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Corcordia receives $123M for decarbonization initiative
Corcordia receives $123M for decarbonization initiative
Concordia University has received the largest research award in its history: $123 million over seven years from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund toward its decarbonization initiative touching on many levels of the economy.
Resolute Forest begins producing cellulose filaments
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has begun production in its commercial-scale facility for cellulose filaments at its Kénogami paper mill in Saguenay, Que. The $27-million facility was part of a $38-million investment in the mill.
Enwave builds heat pump at T.O centre
Enwave Energy Corporation has broken ground on a new heat pump facility at the Pearl Street Energy Centre in downtown Toronto, to provide low-carbon heating equal to converting over 10 million square feet of office space to net-zero.
Staples says it’s on track to meet 2025 green goals
Staples Canada says it is on track to meeting its 2025 environmental goals centred around waste diversion, recycling and improving energy efficiency. It also has a commitment to slash operational carbon emissions by 35 per cent.
Stellantis halts Windsor EV battery plant
Stellantis, one of the world’s largest automakers, said Monday it has stopped construction on a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., saying the federal government has not delivered on what was promised.
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Toronto limits embodied carbon in new buildings
Toronto has become the first community in North America to limit the carbon embodied in new municipal buildings by requiring lower-carbon construction materials. New city-owned buildings will now have to limit their “upfront embodied emissions intensity.”
B.C. law could produce clean building boom
New legislation in British Columbia could be a game-changer for lowering greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, with communities given more decision-making authority over the use of clean energy sources to heat and power new homes and businesses.
Toronto buildings to demonstrate decarbonization
Private multifamily buildings make up the largest share of projects set to demonstrate decarbonization technologies and procedures through Toronto’s deep retrofit challenge. The participants seek at least a 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and energy-use intensity.
The cost of greening buildings in Canada
Buildings are the third-largest source of emissions in Canada and it's estimated that Canada will need to invest $10 billion to $15 billion per year over the next 20 years to reach its net-zero commitment.
How real estate is preparing for electric cars
Landlords are increasingly incorporating charging infrastructure into their buildings as part of plans to make their portfolios more sustainable. Take Lendlease, which is installing at least 80 electric vehicle chargers in its properties, including popular shopping complexes in Australia.
Algonquin launches review of renewables group
Algonquin Power and Utilities, which terminated its deal to buy Kentucky Power Company and AEP Kentucky Transmission Co. Inc. last month, says the review will include assessing a range of alternatives with the aim of enhancing shareholder value.
Net-zero council should consider Canada's north
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to reduce emissions from power grids across Canada, but a federal conversation to help shape investments in the electricity sector is a good start, says Nancy Southern, CEO of Alberta utility company ATCO.
CUPE Ontario warns about climate impact on jobs
CUPE Ontario passed resolutions vowing to address climate change, a just transition to clean energy and green industrial policy that's fair for workers. Both resolutions appeared on the affordability agenda at the Canadian Labour Congress’ constitutional convention.
Alberta officials prepare for many orphan wells
Documents show the Alberta Energy Regulator doesn’t know how bad the orphan well problem is in the province, or what the true cost of cleaning up old wells is. There is concern about a potential “landslide” of new orphan wells.
Pathways Alliance being investigated for ads
The Competition Bureau is launching a formal inquiry into Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada’s six largest oilsands companies, over allegations of false or misleading environmental claims in an ad campaign geared toward the Canadian public.
Green subsidies: Race to the bottom or way to the top?
Proponents say subsidies may be necessary for Canada to attract investment, especially in competition with the United States - but others are expressing doubts that the hefty handouts will be effective or efficient in the long run.
NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture
In an effort to drastically reduce a 30-story building’s emissions, the owners have installed equipment that collect carbon dioxide from the massive, gas-fired boilers in the basement before it goes to the chimney and is released into the air.
Why John Kerry is confident in U.S. climate action
As the U.S. barrels into a consequential election cycle, climate envoy John Kerry is confident of one thing: If a Republican is elected president, they won’t be able to reverse the Biden administration’s wins on climate change and clean energy.
EPA power proposal poses test for carbon capture
The Biden administration's plan to decarbonize the U.S. power sector envisions the first-ever large-scale use of carbon capture and green hydrogen over the next decade - raising questions about whether the climate-fighting technologies can rise to the challenge.
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