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BDC opens $150M sustainability fund for software innovators
BDC opens $150M sustainability fund for software
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has launched the $150-million Sustainability Venture Fund to assist Canadian software-oriented companies helping tackle climate change. A key purpose of the Sustainability Venture Fund is to promote Canadian software innovators globally.
Flash Forest completes $11.4M funding round
Flash Forest has completed an $11.4-million Series A funding round led by the Telus Pollinator Fund for Good and OurCrowd, which it says will support its plans to affordably, safely and sustainably plant one billion trees by 2028.
School joins FortisBC's carbon-capture pilot
FortisBC’s pilot program to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of its natural gas clients on a smaller scale through carbon capture has announced its latest user: Southridge School in South Surrey. The equipment comes from Calgary-based CleanO2 Carbon Capture Technologies.
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Canada's 2021 GHG emissions stay below 2019's
Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rose in 2021 to 670 million tonnes - more than the previous year - but remained below what they were before the COVID pandemic hit, according to the 2023 National Inventory Report.
Canada’s Greenest Employers list of 2023
The Canada’s Greenest Employers 2023 list, selected by Mediacorp Canada Inc., names the Canadian employers who are taking efforts on multiple fronts, big and small, to embrace sustainability.
FortisBC receives approval for $155M energy program
FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc. received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission to invest more than $155 million into conservation and energy efficiency programs in 2023, marking the highest annual investment by the energy utility to date.
Canada's first new net-zero commercial high-rise
A new Vancouver office building seeks to stack up a climate victory. The Stack is the first new commercial high-rise tower in Canada to be recognized officially as a net-zero emitter of greenhouse-gas-causing carbon from day one of its opening.
Goodfood brings green food deliveries
Goodfood Market Corp., a Montreal-based meal kit company, has released next generation packaging to reduce plastic waste by 21 metric tonnes and support for carbon offsets. It also offers portioned meals to reduce food waste.
The changing face of Canada’s nuclear industry
Where some jurisdictions are still in early recovery today and others have remained stalled, the Canadian industry has advanced its nuclear energy capability significantly in the past decade. It is well poised as the world rediscovers nuclear.
Why LNG may not solve Canada’s energy challenges
High prices and a spike in demand, largely the result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, are giving momentum to the idea that liquified natural gas (LNG) could replace coal-fuelled power around the world. But critics call it short-sighted and counterproductive.
Major drop in lithium prices could mean cheaper EVs
The significant drop in lithium prices since the beginning of the year could mean cheaper electric vehicles (EVs) down the road. After soaring for two years, the price of lithium carbonate sank by more than 65 per cent since January.
G7 to cut gas consumption, speed-up renewables
The Group of Seven (G7) nations have agreed to call for reducing gas consumption and increasing electricity from renewable sources while phasing out fossil fuels faster and building no new coal-fired plants.
No date for coal phase out in G7 meeting
Ministers from G7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan on Sunday without acting on Canada's push to set a timeline for phasing out coal-fired power plants, but did call to end new coal-fired power projects.
U.K. forms nuclear fuel alliance with G7
The U.K., the U.S., Canada, Japan and France have formed an alliance to develop shared supply chains for nuclear fuel. The pact is is aimed at pushing Russia out of the international nuclear energy market.
G7 commit to ending new plastic pollution by 2040
G7 environment and climate ministers pledged to end new plastic pollution in their countries by 2040, with Japan, the United States and Italy making the commitment after Germany, France, Canada, Britain and the EU previously had last year.
Germany quits nuclear power, closing its final plants
Germany’s final three nuclear power plants closed their doors on Saturday, marking the end of the country’s nuclear era that has spanned more than six decades. It has divided the nation, between claims of its peril and of their need.
Europe’s clean tech companies eye U.S. factories
European clean tech companies are eyeing up the U.S. as a better base of operations, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act that passed hundreds of billions in benefits and claims that Europe's clean energy plan is bureaucratic, underwhelming and confusing.
Asia and Australia target greenwashing
Having pressured South Korean oil giant SK E&S into retracting claims it would produce carbon-free gas, ex-fossil fuel lawyer turned climate advocate Jihyeon Ha now wants tougher action against corporates in a greenwashing crackdown in Asia-Pacific.
Toyota, Exxon test low-carbon fuels in gas engines
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. formed a partnership to test out low-carbon fuels in gasoline engines, potentially offering a way for drivers to reduce emissions by up to 75 per cent without upgrading to an electric vehicle.
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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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