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Will Solutions takes community-based carbon credits model to Ontario
Will Solutions takes carbon credits model to Ontario
Will Solutions, a Beloeil, Que.-based company, is expanding into Ontario to widen the scope of its community-based carbon credit program that incentivizes offsets aimed for smaller firms and organizations.
Saltwinds Coffee tests carbon capture system
Saltwinds Coffee Company launched its business a year ago with a proprietary carbon-capture system installed in the exhaust flue of its roaster. The firm is hoping to improve on those efforts when it upgrades to a larger production system.
Anderson Craft Ales' latest order is a CO2 capture unit
London-based Anderson Craft Ales is the first microbrewery in Ontario to install carbon-capture technology as part of its brewing process – allowing it to capture and reuse an estimated 100,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually.
Sollum raises $30M for greenhouse lighting tech
Sollum Technologies is fast becoming a leader in the field of greenhouse lighting solutions. Armed with a fresh capital injection of $30 million following a recent financing round, it is poised to spread its innovative smart lighting agri-tech solutions.
Why your home isn’t built for extreme weather
Canada’s building codes are out of date, inconsistent and ill-prepared for climate change. As worsening floods, fires and storms threaten our neighbourhoods, slow-moving regulatory systems and resistance to change by governments and industry have left standards decades behind.
The weak link for climate-minded utilities: utility poles
When power lines meet ferocious gales, accumulating ice or falling trees, something’s gotta give. Often, it’s the humble wooden utility pole, which snaps like a matchstick.
London homeowners have solar compatibility tool
The City of London has launched a new online tool designed to help homeowners decide if solar panels are a viable option for their power needs.
Federal government could intervene on Greenbelt
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he doesn’t believe the Ontario government’s claims about the need to build homes in the Ontario Greenbelt, and could intervene to stop development there.
Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis
Across rural Alberta, concerns are growing about the long-term implications of the province's renewable energy boom — the speed and scale of which has been nothing short of stunning.
Sparks Street going greener
Sparks Street will be greener and one of downtown Ottawa’s main entertainment venues will get a makeover with the help of nearly $900,000 in new federal funding.
Federal plastics ban affects compostable alternatives
A federal ban on single-use plastics has hit businesses in unexpected ways. While some thought their compostable utensils were exempt, the law has prohibited items that the government and activists argues are loopholes.
Quebec moving away from waste reduction targets
Despite the province's efforts to reduce waste, the amount of garbage generated by Quebec continues to increase, according to a new report from the province's recycling authority.
Crofton paper mill switches from plastics to paper
More than 100 workers at the Paper Excellence mill in Crofton, B.C. will return to work later this month as the company retools a machine to produce water-resistant paper to replace single-use plastics for the food industry.
District of Summerland teams up renewable project
A Hydro-Quebec subsidiary has teamed up with a pair of Okanagan companies on a renewable energy project for Summerland.
Climate policy momentum builds in clean energy race
Inevitable Policy Response reports how growing competition between EU and U.S. is ushering in wave of new climate policy measures worldwide, as BloombergNEF confirms last year saw clean energy investment top $1 trillion for the first time.
Could three policy levers trigger a climate cascade?
Researchers find the "super-leverage points" of electric vehicles, plant-based proteins and green ammonia could drive a global net-zero ripple effect.
Ukraine war accelerating oil and gas shift: BP
Russia’s war in Ukraine will accelerate the shift away from oil and gas as countries around the world prioritize domestic renewable energy sources as a way to increase security of supply while also cutting carbon emissions, according to BP.
Enough rare earth minerals for green shift: study
The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy, according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals.
How to make carbon pricing more popular
Carbon pricing, or a carbon tax, is broadly supported by economists and international organizations. Yet it is constantly on the defensive, particularly in the U.S. How do policymakers boost the popularity of this idea?
Climate groups decry oil chief to oversee COP28
Hundreds of climate and environmental groups from around the world released a letter Thursday that decried the nomination of an oil executive to oversee the United Nations climate negotiations at COP28 this year.
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