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Carbin Minerals becomes Arca, preps for CO2 pilot project
Carbin Minerals becomes Arca, preps for pilot project
Carbin Minerals Inc., a Vancouver-based carbon mineralization company, has changed its name to Arca as it stands on the cusp of commercialization and a mid-year commercial pilot project.
Stantec adds 4 SaaS platforms to Azure market
Global design and consulting company Stantec Inc. has added four of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms to Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace, offering its expertise in flood management and prediction and sustainable finance.
 | The ESG Report Toyota N.A. lays out 2050 net-zero pathwayTyler ChoiBusiness editor |
Canada, U.S., Mexico to bolster green hydrogen
The trilateral partnership would see the three countries work together to increase North American semiconductor manufacturing capabilities and explore standards to develop hydrogen as a clean energy source.
Calgary firm's NASA tech could reduce oilsands GHGs
A Calgary company’s cutting edge technology – originally used by NASA in a Mars mission – could be utilized to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the oilsands.
TPA begins operating its own EV charging network
Eight chargers in a single lot mark the start of a plan that will see the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) install over 300 off-street and 100 on-street chargers by the end of 2023.
Climeworks claims to capture carbon from air - a first
Climeworks announced Thursday that it has successfully taken carbon dioxide out of the air and put it in the ground where it will eventually turn into rock in a process that has been verified by an independent third-party auditor.
N.Y. to cap-and-invest $1B in carbon credits
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed a first-in-the-nation carbon credits program that put an economy-wide price on pollution to ditch fossil fuels and reduce GHG emissions.
Retail investors trailing on ESG, shown by Vanguard
Vanguard Group's decision last month to quit a key climate change coalition underscores how the retail investors who dominate its client base focus less on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) priorities than institutional investors.
Wall Street's new environmental-finance experiment
Big global banks are eying some of the world’s most fragile countries for a new experiment in financial engineering: debt relief in exchange for environmental protections.
ExxonMobil predicted climate change in 1970s
One of the world's largest oil companies accurately forecast how climate change would cause global temperature to rise as long ago as the 1970s, researchers claim.
Oil and gas should pay trillions for emissions: Ex-execs
A group of former oil and gas executives and academics is calling for the industry to pay tens of trillions of dollars through 2050 to take full responsibility for every tonne of carbon it produces.
A snowless Davos tells elites all they need to know
In the week before Davos plays its usual wintry part as host of the World Economic Forum’s annual jamboree, the biggest question isn't what might be discussed among business and political leaders, but whether there’ll be enough snow for skiing.
UAE names oil boss to lead climate summit
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday that the head of state oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company would lead this year's COP28 climate summit, fuelling activists' worries that big industry is hijacking the global response to environmental crisis.
World's dams to lose a quarter of storage by 2050: UN
Nearly 50,000 large dams worldwide could lose more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050 as a result of sedimentation build-ups, eroding global water and energy security, according to United Nations research on Wednesday.
Nuclear fusion is real! Don't invest in nuclear fusion!
Fusion is amazing science but will take decades to become a viable energy source, if it ever does.
Is uncertainty now our friend in the climate fight?
The same uncertainty that once held back renewable energy and climate action may now start to hinder fossil fuels.
Australia's Green Party threatens climate reform
Australia's Greens are threatening to block the government’s signature climate reform in the Senate with a demand for limits on carbon offsets, while the gas sector warns it needs to buy those credits while it develops greener alternatives.
England to ban single-use plastic cutlery, dishes
England is set to ban single-use plastic cutlery and dishes. The announcement, which will be officially made on Jan. 14 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, follows a three-month consultation.
Last year tied as world's fifth-warmest on record
Last year was the world's joint fifth-warmest on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, putting the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5 C in serious jeopardy, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.
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