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Gairloch builds mid-rises with CLT, recycled materials
Gairloch builds mid-rises with CLT, recycled materials
Gairloch Developments is moving forward on two separate projects — pursuing sustainable construction through materials recycling and ecologically-friendly wood called cross-laminated timber (CLT).
TC Energy to build its first Canadian solar project
TC Energy, a Calgary-based energy infrastructure company, has announced it is building its first Canadian solar energy project in Aldersyde, Alta for $146 million.
SNC-Lavalin marks progress on GHGs, integrity |
Business editor, Sustainable Biz Canada
Algonquin Power selling Canada, U.S. wind projects
• CityNews
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell a stake in a portfolio of operating wind projects in the United States and Canada to InfraRed Capital Partners.
Brookfield invests $500M into LanzaTech
• Reuters
Carbon recycler LanzaTech NZ Inc has struck a deal with Brookfield Renewable Corp for a $500 million commitment by the investment firm to finance upcoming projects using LanzaTech’s technology, the companies told Reuters.
Brookfield sees new dawn for nuclear
The worldwide drive to net-zero is shining a spotlight on nuclear as a clean, safe and mature source of electricity generation, Brookfield says in its paper, A New Dawn for Nuclear Power.
Critics slam OPG clean energy credit deal
Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) latest sale of clean energy credits to Microsoft Corporation raises questions about whether the credits meet the basic criteria for genuine carbon offsets—especially given Ontario’s plan to increase gas plant use and resulting emissions.
Ontario picks gas, nuclear over renewables
A prominent analyst says the Ontario government is still pivoting between two equally “catastrophic” options—relying more on methane-heavy gas plants, or extending the life of an aging nuclear station outside Toronto.
Canadians to face $25B in climate losses in 2025
Canada will see $25 billion in losses per from climate damage as early as 2025, with individual households bearing the worst of these costs, finds a new report the Canadian Climate Institute.
Which banks are financing the clean energy transition?
Corporate Knights has teamed up with the U.K.-based financial publication The Banker to produce the world’s first list of green-ish banks ranked by the percentage of revenues they earn through sustainable lending, underwriting and investments.
Nouveau Monde Graphite to supply EV minerals
Nouveau Monde Graphite is striving to become a key contributor to the sustainable energy revolution. The company is developing a fully integrated source of carbon-neutral battery anode material in Quebec for the growing lithium-ion and fuel cell markets.
Saskatoon as an emerging rare earth hub
Industry, government and Indigenous delegates celebrate progress on two new processing plants in the prairie city that mark Canada’s arrival as a rare earth supplier for electric vehicles and other sectors.
What will the road to net-zero concrete look like?
The Cement Association of Canada will highlight the cement and concrete industry’s significant acceleration of decarbonization measures and look at the important contributions required from designers, contractors, developers, and clients in the use of concrete in the built environment.
How best to forge net-zero steel?
Steel producers in Canada have set their sights set on getting to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. They are working with government and organizations to develop new technologies and unlock new pathways to decarbonize the sector and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Net-zero project management guidance released
Newly released project management guidance promises to help local governments and community-based proponents deploy their community energy and climate action plans. Pollution Probe and QUEST Canada have developed a six-step framework for achieving such goals.
Data centres largely unaware of emissions rules
• Bisnow
Many data center operators in the U.S., Europe and Asia will soon be required to report greenhouse gas emissions and other sustainability metrics. But a new report from industry group Uptime Institute found few in the industry are prepared.
Vancouver among least equitable cities for green space
Vancouver ranks among the least equitable of Canada’s major cities when it comes to access to green space, according to a recent study by the University of B.C.
Drax responds to B.C. old-growth clearing claims
A British energy company named Drax that produces 12 per cent of energy classed as renewable in the U.K. is under fire after a BBC Panorama report it is cutting down old-growth forest in British Columbia.
Japan becomes a responsible investment success story
Japan’s big increase in sustainable investment assets from 2016 to 2020 means it accounts for 8 per cent of the $35.3 trillion from the five major markets of Europe, the United States, Canada, Australasia and Japan.
Chief heat officers face rising expectations
The first-ever gathering of chief heat officers from cities around the globe brought an all-female group of urban policymakers that share the challenging role of adapting to the harsh realities of climate change today.
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