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Vancouver must do more to meet 2030 climate targets
Vancouver must do more to meet 2030 climate targets
Vancouver can only meet its 2030 climate targets if it embraces new regulations such as a road toll for the metro core, parking permits for every resident car on the street and building upgrades to reduce the use of natural gas, a new climate-action report from staff says.
Emerging geothermal technology could power humanity
• The Energy Mix • Vox
Long the “perpetual also-ran of renewable energy,” geothermal could be about to have its day, provided it solves a number of engineering challenges and one big PR problem, according to Vox’s David Roberts who lays out the full promise geothermal.
Advanced Air Mobility group launched in Canada
• H2 View
Hydrogen-powered aviation took a step forward with the launch of Vancouver-based Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM). AAM involves the use of zero-emission, electric or hydrogen fuel cells, and vertical takeoff aircraft to provide transportation, emergency and supply chain services.
Growing global interest in energy-saving Brainbox AI
AMP Capital in Australia is set to roll out Montreal-based Brainbox AI’s energy-saving AI technology which promises to reduce the carbon footprint of its entire managed real estate portfolio of central business district (CBD) properties by 20-40% and 15-20% in energy spent.
P&G shareholders vote to cull supply-chain deforestation
At issue for P&G shareholders is wood pulp that’s being produced from Canadian boreal forests. According to P&G’s website, the company is already committed to stopping deforestation. However, those commitments don’t include the protection of old-growth and high-conservation value forests.
Waterloo closing parking areas to protect drinking water
The Region of Waterloo is asking businesses to consider closing excess parking areas this winter while many residents work from home to reduce the amount of chloride in drinking water due to winter salt use and to reduce maintenance costs.
RE as a health-care intervention tool ‘economic win’
• Yahoo Finance • Yahoo Finance
When Paul Scialla founded the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) six years ago, he set out to establish a building standard that integrated human health and wellness into development plans. He never expected a pandemic would propel that into a worldwide movement.
QuadReal, Tower using Fitwel Viral Response
Fitwel, the healthy building certification system, announced QuadReal Property Group and The Tower Companies are among the first companies to certify their policies using the Viral Response (VR) module, reflecting their leadership in advancing health and wellness.
OGCA joins green workforce coalition
The Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) has signed a declaration to join Workforce 2030, a new coalition with the Canada Green Building Council and other construction stakeholders that will advocate for fast-tracking the workforce needed to build a low-carbon Ontario.
How a pandemic changed chief sustainability officer
Some corporate sustainability teams have dwindled in recent months as businesses put survival ahead of green ambitions. Others have grown in status, as companies join the dots between environmental, social well-being, and business changing the role of the sustainability officer.
The rise of ESG law firms part I
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Law is “hot” according to Legal Cheek, the legal news website. Seven hundred would-be lawyers clearly thought so when they tuned into a recent Linklaters ESG recruitment webinar. Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, recently described ESG as a “talent magnet”.
Stress tests must be harmonized with ESG standards
As bank regulators introduce stress tests for climate-related risks, there’s a growing need for harmonized ESG disclosure requirements, says Fitch Ratings in a new report. The rating agency said banks in several developed markets already face climate-change stress tests.
Progress on climate reporting remains slow: TCFD
• Investment Executive • Responsible Investor
Asset managers must improve their financial reporting on climate issues, according to the latest report from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a taskforce established by the G20 and chaired by Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P.
BlackRock backs IFRS standards board proposal
BlackRock has endorsed a proposal from the IFRS Foundation for a sustainability standards board to address fragmentation in corporate sustainability reporting saying it is “the most practicable and likely to succeed” out of the various recently launched initiatives.
Green power investment to hit $11 trillion by 2050
Green power is set to draw around $11 trillion of investment in the coming decades as the cost of renewables plummets and more of the world’s energy comes from electricity. That’s the analysis from BloombergNEF in its annual New Energy Outlook.
MGM Resorts invest heavily in clean energy
MGM Resorts International has been recognized for making significant investments in clean energy according to the Solar Means Business report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association. The report highlights the appeal of the cost-saving of solar energy for American businesses.
The top 25 most sustainable U.S. fleets
• GreenBiz
2020 is a turning point for fleets. Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options to decarbonize fleets.
A telework transition won’t slash emissions
• Greenbiz
Before the pandemic, the proportion of people working from home was slowly but steadily increasing. COVID-19 has put the practice into hyperdrive. Down from an April peak, recent reports suggest 20 per cent still work exclusively from home in the U.K..
Asian data centres in the face of climate change
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unparalleled acceleration in digital transformation and underscored the invaluable role of data centres in the face of global disruptions while there is rising awareness of the urgency to decarbonize our economies.
EU’s Green Deal may offshore environmental damage
• Nature • European Green Deal description in Nature
The EU’s Green Deal risks becoming a bad deal for the planet. This ambitious policy aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 by setting targets to reduce carbon emissions, enhance forests, farming, green transport, recycling and renewables.
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