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CDPQ maintains path to green its $402B portfolio
CDPQ maintains path to green its $402B portfolio
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)’s 2022 sustainable investing efforts featured green investment growth, reduced portfolio carbon intensity and a near-exit from oil that makes it a stand-out figure in the field.
The trucking industry's issues as it moves to electrify
There are pressing issues facing Canada’s ongoing transportation electrification: charging infrastructure, grid emissions and availability, battery life cycles and recycling, to name a few. In the freight transportation sector, these are magnified by the size of a company’s fleet.
Embodied carbon key to lowering building GHGs: ULI
Quantifying and abating embodied carbon in the built environment remains a significant challenge, making it a major focus during an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Toronto webinar exploring issues around lowering carbon emissions in buildings.
 | The 360 on Energy and Carbon What's happening with ESG in 2023?David ArkellOwner, CEO, 360 Energy Inc. |
Cut cement use for climate: cement lobby group
The Cement Association of Canada has proposed a tried-and-true, if unusual, method to cut its carbon emissions in the next seven years: use less cement. It is one pillar of its newly-announced climate action plan for 2030 and 2050.
The bet on bacteria to reduce cement's emissions
Denmark’s concrete manufacturing giant IBF and U.S.-based startup Biomason together aim to show that a bacteria-based cement mix can avoid the huge energy requirements and high carbon dioxide emissions that have characterized cement production for centuries.
Vancouver emissions bylaw creates value for buildings
Vancouver's 2022 Annual Greenhouse Gas and Energy Limits bylaw has set a strict decarbonization deadline. Building owners, facing the pressure to increase efficiency and electrify operations, say they are not only cutting carbon, but cutting costs.
Six sustainable cities that stand out
Cities account for 70 per cent of greenhouse gases, which means they’re central to preventing the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Here are six cities that are leading the way on the Corporate Knights Sustainable Cities Index.
Ontario clashes with feds over gas power
The Ontario government is preparing to expand gas-fired power plants to meet expected electricity demand, a move critics say will make the province's electricity system dirtier and could eventually leave taxpayers on the hook.
Quebec faces power shortage after U.S. wooing
Quebec spent years working to convince U.S. states to buy its abundant clean energy, only to realize now that it won’t be able to produce enough electricity by harnessing the flow of moving water. That creates a conundrum.
Grocery leaders share their sustainability efforts
Whether it's taking steps to prevent food waste, investing in eco-friendly store upgrades or working in partnership with environmental organizations to create positive change in the communities they serve, Canadian grocers are rising to the sustainability challenge.
Behind the world's largest pilot for reusable bags
The latest initiative from the Beyond the Bag Consortium will reach three states and more than 150 stores, including mom-and-pop shops alongside some of the biggest retailers in the U.S., such as CVS Health, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kroger.
Oil and gas still needed while greening: Carney
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, now the head of transition investing for Brookfield Asset Management, insists achieving net-zero emissions does not necessarily mean a complete halt on investments in the oil and gas sector during the transition.
The Canadian businessman offsetting his emissions
Craig Cohon, who led a globetrotting business career, calculated his travel emissions and found it to be disturbingly high. The Canadian reached out to Patch, a carbon credit company, to figure out how he could offset his emissions.
Methane 'speed camera' satellites catch polluters
Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules, new powerful satellites are starting to catch oil and gas operators releasing the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere.
U.S. on cusp of 600 GW clean energy boom
The U.S. is poised to deliver 600 gigawatts of new solar, wind and energy storage capacity through to the end of the decade, powered by the Inflation Reduction Act, according to the latest U.S. Clean Energy Market Outlook from BloombergNEF.
Is carbon capture ready for the EPA's possible rule?
The Biden administration is poised to propose new regulations for coal- and gas-burning power plants. If the proposed rules go into effect, experts say carbon capture and storage will be the most appealing option for many plant operators.
U.S.-China climate talks stall but survive
When Presidents Biden and Xi sat down together at the G20 in Bali last December and agreed to co-operate on climate change despite differences on Taiwan, the climate world celebrated. But since then, it’s all gone quiet. Why?
India, China propose routes to cut fossil fuel use
India, backed by China, is trying to build a consensus within the G20 to let countries choose a road map to cut carbon emissions instead of setting a deadline to end the use of fossil fuels, three Indian officials said.
Germany pushes for ambitious renewables target
Germany called on Tuesday for governments around the world to work on setting an ambitious target for renewable energy that would “ring in the end of the fossil fuel age” and help prevent dangerous global warming.
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
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