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Kontrol launches carbon credit program for buildings
Kontrol launches carbon credit program for buildings
Kontrol Technologies, a smart energy solutions provider, has launched its own carbon credit monetization program. The company’s energy management technology allows buildings to save energy, with a corresponding reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Forum to buy $240M of real estate with new impact fund
Toronto-based Forum Equity Partners has launched a $125-million Real Estate Income and Impact Fund which will be used to acquire a $240-million seed portfolio of residential rental real estate across Canada.
A landmark year for building electrification in the U.S.
As the climate, health and financial imperative to eliminate fossil fuels from buildings becomes more urgent, U.S. states and cities are stepping up to tackle this challenging sector with changes to building codes, appliance regulations and new federal government commitments.
EV is the bridge to transit’s AV revolution
Transit agencies are lining up to bring electric vehicle (EV) technology into their fleets and locations but agencies who are stopping at EV without considering autonomous vehicle (AV) technology are missing out on the opportunity of a generation.
Three big microgrid reveals from 2021 to consider
CEO Patrick Lee described Yokogawa Electric’s acquisition of California-based PXiSE Energy Solutions as based on the realization that to achieve zero-carbon electricity, it’s necessary to solve the renewable integration challenge of quickly shifting resources with intermittent solar and wind generation.
The 5 biggest clean energy stories from 2021
• GreenBiz
It’s been a big year for clean energy. From policy to action, the public and private sectors are spurring forward the great energy transition in meaningful ways. Here are the five biggest stories from the year past.
The 3 most impactful circularity trends in 2021
• GreenBiz
GreenBiz circular economy analyst Suz Okie provides a summary of the year’s most impactful trends derived from tracking a year of stories about plastics bans to an upcycled food certification. It has been a momentous year for the circular economy.
The thinking about carbon markets is changing
What has been sorely needed is an international framework that broadly establishes who can sell carbon credits; who can buy them and for what purpose; and what constitutes a quality carbon credit. COP26 took a major step towards a framework.
Carbon credits give climate action a fighting chance
Nisqually Community Forest is in the process of being registered for carbon offset credits. This most recent section within Bluesource’s Rainier Gateway project is now being verified after fundraising for years, bringing the promise for a more stable financial future.
Canada aims to plant 320 million trees a year
• Globe and Mail • Global News
The federal government plans to plant up to 320 million trees annually to meet a target of up to two billion trees in the ground by 2030, a program experiencing delays, and this week launched a recruitment drive for tree planters.
Canada’s first climate change solutions park takes root
Penetanguishene town council has an updated agreement with York University to develop Canada’s first Climate Change Solutions Park that will provide a safe and experiential learning opportunity with a focus on renewable energy, electric mobility, precision agriculture, and leadership training.
Carbon removal plant converting wood waste to hydrogen
Climate tech company Mote is establishing its first facility to convert wood waste into hydrogen fuel while capturing, utilizing and sequestering carbon dioxide emissions resulting from its process approximately seven million kilograms of carbon-negative hydrogen.
Partners to bring energy efficiency to Wendy’s restaurants
Energy and sustainability solutions provider GridPoint partnered with Meritage Hospitality Group, one of the largest Wendy’s franchise entities, to bring energy efficiency improvements to 345 restaurant locations throughout the U.S. via GridPoint’s energy analytics platform.
Are Canada’s banks serious about reaching net-zero?
There is a lot of catching up to do for Canada’s banks, which have plenty of carbon on their balance sheets. The big five – RBC, TD, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC – rank in the top 25 lenders globally for the fossil fuel industry.
It’s time for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
• GreenBiz
Founders of Carbon Tracker, two leaders behind the global push for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, are redoubling efforts to put an end to developing new coal, oil and gas assets around the world.
U.S. legislation would end carbon credits for oil recovery
• Reuters
Legislation introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives that would prevent investors from securing carbon capture and sequestration tax credits if the carbon is used to boost oil production reflects deep political divisions over validity of a carbon capture strategy.
Should Australia trade its carbon credits overseas?
Carbon credits across the globe have been fetching record prices in 2021 as organizations commit to emissions reduction targets. The situation has prompted a push for more carbon projects on cattle stations, with valuable credits an incentive to improve biodiversity production.
U.S. CRE faces increasingly steep costs from flood damage
• CNBC • The Street.com • Benzinga
The U.S. commercial real estate industry faces an intensifying threat from flooding, which is likely to lead to billions of dollars in increased costs. Approximately 730,000 retail, office and apartment properties face an annualized risk of flood damage
Amazon’s plastic pollution from deliveries grows by 29%
A report from Oceana reveals that Amazon generated an estimated 271 million kilograms of plastic packaging waste last year. This is a 29 per cent increase over Oceana’s 2019 estimates, much of it from the billions of packages Amazon delivered during the pandemic.
Shell to power German trucks with manure by 2024
• Financial Post • Financial Post
German trucks could be running on fuel that’s made partly from manure at one of Europe’s biggest oil refineries. Royal Dutch Shell Plc is aiming to produce liquefied natural gas with a bio-component in heavy vehicles within two years.
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