Mangrove Lithium closes latest investment round

BIZ  Energy  •  Technology  •  British Columbia

Mangrove Lithium, a producer of battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate, has recently closed a new investment round led by BMW i Ventures (BIV) and Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV).

$327M battery cathode plant coming to Quebec

Carbon, Energy  •  Just Auto

Posco Chemical Company, a unit of the South Korean steel and chemicals group Posco, has announced it will build a US$327-million electric vehicle battery cathode plant in Quebec, in partnership with U.S. automaker General Motors Company.

Sudbury’s tailings ponds may ease EV battery shortage

Energy, Waste  •  CBC

The key to supplying the automotive industry with enough electric vehicle (EV) batteries may rest in Sudbury’s vast tailings ponds. One researcher says we can reuse the tailings and provide enough material needed for the expected demand in EV batteries.

Creative Energy leading community energy system push

Carbon, Energy  •  Corporate Knights  •  SustainableBiz.ca

Vancouver-based district energy solutions provider Creative Energy is showing how community energy systems can play a role in reaching net zero. Park Habitat, a 1.3-million-square-foot tech hub complex in San Jose, Calif., which recently broke ground, is a perfect example.

Understanding B.C.’s old-growth logging deferrals

Carbon, ESG  •  CBC

A process is underway in British Columbia to temporarily defer logging in priority old-growth forests, allowing time for the government to work with First Nations to decide how they should be managed in the long term.

Time to study MTC’s ethical carbon sourcing

Real Estate  •  Daily Commercial News

Construction is acknowledged to be environmentally destructive from a carbon standpoint. However, those wishing to protect the earth from climate catastrophe are promoting MTC as superior to other prime building materials like steel and concrete.

Regina gives thumbs up to housing retrofit program

Real Estate  •  CBC

A Regina committee has given its approval for a rebate program that will help residents retrofit their homes and create a more sustainable future. On Wednesday, the city’s executive committee voted unanimously to approve the proposed creation of the rebate program.

Welland, Ont. placing big bets on wood construction

Real Estate  •  Daily Commercial News

As part of its commitment to sustainability, the City of Welland, Ont., has embraced the use of timber in a big way in the construction of two emergency services buildings not normally associated with wood.

Mass timber beam connector could be a game-changer

Real Estate  •  Daily Commercial News

A mass timber beam/column connector developed by two Lakehead University researchers in Thunder Bay, Ont. could change the way tall mass timber building interiors look. The novel connector could eliminate the need for any fire-protective drywall coverings.

Modular construction sector impacting sustainability

Energy, Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail  •  The Fitzhugh

Hostelling International Canada needed a new hostel facility that could increase its capacity to serve visitors to Jasper National Park each year. NRB Modular was able to deliver on the project’s key sustainability needs and time to market.

MassArt completes energy and water retrofits project

Energy, Real Estate  •  Environmental Leader

The Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) has announced the completion of its energy and water retrofits project. By working with Ameresco, the project included facility upgrades across seven campus buildings and 15 energy conservation measures.

Real estate managers must take quick action on net zero

Real Estate  •  IPE Real Estate

Every company needs to assess its nature-related risk

Carbon, Energy  •  GreenBiz

The Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is a market-led initiative (of which the WWF is a co-founder and knowledge partner) that seeks to integrate nature into financial and business decision-making and shift global financial flows toward nature-positive outcomes.

SEC reporting rule could apply to Canadian oil companies

Carbon, Energy  •  CBC

The officially disclosed carbon footprints of Canada’s largest oil companies could balloon in size if an SEC proposal comes into effect. The new rule would require publicly listed companies to account for their total “life-cycle” greenhouse gas emissions.

Ottawa’s last chance to unveil new Clean Fuel Standard

Carbon, Energy  •  Globe and Mail

After six years of twists and turns with the unveiling of the new Clean Fuel Standard, even the policy’s strongest advocates seem unsure it was all worth it. Has it been watered down to ‘meaninglessness’ under oil and gas lobbying?

The Suncor we don’t hear about

Carbon, Energy  •  The Tyee

For years, Suncor has carefully cultivated a corporate image as one of Canada’s most sustainable and socially conscious oilsands firms. However, in many parts of Colorado, it’s a different story.

Alaska using microgrids to pivot away from oil

Energy  •  Microgrid Knowledge

Dependent on an oil economy, The Port of Alaska, Homer Electric and others are developing new microgrids or upgrading existing fossil-fuelled microgrids with renewables and storage, as communities aim to reduce carbon emissions while saving thousands of dollars a day.

How to build an equitable ocean economy

Health, Waste  •  GreenBiz

More than three billion people depend on marine resources for their livelihoods, and questions on how to achieve a sustainable and equitable “blue economy” have emerged across industries. Here’s what equity looks like in the ocean sector can look like.

Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat

Real Estate, Social  •  Toronto Star

Syrup producers are recording declining yields due to increasing global temperatures, which are leading to more invasive pests and shorter harvesting periods than the normal four-to-six-week season. Longer and more severe droughts are killing seedlings and stunting root growth.

Need to mitigate climate woes in Antarctica ‘urgent’

Carbon, Energy  •  Radio Canada International

Climate change’s impact on Antarctica continues to be profound and will have implications for the world if more aggressive mitigation strategies are not put in place, says a report released this week by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).

Finland’s binding climate negative goal is the new gold standard

Carbon, Finance  •  Protocol

Carbon dioxide removal will soon be written into Finnish law: In a historic Wednesday vote, the country’s Parliament approved a new Climate Change Act that would commit the country to carbon neutrality by 2035, and carbon negativity by 2040.

Amazon shareholders call for plastic packaging disclosure

ESG, Waste  •  Globe Newswire

This week, at Amazon’s annual meeting, 48 per cent of the company’s shareholders voted in favour of a resolution asking the e-commerce giant to address its growing plastic packaging problem, falling just short of a majority.