Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Clean Electricity Regulations: Getting closer to a net-zero grid?
The federal government unveiled its final and long awaited Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) on December 17 2024. Back in 2021 during COP26 in Glasgow, Prime…
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Policy POV: Resignations impact federal proposals on the environment
It is turning out to be the winter of our discontent. There have been some high-level resignations for the federal government in recent weeks, starting…
Zero-emission public transit project for York Region
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, alongside the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Municipality of York, Wayne Emmerson announced a federal investment of…
Historic investment of $15B for Honda EV plant in Ontario
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it plans to build a comprehensive electric vehicle value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of $15 billion,…
Historic land and natural resources agreement for Nunavut
Since Nunavut’s creation as a territory close to 25 years ago, the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut, and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated have worked…
Feds alter the course of the carbon tax in Atlantic Canada
The Government of Canada is moving ahead with doubling the pollution price rebate (Climate Action Incentive Payment) rural top-up rate, increasing it from 10 to…
Canada, Mexico, U.S. launch ambitious environmental agenda in B.C.
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council Members, representing Canada, Mexico and the United States, met on June 28 and 29 for the annual Council…
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.…
Historic electric vehicle production investment for Volkswagen plant
Transportation accounts for about a quarter of our emissions in Canada. That’s why the Government Canada has an ambitious target of 100 per cent zero-emission…
Environmental orgs urge Trudeau to report transparent logging emissions
More than 80 civil society organizations and scientists from across the United States and Canada today called on President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin…
North American leaders summit moves the needle on resilience and innovation
Yesterday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and United States President Joe Biden for the tenth North American…
New CDP data indicates recognition of biodiversity risks but lack of action
A majority of companies worldwide are not translating commitments on biodiversity to action, according to new data released by CDP, the non-profit which runs the world’s…
Picturesque, carbon-conscious inspiration from Costa Rica
Costa Rica had been on my bucket list for years. But work deadlines, family obligations, hockey tournaments, and pandemic roadblocks have taken precedence. Sound familiar?…
Declaration of intent to form hydrogen alliance between Canada and Germany
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have announced the Canada-Germany Hydrogen Alliance, an indication of the economic opportunity and job creation potential…
Catherine Stewart appointed Canada’s ambassador for climate change
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, has announced that Catherine Stewart has been appointed Canada’s new Ambassador for Climate Change. Stewart, who…
Feds announce renewable energy investments for Nova Scotia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment of up to $255 million to deliver clean power to homes across Nova Scotia and…
Game-changing battery materials manufacturing plant for Ontario
Umicore N.V., a multinational circular materials technology company based in Belgium, plans to make a $1.5 billion investment to build a first of its kind…
North American environment ministers launch new agenda for environmental cooperation
Within the framework of the free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States and the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, the environment ministers of Canada,…
PM says Canada could help Europe expand its clean energy infrastructure
At the recent G7 Summit in in Elmau, Germany, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada could help build Europe over the “medium term” to…
$200M to support B.C. disaster recovery and climate resilience
Following the fourth meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience, Bill Blair, president of the Queen’s…
Ontario re-elects Progressive Conservative government
Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives (PCs) won a second majority by winning 83 of 124 seats in the Ontario Provincial election on June 2nd…
The Pathway to 2030: Contemplating the new course of climate action for Canadian communities
By Colin Isaacs At 270 pages Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Canada’s Next Steps to Clean Air and a Strong Economy, released on March 29,…
Environment minister releases roadmap for $9B emissions reduction plan
Today the Government of Canada released a detailed, sector-by-sector roadmap for curbing emissions in the country by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by the…
LG and Stellantis investing in Ontario’s first large-scale EV battery plant
With the support of the Ontario, federal and municipal governments, LG Energy Solution and automaker Stellantis are joining forces to build the province’s first large-scale…