Tag: net-zero
World’s largest miners pledge net zero carbon emissions
The world's top miners have committed to a goal of net zero direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, according to the...
Reducing Emissions: How to Achieve Net Zero in the Built Environment
By Will Nash
The materials that we use to shape the built environment are largely human produced—and it can be easy to forget that all...
CDPQ launches new net-zero climate strategy
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, recently announced its ambitious new plan to fight climate change. Since implementing...
SNC-Lavalin releases vision for engineering a sustainable society
SNC-Lavalin, a global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, has released its 2020 Sustainability Report: Our Vision for Engineering a...
Renewable Energy and Building Initiatives Open Doors to Net Zero Homes
By Anna DeSimone
Thanks to sweeping initiatives across the nation, the dream of having a net zero home is within for reach for Canada’s homeowners...
Scotiabank closes inaugural $1B sustainability bond
Scotiabank announced the closing of its inaugural USD $1 billion three-year Sustainability Bond offering, in support of the bank's commitment to making a positive...
Canada Post Commits to Achieve Net Zero GHG Emissions by 2050
Canada Post has adopted a science-based target to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, an initial target that...
First Electric Ferry in Canada Navigates the Way to Net Zero
By Robert Poirier
PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is converting the airport’s Marilyn Bell I passenger/vehicle ferry to electric power....
Toronto City Council Approves Strategy to Reduce Building Emissions to Net...
Toronto City Council has approved a plan with multiple strategies that will be critical to achieving the City of Toronto's TransformTO goal to reduce...
Government of Canada Confirms New GHG Emissions Reduction Target
Yesterday Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson formally submitted Canada’s enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations—committing Canada to cut...