ProEV president talks about new facility, EV adoption

BIZ  Transportation  •  Technology  •  Greater Montreal

Promark Electronics Inc. (ProEV) has begun production at its new 60,000-square-foot manufacturing and engineering site in Montreal, where it builds high-voltage harnesses, chargers and other components for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.

Invert launches consumer-focused carbon emissions app

BIZ  Carbon  •  Technology  •  National, Ottawa

Invert Inc. has launched a self-titled app which will allow individual consumers to calculate and monitor their own carbon footprints and to assist in reducing their climate impact.

TIU Canada to build solar project on Siksika land

BIZ  Energy  •  Infrastructure  •  Calgary

Solar energy company TIU Canada is set to build a 72-acre solar project east of Calgary on Siksika Nation territory to support sustainable Indigenous economic development.

Patagonia founder gives away company for climate

ESG  •  CTV News

Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of the outdoor apparel brand Patagonia, said on Wednesday he is giving away the company to a trust that will use its profit to fight the climate crisis.

Tesla hires critical minerals strategist in Canada

Transportation  •  Electric Autonomy  •  Drive Tesla

Tesla names a new high-level Canadian employee in its latest Quebec lobbyist registry documents while opening a call for a “high-volume” recruiter in Montreal and visiting Nouveau Monde Graphite in the province.

Ontario strikes EV deal with Stellantis, Indigenous groups

Real Estate  •  Financial Post

Ontario’s government is creating an economic advisory group with representatives from Stellantis NV and three indigenous groups to try to advance billions of dollars of investment in clean energy and infrastructure projects.

Sponsored by Canada Green Building Council World Green Building Week 2022 puts people back at the heart of the built environment

This World Green Building Week, we’re #BuildingforEveryone. Green Building Councils (GBCs) across the globe unite to take part in the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) annual World Green Building Week (WGBW) on 12-16 September 2022 to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals.

CRE owners have opportunity with EVs

Real Estate  •  Commercial Observer

Electric vehicles (EVs) represent one of the most noteworthy market changes right now in commercial real estate (CRE). CRE owners cannot afford to fall behind this transition, as the benefits of installing EV-charging infrastructure are substantial.

Idealist Capital secures $250M for climate fund

Finance  •  Betakit

New Canadian climate impact fund Idealist Capital has secured a first close of $250 million, with the overall target to raise $500 million. Current limited partners in the fund include Desjardins, Investissement Québec, Fondaction, TD Bank, and National Bank of Canada.

Patch raises $72.6M for carbon credit platform

Finance  •  Environment + Energy Leader

Climate technology company Patch has received $55 million (CAD $72.6 million) in funding to help it continue building its carbon credit platform.

Private REIT taps the CIB for energy retrofit financing

Real Estate  •  Daily Commercial News

Through a major financing offered by Crown Corporation, the Canada Investment Bank (CIB), a privately-held Canadian REIT is tackling both the housing and greenhouse emission issues head-on.

Alberta oil may be the answer to crumbling roads

Real Estate  •  Financial Post

There is a certain predictability to springtime in Timmins, a northern Ontario mining town surrounded by lakes, the great boreal forest and the gold deposits that led to its founding more than a century ago and continue to define it today.

Renewables switch could save trillions: Oxford study

Energy  •  BBC News

EU proposes $184.6B windfall tax on energy companies

Energy  •  CNN

The European Union wants to raise €140 billion (CAD $184.6 billion) by tapping the windfall profits of some energy companies, including renewables and nuclear, to help households and businesses pay eye-watering gas and electricity bills.

Nova Scotia Power defends pace of going green

Energy  •  CBC News

During the second day of hearings into Nova Scotia Power’s rate increase hearing, the company brushed aside suggestions that it was slow to move away from its reliance on coal and other fossil fuels to generate electricity.

How to build more microgrids in rural communities

Energy  •  Microgrid Knowledge

Michelle Moore, former sustainability chief under President Obama, is keen on building microgrids to provide resilience and clean power for rural areas.

Why natural gas is distracting Canada from sustainability

Energy  •  The Narwhal

Biomass: Carbon neutral or worse than coal?

Real Estate  •  Business In Vancouver

As of 2020, 22 per cent of Europe’s energy came from renewables. But 60 per cent of that is bioenergy – much of it wood biomass used to produce electricity in thermal power plants or heat homes in pellet-burning stoves.

How sustainability makes its mark on the fashion industry

ESG  •  Ottawa Business Journal

In recent years, the image of “thrifting” has evolved as consumers seek a more eco-friendly lifestyle. However, that rise in popularity is bringing its own challenges, including potentially diverting cheaper clothing away from those who need it.

Grocery store chain asks why it can’t give out its bags

Real Estate  •  CTV

As a Calgary grocery store chain is calling on the federal government to change its opinion of its compostable shopping bags, the agency in charge of policies on the reduction of single-use plastics in Canada suggest they aren’t safe for the environment.