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BluWave-ai partners on EV electricity demand project
BluWave-ai partners on EV electricity demand project
BluWave-ai has partnered with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), and Hydro Ottawa on an initiative aimed at managing electric vehicle charging during peak demand periods.
Canada must invest in sustainable aviation fuels: Deloitte
Aviation sector stakeholders are calling for an all-hands approach from the federal government and private sector to expand Canada’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
New tech hardware, or cut e-waste? IT execs wonder
There’s a disconnect between Canadian IT leaders’ efforts to reduce e-waste at their companies, and how they manage corporate hardware devices. That’s the key finding of the inaugural report from Mississauga-based IoT solutions provider SOTI Inc.
Planting trees helps Telus meet sustainability goals
Telus Corp. is in the home stretch of its campaign to plant a million trees in Canada, part of its corporate pledge to become a zero-waste, carbon-neutral company by 2030.
Mass timber condo project a game-changer
Plans are in the works for the first-ever mass timber Passive House condo project in Toronto, a venture between R-Hauz, Windmill Developments and Leader Lane that will include three six-storey residential buildings.
HBC heritage building getting environmental makeover
• Business Wire • CBC
Included in the transformation of the iconic Hudson’s Bay Company heritage building in Winnipeg is a plan to support low-carbon, low-energy ideals, including a 35 per cent reduction in energy consumption and an 81-per-cent reduction in GHG emissions.
Developers hesitating on eco-friendly apartment builds
• Bisnow
Developers are considering the long-term capital benefit of increasingly energy-efficient multifamily buildings. However, the uptake rate is still slow, according to panellists at Bisnow’s Bay Area Multifamily event on April 14.
Halifax housing development a blow to conservation
• CBC
A plan to fast-track housing development in an ecologically diverse area teeming with old-growth trees and animal habitats is raising concerns for conservationists who’ve been fighting for years to protect the unspoiled land west of Halifax.
Britain enacts mandatory climate plans for companies
Britain unveiled a new task force on Monday to write rules forcing financial firms and listed companies to publish plans from next year for transitioning to a net-zero economy by 2050.
Billions needed to cut oil sands emissions by 40 per cent
Cutting emissions from Canada’s oil sands by 40 per cent will cost between $45-billion and $65-billion from 2024 through 2030, according to a new analysis. It will need regulatory certainty and support at all levels of government to do so.
TC Energy eyeing hydrogen production hub site in Alberta
Calgary-based TC Energy Corp. announced Tuesday that it has begun evaluating plans for a hydrogen production hub on a site near Crossfield, Alberta, where the company currently operates a natural gas storage facility.
Investors place big bets on Hydrostor
Over the first three quarters of 2021, storage companies raised US$5.5 billion in venture capital across 59 deals, compared to US$1.2 billion in all of 2020 over 91 deals. Toronto’s Hydrostor is one of the companies attracting investment globally.
Group plans microgrid-based hydrogen highway in U.S.
Taking hydrogen use to a new level, a plan for a hydrogen highway between southern California and Oregon along Interstate 5 could be a huge win for the planet.
Half of U.S. commercial vehicles are electrifiable: report
• RMI
Research from NACFE and RMI shows that vans in the U.S. and Canada are 100 per cent electrifiable today. The report suggests that electrifying vans and step vans would avoid about 43.5 million tons of CO2 emissions annually.
EVs are leading U.K.’s race to net zero
As the U.K. aims to cut its emissions by 68 per cent below 2013 levels by 2030, emission reductions are well underway in the power sector. Other sectors will have to play a bigger role, particularly industry, buildings and transport.
N.L. has the potential for wind energy
• CBC
Companies in the renewable energy field are excited about the implications of Newfoundland and Labrador’s abolition of a controversial moratorium on onshore wind energy production, although the provincial energy minister is hesitant to say how quickly things will start moving.
The pivot to SME sustainability
• GreenBiz
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are trending behind large companies when it comes to sustainability disclosure and action, but represent a massive opportunity. What’s going on here, and how can we truly push for sustainable change among SMEs?
Carbontech innovation is going ‘bonkers’
• GreenBiz
The money lining up to fund early-stage carbon removal approaches is adding up quickly. Chris Sacca’s climate tech venture capital firm Lowercarbon Capital recently revealed it has created a $350 million fund focused exclusively on the category.
Sustainability pros, do better on DEI
• GreenBiz
We keep learning how interwoven racial injustice is within our systems, including our environmental systems. Now we need to actively embed justice throughout our ESG and corporate sustainability work, according to a report.
Savvy sustainable bonds are integrating a gender lens
• GreenBiz
The sustainable bonds market has exploded in recent years with the issuance of green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds. However, to date, few green or sustainability-linked bonds have incorporated gender or other forms of diversity into their vehicles.
Industry Events
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
to Nov 15 2024
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Sustainable Finance Forum 2024
Nov 28 2024
to Nov 29 2024
Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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