Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Taza: Sustainable Design Influenced by Tsuut’ina Culture
By Lana Rogers Taza is the largest First Nation development in Canada and is actively putting sustainable practices at the forefront of its design and…
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Federal Funds for New and Retrofitted Energy Efficient Housing
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) created the Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative to support their work to help people…
Low Carbon Countdown: Canada’s Approach to Net Zero Buildings
Canada’s new climate plan needs a consistent approach to net zero buildings By Ryan Zizzo Canada can make progress towards its climate goals while supporting…
Sponsored Content: Net Zero or Absolute Zero? Examining Zero Emissions Targeting
By Elliott Cappell There has been much skepticism and debate arising from the flurry of net zero targets announced by global corporate and public leaders…
Survey Reveals Concern for Achieving Net Zero Targets
A survey by GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, has found that only 47 per cent of Canadian consumers and 42 per cent…
New Industry Alliance for Net Zero Banking Launched
An industry-led, United Nations (UN)-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance has been been launched through the UN Financial Services Taskforce of the Sustainable Markets Initiative. The…
WSP Commits to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2040
As Canada and the global community marked the 51st annual Earth Day yesterday, and the federal government announced strengthened climate commitments at the Leaders Summit on…
Prime Minister Takes Stronger Action on Climate Change
During today’s Leaders Summit on Climate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced that Canada will enhance emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement – known as…
Road to Reduction: Five Key Actions to Reach Net-Zero
By Natalie Yelton This month marks a milestone of more than 1,000 companies signed up to carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction targets through criteria produced by…
SNC-Lavalin Blueprint for Net Zero by 2050
SNC-Lavalin, a global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, has released a blueprint for achieving net zero by 2050. The report,…
RBC Commits to $500 Billion in Net-Zero Financing by 2050
Canada’s biggest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is demonstrating its commitment to accelerating clean economic growth and helping communities transition to net-zero. Yesterday,…
New National Net-Zero Advisory Body Appointed
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, has launched the Net-Zero Advisory Body, an independent group of 14 experts from across the country,…
Report Indicates that Net Zero Goal Hinges on Stronger Strategy
According to a new report released by the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, the national net zero goal hinges on stronger policy and strategic bets.…
Polytechnique Montréal Creates Institute on Sustainable Engineering
Polytechnique Montréal announced the creation of the Institute on Sustainable Engineering and Net Zero Economy (IIDEC – Institut de l’ingénierie durable et de l’économie carboneutre). The…
OPG Commits to Net Zero by 2040
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has released its Climate Change Plan that includes ambitious goals aimed at driving efficient, economy-wide decarbonization and economic renewal, while protecting…
New National Legislation for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
With the aim to deliver on the federal government’s commitment to legislate Canada’s goal of net zero by 2050, the Minister of Environment and Climate…
Enbridge Takes Action to Cut Carbon Footprint
Canada’s largest pipeline operator, Enbridge Inc., has set new emissions reduction targets, as the industry faces intense pressure from investors and government commitments to limit carbon…
Economic Recovery Can Power Canada’s Net-Zero Carbon Future
by Robert Hornung Economic stimulus investments in the wake of COVID-19 must support growth in wind energy, solar energy and energy storage Canada is making…