Tag: Natural Resources Canada
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...
Audit reveals lack of transparency on Canada’s logging emissions
Foundational flaws across key pillars of Canada’s forest and climate policy jeopardize its ability to meet its climate and nature commitments. That’s the key...
Canada’s first large-scale geothermal plant gets green light
The DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. has announced that a strategy for the engineering, construction, and commissioning of DEEP’s first geothermal project in southeast...
New intake model for zero emission vehicle infrastructure funding
Transportation accounts for approximately 25 per cent of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada. As such, the Government of Canada is working to...
NRCan launches call for proposals to deliver Codes Acceleration Fund
The buildings sector is the third-largest source of emissions in Canada, which is why the Canada Green Buildings Strategy will be critical to achieving...
Powerful Initiative: Indigenous energy partnerships that emphasize cultural values
Sitansisk (St. Mary’s First Nation) rests off the shores of the Wolastoq (Saint John River), much of it within the city limits of the...
Funding for the national Indigenous electric highway
Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) has launched a new initiative to help Canadian Indigenous communities install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Through the program, ICE...
Canada launches Impact Canada Oil Spill Response Challenge
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, launched the $10-million Impact Canada Oil Spill Response Challenge, which encourages innovators to develop rapidly deployable...
Dodging the Peak: Smart grid to cut carbon and incorporate renewables
By Zack Metcalfe
Picture Saint John in the throes of autumn. Temperatures are cool but predictable, the city’s electrical grid smoothly supplies its 36,000 customers,...
New report recommends strategic cleantech procurement
Clean technologies will play a critical role in helping Canada meet its environmental and economic goals in the coming years. According to a new...
