Company to build $12B N.L. hydrogen plant, wind farm

BIZ  Energy  •  Infrastructure  •  Atlantic Canada

World Energy GH2 heads a consortium planning to invest $12 billion to construct a green hydrogen production plant and a wind farm to power the energy-intensive facility near Stephenville, a coastal town in western Newfoundland and Labrador.

Liberty acquires Sandhill, Wisconsin RNG projects

BIZ  Energy  •  Infrastructure  •  Toronto / GTA, International

Liberty Utilities has acquired Sandhill Advanced Biofuels and its four farm-based renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in Wisconsin to help it meet demand in the high-growth sector.

Sustainable startup Friendlier, food industry giant pair up

BIZ  Waste  •  Industrial  •  Ontario

Sustainable food container startup Friendlier has formed a partnership with Compass Group Canada, one of the country’s largest food service providers, to cut down on single-use plastic waste.

Extreme weather could equal $139B GDP loss: Report

BIZ  ESG  •  Infrastructure  •  National, International

A report from global professional services company GHD revealed a potential $139 billion loss in GDP for Canada from 2022 to 2050 as a result of droughts, floods and storms.

Canada Post centre makes mark for sustainability

Commercial, Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

A soon-to-open $470-million, 585,000-square-foot Canada Post parcel sorting centre sets a high-water mark for sustainability: It’s the country’s largest industrial project so far to meet national design standards for a zero-carbon building.

Sustainability brand Allbirds opens a new Canadian store

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Since 2016, sneaker wearers looking to reduce their carbon footprint have been able to choose from environmentally friendly footwear company Allbirds. It is opening a new Toronto location to sell sustainable shoes.

U.S. berry giants move to Canada’s maple syrup land

Real Estate  •  CTV

A swath of Canada better known for maple syrup is being tested to mass produce berries normally grown in warmer locales, making it the unexpected beneficiary of extreme weather, local demand and rising costs in traditional growing areas like California.

Banff plan envisions major transportation changes

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Banff National Park, the oldest and most recognizable of the country’s 47 national parks, is busy. Roughly 8.3 million vehicles reach the park gates each year, up 30 per cent in a decade. Parking lots are full, roadside pullovers are at capacity.

How Ottawa plans to ramp up green-friendly construction

Real Estate  •  CBC  •  Sustainable Biz Canada

Seven years after construction started, a 34-acre plot of once-contaminated industrial land in the middle of the Ottawa River is being celebrated as the most sustainable community in Canada.

How a Toronto neighbourhood is fighting climate change

Real Estate  •  Toronto Star

Oil sands industry wants tax credit review

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Canada’s oil and gas industry is asking the federal government to increase its planned tax credits for carbon capture projects, so the country is able to keep pace with new credits introduced in the U.S.

How industry is depending on carbon capture technology

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Norwegian carbon dioxide storage company Northern Lights and its owners have agreed to store emissions captured at fertilizer-maker Yara’s Dutch operation from 2025 in what they say is a commercial breakthrough for the business.

Applying machine learning to mitigate climate change

Real Estate  •  CBC

Canadian researchers are applying their talents in machine learning to make Canada more resilient to climate change. They hope to better predict extreme weather and optimize energy use for infrastructure.

Nigeria’s $10B Energy Transition Plan launched

Finance  •  ESI Africa

The government of Nigeria has officially launched its Energy Transition Plan and has said it will require $10 billion to realize its plan. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said Nigeria would seek the funding package ahead of COP27.

Ingka buys 49% stake in three Swedish wind projects

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, on Monday said it has agreed to buy a 49 per cent stake in three wind development projects offshore Sweden from renewables development company OX2 for $76 million.

The catch with rare earth minerals for a green future

Real Estate  •  CBC

Canada has untapped potential to mine the rare earth minerals that will propel the green economy of the future. But they also come with lingering questions over the short- and long-term environmental impacts associated with the mining process.

Pakistan afflicted by ‘climate catastrophe’

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s Climate Minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.”

The future of the American West is in central Oregon

Real Estate  •  Bloomberg

Greenland ice melt will raise sea levels by nearly a foot

Real Estate  •  Axios

The Greenland Ice Sheet is on course to lose hundreds of trillions metric tons of ice and contribute close to a foot in average global sea level rise through 2100, glaciologists found in a new study published Monday.

Recycled glass ‘sand’ could protect Louisiana’s coast

Real Estate  •  Bloomberg

Before sunrise on April 30, a group of 35 volunteers from New Orleans packed up a truck with 12,000 pounds of recycled glass and made their way some 40 miles south of the city to the low-lying lands of the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe.