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BOMA BC, SOFIAC partner to fund deep building retrofits
BOMA BC, SOFIAC partner to fund building retrofits
The Building Owners and Managers Association of British Columbia (BOMA BC) and SOFIAC will collaborate on a financing model to help commercial building owners in B.C. decarbonize their portfolios via deep energy retrofits with no-down-payments.
Electra breaks NA record for EV mineral recycling
Electra Battery Materials Corporation states it has completed the first plant-scale black mass recycling at its facility north of Toronto, setting a North American record. It recovered nickel, cobalt and manganese, needed for the electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain.
Magna expands EV focus with $470M Ont. investment
Aurora, Ont.-based auto parts manufacturer Magna International Inc. is investing over $470 million to expand its operations across the province, which will include a new battery enclosures facility in Brampton to support the electric Ford F-150 Lightning.
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Latest building codes don’t account for severe climate
Ottawa is being irresponsible for not hastening the adoption of construction standards that would make new homes more resilient to the harsher climate, the insurance industry says, after a year when severe weather events caused billions of dollars in claims.
Canada’s first zero-carbon building leads the field
A new study from the University of Waterloo - Net-positive office commissioning and performance gap assessment: Empirical insights, published in the journal Energy & Buildings - has highlighted how Canada’s first zero-carbon, net-positive energy building generates more energy than it consumes.
Nano One Materials awarded $10M from SDTC
Nano One Materials has announced a $10-million award from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). It will support the conversion of its Candiac facility to the patented process for industrial-scale pilot production of lithium iron phosphate, a critical mineral.
Local emissions cuts achieve little for climate: study
Canada should focus more on global impact than on local reduction efforts in its attempts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study released this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
ARC's small nuclear reactors won't fill a power gap
One of the companies planning to build small modular nuclear reactors in New Brunswick says its technology won't be enough to replace all the electricity N.B. Power is now generating with coal, leaving a 450-megawatt electricity gap.
Some First Nation support in N.B. for SMRs
Companies trying to develop small modular nuclear reactors in New Brunswick are getting some support from First Nations groups who say small modular reactors (SMRs) have better potential than renewables in the short term.
CNL, AECL, Waterloo partner on nuclear clean energy
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the University of Waterloo to pursue collaborative research opportunities within Canada’s nuclear landscape, such as small modular and advanced reactors.
Salesforce, Microsoft get creative with clean energy
Recent partnerships announced by Microsoft, through its unique link-up with turnkey solar supplier Qcells; and Salesforce, which is buying clean power in emerging markets, provide hints of how companies can be creative with clean energy procurement.
Carbon Engineering's dream takes shape in Texas
Canadian technology to extract carbon dioxide from the air is taking shape in West Texas in the form of a US$1.1-billion project, aided by a massive new package of U.S. green incentives seen as a competitive threat.
Is Pathways Alliance saving the planet or oil's face?
Pathways Alliance, a consortium of the six largest Canadian oilsands players pledges “net-zero emissions from oilsands operations by 2050.” But a year-long U.S. Congressional probe turned up stunning evidence of corporate deception, leading to claims of greenwashing.
Oil, gas emissions cap a 'stumbling block': Alberta
Alberta's environment minister said Canada's proposed oil and gas emissions cap is a stumbling block in the province's discussions with the federal government about clean-energy policies including in carbon capture and storage needed to meet Canada's ambitious 2030 climate targets.
Ontarians to pay new recycling fee on pop cans
An organization backed by some of the largest food and beverage companies in Canada is set to impose a new recycling fee on Ontario consumers. The move was made possible by a new recycling system introduced by Ontario's government.
IKEA shrinks its climate footprint with new light bulbs
IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, said on Wednesday its annual carbon emissions fell 5 per cent in the last fiscal year following efforts to boost renewable energy use and make its products more energy efficient.
Swedish town exemplar of a $100B green tech boom
Skelleftea, Sweden is one of a growing number of “green boom towns” around the world using the transition away from fossil fuels to boost growth and stop the economic and demographic declines triggered by offshoring.
EU lawmakers approve 2035 ban on new fuel cars
The European Parliament formally approved a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and combat climate change.
Poland primed for role as energy transition test case
Europe's most coal-heavy economy showed off its little-known green credentials in 2022 by boosting clean electricity generation to a record and cutting use of coal and gas, while still lifting total electricity generation to all-time highs.
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Nov 28 2024
to Nov 29 2024
Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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