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Matidor and Arup to partner on smart city management
Matidor and Arup to partner on smart city management
Matidor and the global built environment consulting firm Arup Group Ltd. are partnering to help organizations with energy efficiency in smart city modeling.
Canada to help fund ISO 50001 building energy standard
The Canadian government is accepting proposals to financially support building projects that will adhere to stronger energy efficiency standards to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Caisse, OMERS hit by shares crash in renewables firm
The crash in the share price of an Indian renewable power company has shaved hundreds of millions of dollars from the portfolios of two major Canadian pension funds.
Indigenous role in renewable energy continues to grow
On a sunny day last month, a group of about 30 people toured the Nanticoke Solar facility, a 44-megawatt project built on the former site of what was Ontario’s biggest coal-fired plant before it was decommissioned in 2013.
Canada lagging behind peers in ‘EV readiness’: EY study
Canada fell five spots in an index that rates how prepared nations are to bring electric vehicles (EV) into their economies, despite a notable increase in government efforts to develop the sector in the past year.
Ontario minister heads to Asia for EV, battery investment
Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s minister of economic development, job creation and trade is heading to Japan and South Korea this week to meet with key global automakers and battery manufacturers to further build the province’s evolving auto and electric vehicle sector.
Battery efficiencies help prevent destructive mining
The Rocky Mountain Institute is out with six solutions to help address concerns about demand for minerals like lithium that are key to the clean energy transition.
Provinces heading toward electricity shortage: report
Quebec and other provinces in central and eastern Canada are heading toward a significant shortage of electricity to respond to the various needs of a transition to renewable energy.
Melbourne CBD tower takes $150M green overhaul
When NAB made the decision to quit a 1970s Melbourne CBD tower to move into a newer, more modern set of offices, the owners were determined to replace it with a much sleeker, up-to-the-minute block.
93% of U.S. adults say climate will affect real estate
Three-in-five American adults say climate risks have already impacted their decision on where to live; but housing prices and cost of living are still bigger factors, according to a report from Anytime Estimate of 1,000 U.S. adults.
Commercial real estate tunes out anti-ESG noise
Though the environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework has been buffeted by criticism from the left and right political wings and criticism from key figures and media outlets, commercial real estate is staying firm on its ESG commitments.
Walmart reaches halfway to Project Gigaton
Five years in, Walmart’s ambitious Scope 3 program to remove 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide has hit 574 million metric tons avoided.
Geothermal lagoon project planned near Quebec City
A $300 million tourist development including a lagoon heated by geothermal energy among other things and the construction of 300 rental units partly heated and air-conditioned by solar energy is taking shape 45 minutes from Quebec City.
$88.5M retention treatment basin slated for Windsor
Multiple levels of government were on hand recently to announce construction of a new retention treatment basin for the Lou Romano Water Reclamation Plant in Windsor, Ont.
Canada’s clean energy standard can learn from Hawaii
• CBC
Canada’s upcoming nationwide clean energy standard will play a pivotal role in the country’s goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. A model of success Canada can look to is Hawaii.
Hawaii quits coal in bid to fight climate change
The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii’s only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state’s dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel.
Europe plan for floating gas terminals raises climate fears
Europe is turning to roughly 20 floating natural gas terminals as a short-term fix for natural gas supplies that once flowed from Russia. Yet, it has also raised alarm from scientists who fear the long-term consequences for the environment.
Heat dome roasts the U.S. West
• Axios
An intense, sprawling heat dome is causing the most intense, long-lasting heat wave of the summer in parts of the U.S. West. It brings with it serious public health dangers, electric grid challenges and wildfire risks, officials warn.
Death Valley expected to break September record
• Axios
Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, may tie or break its all-time record for September this upcoming weekend — and possibly the planet’s.
Could Europe’s great rivers drying up be the new normal?
• Yale 360
Europe’s prime rivers — lifelines for the continent’s economy — are running low after a brutal five-month drought. After years of dry weather, scientists are warning that low-water conditions could become the norm in Europe as the climate changes.
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