waste Technical Advisory Group (IZWTAG), an Indigenous organization assisting First Nations in British Columbia with implementing zero waste programs, announced today that…
CIB commits to fund up to $100M in Ameresco building retrofits
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Ameresco Canada Inc. have reached financial close on an agreement which sees the CIB committing to fund up to…
Quebec launches largest electric buses project in North America
On May 8, investments of over $780 million from the Government of Canada and over $1.1 billion from the Government of Quebec were announced to…
Landmark event for waste to resource industry provides latest thought leadership
The recent Waste to Resource Ontario’s (W2RO) 2023 Canadian Waste to Resource Conference (CWRC), held at the Blue Mountain Resort, marked a significant milestone in…
Disarming the Disinformation: Contemplating the lithium-ion battery powered solutions to the poly-crisis
Since the emergence of ancient civilizations like the Mesopotamians, people have drawn from nature to create, build and survive. For millennia we’ve depended on the…