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Equitable Bank quantifies Scope 3 GHG emissions
Equitable Bank quantifies Scope 3 GHG emissions
Equitable Bank says it has become the first Schedule I Canadian bank to quantify its entire Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions portfolio, reflecting its commitments to sustainability and transparency.
Quebec’s hydropower megaproject era near an end
Quebec’s hydro dams have long provided its resident’s cheap electricity and bragging rights in the race to reduce global carbon emissions, with Premier François Legault suggesting just 2½ years ago the province could become the “green battery of North America.”
Battery storage has power to decarbonize Ontario’s grid
• Vancity Community Investment Bank
With Ontario facing a major electricity capacity gap over the next five years, battery storage will play a role ensuring a stable power grid. There’s nothing mysterious about the private financing arrangements that will get storage suppliers an in.
Trudeau’s mandate boost retrofits, tougher building code
The PMO’s 39-point mandate includes a fossil fuel emission cap, a 75 per cent methane reduction this decade, a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 and a 50 per cent target for electric vehicle sales by 2030.
Canada plans to ban many forms of single-use plastics
The Canadian government has published its draft regulations to prohibit certain single-use plastics and is inviting public comment. The ban will include checkout bags, cutlery, food-service ware made from or containing problematic plastics, ring carriers, stir sticks and straws.
We’ll be seeing more of the Audi charging hub
There is a lot going on in this Audi electric vehicle charging hub that opened in 2021 in Nuremberg, Germany. At ground level, it provides six quick-charging stations built into containers and it is full of 2.45 megawatt-hours of “second life” batteries.
Putting solar canopies on parking lots is a smart move
• GreenBiz
In Orlando, you may notice a 22-acre solar power array resembling Mickey Mouse’s head in a field just west of Disney World. Nearby, Disney also has a 270-acre solar farm of conventional design on former orchard and forest land.
Amazon, Stellantis partner to deploy smarter vehicles
• Globe and Mail • Business Wire
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN-Q) and Stellantis NV (STLA-N) said Wednesday they will collaborate to develop cars and trucks with Amazon software in the dashboards and deploy electric vans made by Stellantis on Amazon’s delivery network.
Tesla’s solar panels offer lessons for building owners
• propmodo
Tesla Energy, the company’s clean energy subsidiary, makes photovoltaic solar panels and battery energy storage systems for residential, commercial and industrial customers yet from the very start it has been mired in controversies, from solar panel fires to angry customers.
Solar shingles, redux, a la GAF and Google
• GreenBiz
We can expect a smattering of consumer-catered introductions this week pegged to the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. One of the notable launches is a new solar shingle line from GAF Energy, the world’s largest roofing material company.
Five future-friendly examples of sustainable design
A perennial climate change question, one that tends to pop up around January 1, is whether this year will be the tipping point, when markets, politics, public opinion and technology finally coalesce into a concerted, determined response to the climate crisis.
SMEs lessons from Xero’s defiant sustainability strategy
• GreenBiz
New Zealand-born accounting software company Xero was one of three software companies to sign The Climate Pledge, the campaign organized by Amazon and Global Optimism that requires pledgers to commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
ESG 2022: More scrutiny, better boards, more greenwash
• GreenBiz
In 2021 the world of ESG and sustainable finance saw some truly eye-popping numbers such as $130 trillion via the Global Financial Alliance for Net Zero committed to using science-based guidelines to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and $35 trillion invested in ESG strategies.
New ESG obligations loom large for Canadian finance
From net-zero emissions promises to regulatory changes that will make climate-related disclosures mandatory for companies, the stage is set for key ESG milestones. In 2022, new measures will clarify how the financial world is living up to its grand green pronouncements.
Montreal will take action on wood-fired businesses
The re-elected Projet Montréal administration is once again promising to take action “in the near future” to reduce air pollution spewing from businesses that cook over wood fires. The city announced public consultations on a proposed bylaw for January.
Heating systems at century-old SROs in B.C. cold snap
After the wind chill dropped temperatures to feel like -20 in Vancouver and with no end in sight to cold weather, housing advocates are calling on private owners and the province to fix single-room occupancy hotels currently housing thousands of residents.
Renewables add 2,250 MW of new capacity monthly
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the FERC and the US EIA, solar, wind and other renewable energy sources are now adding more than 2,250 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity each month.
Energy workers changing professions in droves
Beset by layoffs, Canada’s energy and mining workers have been bucking tradition and seeking opportunities in other sectors — quite successfully by all accounts according to the multi-stakeholder Energy to Digital Growth Education and Upskilling Project Calgary Economic Development.
Living the 1.5 degree lifestyle is good for you
Its fashionable to claim personal actions and changes that reduce demand for carbon dioxide-producing products and services are a distraction. Instead, they say we should be dealing with government regulation and the supply side—the corporations that make fossil fuels.
Climate impact on children driving consumption in Asia
Consumers in Southeast Asia’s largest economies are increasingly likely to switch to green products over fears that climate change will impact the lives of young people, according to a study by United Overseas Bank.
Solar developer Silicon Ranch raises $775-million in equity capital
Silicon Ranch Corp, the U.S. solar project developer backed by Royal Dutch Shell, on Thursday said it raised $775-million in equity capital from new and existing investors.
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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