Skyline Clean Energy Fund acquires Lethbridge RNG plant

BIZ  Energy  •  Clean Energy, Technology  •  Alberta

The Skyline Clean Energy Fund (SCEF) has acquired a biogas facility in Lethbridge, Alta. via the purchase of Lethbridge Biogas LP and the shares in Lethbridge Biogas General Partner Inc.

McDonald’s Canada serves up sustainability strategy

BIZ  Waste  •  Industrial  •  National

Fast food titan McDonald’s Canada has unveiled a sustainability blueprint focused around reducing its waste and reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

EV Plug-In: EV Technology Group leases U.K. centre

BIZ  Transportation  •  Technology  •  National, International

The EV Technology Group Inc. (EVTG) — a Toronto-based company aimed at electrifying iconic brands — has secured a 90,000 square foot lease from MEPC Silverstone Park in the U.K., which will comprise the site of EVTG’s ‘EV Centre of Excellence.’

Mass timber is trending up

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Mass timber is turning into a mass movement. Once considered mostly an experimental construction technology, the use of glued, laminated wood beams (called glulam) is taking hold in the design and construction of larger, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.

Trudeau, Scholz to sign hydrogen deal in Newfoundland

Energy  •  CTV News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are set to sign a green energy agreement later this month in Newfoundland that could prove pivotal to Canada’s nascent hydrogen industry.

Officials praise manure-powered garbage truck

Transportation  •  Driving

P.E.I. drive-in theatre pioneers switch to solar power

Energy  •  CBC

The owner of a P.E.I. drive-in theatre believes his might soon be the first in the country — or the world — to be powered by solar energy.

Solar on track for ‘staggering’ 30% growth in 2022

Energy  •  The Energy Mix

New solar installations around the world are poised to grow by a “staggering” 30 per cent this year, and the industry can look ahead to double-digit growth each year through 2025, according to a Bloomberg analysis.

U.S. passes a climate bill that will affect Canada

Real Estate  •  Financial Post

The U.S. Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that revives President Joe Biden’s seemingly moribund climate action plans and contains measures Canadian miners and automakers have called a ‘big win’ for Canada.

Airlines praise SAF tax credit as good first step

Transportation  •  Airline Weekly

The Inflation Reduction Act headed to U.S. President Joseph Biden’s desk gives the nascent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry a long-sought after boost with new tax incentives. It is however, only half of what many say is a two-pronged approach.

Could the U.S. climate bill be the push finance needed?

Finance  •  Tearsheet

The climate bill passed by the U.S. could catalyze a pivotal moment for the financial services industry to view the clean energy sector as one of opportunity rather than compromise.

A less obvious way the climate bill will help microgrids

Energy  •  Microgrid Knowledge

Microgrid costs are likely to fall due to the Inflation Reduction Act, but it will also accelerate the growth of renewable energy.

Small U.S. landowners are taking a cut of carbon markets

Carbon  •  Carbon Credits

New opportunities in carbon markets are giving U.S. small landowners alternatives to logging while mitigating climate change.

Body aims to bring credibility to carbon markets

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

There is a lot riding on an independent body’s efforts to inject a healthy dose of credibility into global carbon markets with the aim of turning them into a climate-change-fighting force.

CRE dismisses rising anti-ESG rhetoric

Real Estate  •  Bisnow

Political backlash against environmental, social and governance investing is on the rise amid calls by the Securities and Exchange Commission to mandate climate reporting, with several prominent Republican leaders pushing back on what they call a new front in the “woke agenda.”

CBRE IM enhances focus on solar, battery storage

Energy  •  Market Screener

CBRE Investment Management announced today a sustainability initiative that is intended to scale the development of solar projects within its direct logistics portfolio, which now spans 17 countries worldwide and encompasses more than 600 assets, 200 million sq. ft. and $39 billion AUM.

The promise and potential of greener supply chains

Real Estate  •  Business In Vancouver

Consumer demands for cleaner, greener products and processes are making an impact throughout the supply-chain. Businesses that do not directly sell to consumers, like the shipping giant Mærsk, are facing pressure to go green from Walmart and other large retailers.

Is the green tourism industry truly sustainable?

Social  •  Corporate Knights

How biodiversity loss could cause bankruptcy

Finance  •  Green Biz

The growing threat to the biodiversity of the planet, upon which life on earth depends, is well documented. It is declining faster than at any other time in recorded history, and this has serious implications for human health and prosperity.

Concerns raised about Calgary-Banff passenger train

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

Conservation advocates and experts are concerned a proposal for a Calgary-to-Banff passenger train is chugging along without addressing some key environmental issues in and around the national park.