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MaRS accelerator offers big boost for female cleantech founders
MaRS accelerator offers big boost for female cleantech execs
For women in cleantech, one of the biggest hurdles is access to both capital and expertise. North America’s largest urban innovation hub, Toronto-based MaRS, has partnered with RBC to launch the 2024-2026 RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator cohort.
Ayrton gets $9.2M from BDC for hydrogen transport system
Calgary-based Ayrton Energy has received a $9.2-million investment from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) for its technology that safely and sustainably transports hydrogen fuel, potentially overcoming a chokepoint in the industry.
EllisDon testing first construction site hybrid generator
EllisDon will be taking a step to tackle the climate-warming emissions created on its construction sites by deploying its first hybrid generator in Ottawa. The generator is made by Etobicoke, Ont.-based Hybrid Power Solutions Inc.
Brookfield raises $2.4B for climate fund backed by UAE
Brookfield Asset Management (BAM-T) said on Monday it has raised US$2.4 billion for the Catalytic Transition Fund, which is backed by the United Arab Emirates and aims to scale up climate finance in emerging markets.
Progressive Planet reports Q1 earnings
Kamloops, B.C.-based sustainable manufacturer Progressive Planet (PLAN-X) has announced financial results for its Q1 ending on July 31. Its gross profit increased by 19.1 per cent, from $1.31 million to $1.56 million.
Nova Scotia's climate action plan falls short: report
A new report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Nova Scotia's plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions is falling short. It says the government's goals cannot realistically be met if the province stays on its current path.
Manitoba envisions wind farms built with Indigenous partners
Manitoba's new energy plan calls for wind farms to be built in partnership with Indigenous governments who will be invited to invest in new turbine systems through a loan-guarantee program the provincial government plans to roll out next year.
Canada falls further behind its Paris climate promise
OPINION: Canada’s latest data on greenhouse gas emissions does not look good: the country is falling further behind its 2030 target, at the halfway mark of Paris Agreement. There are three clear lessons from the latest numbers.
Mississauga to be first in Ont. to pilot hydrogen-fuelled buses
Mississauga is poised to become the first municipality in Ontario to put hydrogen fuel cell electric public transit buses into service. City council is expected to approve a plan that will have the city buy 10 hydrogen-fuelled buses.
We need to produce green vehicles, not just drive them
OPINION: China is quickly rising to the top of automobile production, and electric vehicles (EVs) are the leading wedge of this global conquest. The implications for Canada’s auto industry — our most important high-tech sector — are existential.
Kia to offer North American Charging Standard adapters
Kia America will soon offer North American Charging Standard adapters for its EV6 and EV9 vehicles. Customers who take delivery of these vehicles from Sept. 4, 2024 and later will receive an adapter free of charge.
Café William announces voyage of sailing cargo ship
Quebec-based coffee company Café William announced the inaugural voyage of a new sailing cargo ship, transporting the equivalent of 50 shipping containers of green coffee beans, including those from the ANEI cooperative in Colombia, to Quebec.
Kamloops mayor pushing for mass timber bridge
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson thinks the city's rebuilt Red Bridge should be made out of wood. He's promoting the idea with a representative of N.B.-based Wood Research and Development, who says the cost would be less than steel or concrete.
Germany to focus on Canadian hydrogen, less on gas
Jennifer Morgan, Germany's special envoy for international climate action, is pouring cold water on calls for Canada to ramp up natural gas exports to Europe. But she added that Germany does need Canada's critical minerals and hydrogen.
Germany seeks delays to EU hydrogen rules
Germany has urged the European Union (EU) to delay some rules on renewable hydrogen that boost costs for producers and hinder a sector the bloc views as crucial to meeting its ambitious climate neutrality goal.
California sues Exxon over plastic pollution
California and several environmental groups sued Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM-N) on Monday and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.
EU nations to turn Mediterranean into a green energy hub
Officials from nine southern European Union member countries said Monday they're focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy to try to turn the Mediterranean region into a renewable energy hub and stave off the risks of climate change.
Companies ask world leaders at UN to follow through on renewables targets
Executives from several major companies urged world leaders to follow through on an international agreement, made at the COP28 summit in Dubai last year, to triple renewable-energy capacity by 2030 to fight climate change.
Museum of heartbreak displays the personal toll of climate change
As world leaders gather at the United Nations, Canadian victims of natural disasters will be in New York with personal artifacts and harrowing accounts of how global warming is hitting home.
Industry Events
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ESG Summit Canada
Oct 30 2024
Arcadian Court, Toronto
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
to Nov 15 2024
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Sustainable Finance Forum 2024
Nov 28 2024
to Nov 29 2024
Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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