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Alliance Magnesium, Triple M partner as it plans new recycling plant
Alliance Magnesium, Triple M partner on recycling
Alliance Magnesium Metallurgy Inc. has created a strategic partnership with Triple M Metal to increase procurement for its metal scrap recycling foundries.
Royal Helium plans to pioneer carbon credits in field
Royal Helium Ltd., a Saskatoon-headquartered helium explorer and developer, plans to generate carbon credits from its energy efficient helium plants with the help of carbon credit developer Guardyan Conservation.
TheoryMesh, CubicFarm tackle traceable beef, dairy
Winnipeg-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) developer TheoryMesh has partnered with CubicFarm Systems Corp. and EcoDairy to utilize its blockchain-based platform in creating a visible thread of sustainable data for beef and dairy products.
Canadian renewables sector grew by 1.8 GW in 2022
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) has completed its analysis of year-end 2022 data, finding that Canada’s wind and solar energy sectors grew by 10.5 per cent last year.
No more carrots needed for oilpatch CCUS: report
A new report casts doubt on recent claims by oilpatch leaders that more government support will be needed before large investments in carbon capture technology, known as carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) can proceed.
Massive North American lithium mine closer to reality
Vancouver-based Lithium Americas Corp. has landed a US$650-million financing and supply agreement with General Motors Co. that paves the way for the Canadian lithium development company to build the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada.
VW reportedly considering Ont. battery cell factory
Volkswagen (VW) is looking at setting up a battery cell factory in Ontario, the Handelsblatt business daily reported on Tuesday, adding that the Canadian province had offered investments and other incentives.
‘Ambitious’ conservation plan needs B.C.-Ottawa deal
The British Columbia government has just created a major conservation area that it bills as one of the most significant new protected areas in a decade.
NCC protects land in southern Alberta
A property that includes fescue grasslands, forests and wetlands near Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta has been purchased by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).
Calgary homeowners can apply for efficiency loans
Applications are now open for the City of Calgary's clean energy improvement program (CEIP), which provides financial assistance to Calgary homeowners who want to make their houses more energy efficient.
New energy is needed for clean power at Gull Island
EDITORIAL: One of Canada’s best opportunities to build more clean power and to reduce emissions – and dare we say it, foster national unity – starts with solving a knotty problem that stretches back more than half a century
Amazon added 8GW to clean energy portfolio in 2022
Amazon grew its renewable energy capacity by more than 8 GW in 2022, adding 133 new projects across 11 countries as it pushes towards meeting 100 per cent of its energy needs from renewables by 2025.
How Shopify shops for carbon removal tech
Stacy Kauk, head of sustainability for Canadian e-commerce company Shopify, chats about net-zero goals, the Scope 3 challenge and optimizing carbon removal investments for maximum impact.
EU sets out green deal to take on U.S. and China
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed allowing increased levels of state aid so that Europe can compete with the United States as a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles and other green products and reduce its dependence on China.
Europe’s fossil fuel use set to plummet in 2023: report
The amount of electricity produced from burning fossil fuels in the European Union is set to plunge this year as the bloc focuses on renewables to replace energy supplies from Russia.
World Bank climate reforms ‘timid and slow’: critics
Critics say the World Bank's climate proposals are “mostly a disappointing mix of navel gazing and finger pointing,” with urgently due financing flowing far too slowly.
Don’t snail-scale climate tech
Slow and steady won’t win this race. Getting across the finish line may require FIRE.
Younger job seekers drive 'climate quitting'
A third of 18- to 24-year-olds have rejected a job offer based on the prospective employers' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in favor of more environmentally friendly roles — fueling a growing trend dubbed "climate quitting" by KPMG.
Australian coal mines have been transformed into lakes
The tranquil beauty of the spot belies its origins: a former coal mine that filled with water when it closed decades ago.
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