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Marsh emptied due to REM tunnel boring machine
Marsh emptied due to REM tunnel boring machine
Part of the wetland that the REM tunnel was supposed to protect north of Montreal-Trudeau airport has dried up in recent weeks. Environmentalists said the Herons Marsh would have emptied by a hole created by the tunnel boring machine.
Carbon intensity of blue hydrogen production
• Pembina
There is significant interest in blue hydrogen now and it is critical that its carbon emissions be accurately measured. The Pembina Institute has found the climate benefits of blue hydrogen vary considerably when the life cycle of production is considered.
Some climate change impacts are ‘reversible’
• CBC
The latest UN climate report raised the alarm over the “irreversible” impacts of climate change, such as rising seas and coastal flooding, which we will continue to experience for centuries or longer — even if we stop emitting greenhouse gases immediately.
Mass timber key to sustainable construction
GUEST COLUMN: At an international climate summit led by President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set a goal to combat climate change. Trudeau pledged Canada would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.
P.E.I. is a North American electric school bus leader
Prince Edward Island may only be around 140 miles long and between 2 to 40 miles in width, but it has an oversized presence when it comes to electric school buses. The province just ordered 35 more from Quebec-based EV maker Lion Electric.
Lafarge Canada issues more EPDs in Western Canada
With more environmental product declarations (EPDs) released for concrete available in Alberta and Manitoba, Lafarge’s ongoing commitment to sustainability remains in the forefront. The EPDs provide third-party verified data critical to surging sustainable construction across Western Canada.
Manulife buys forest in Maine to sequester carbon
• Globe and Mail • Canada Newswire
A subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp. has bought a large tract of forest in Maine to maintain as a carbon sink and source of revenue from third-party emitters seeking offsets in a growing voluntary market.
BentallGreenOak, SRE to develop 2.7MW solar project
• Financial Post • Businesswire
BentallGreenOak (BGO) announced plans to install its first community solar project, financed by Summit Ridge Energy (SRE). The two solar projects totaling 2.7 MW in size will be owned and operated by SRE and hosted on BGO’s industrial assets.
California takes huge step towards building electrification
• GreenBiz
California just became the first state in the U.S. to include electric heat pumps as a baseline technology for new homes and buildings. The code was passed by the California Energy Commission, which develops standards for new construction.
Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley, California, explore microgrids
Sunnyvale, California, is exploring a microgrid in a planned innovative district to boost energy resilience and meet clean energy goals. A city of about 150,000 people, Sunnyvale is creating an “ecological innovative” district covering close to 1,200 acres.
SimpliPhi: California’s PSPS fail to stem fire damage
Catherine Von Burg, CEO and president of SimpliPhi Power, provides hard facts to demonstrate how California public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) don’t go far enough to keep people safe during wildfire season.
How to protect the California grid from wildfire
• GreenBiz
The impacts of the Bootleg Fire — the largest U.S. wildfire of 2021 — in Oregon have been felt beyond the state’s border, blanketing skies with smoke as far away as New York City and disrupting the electricity delivery California depends on.
Heroes and Zeros: Etsy versus Chevron
Earthworks and Greenpeace lodged a complaint against energy giant Chevron with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, accusing the company of “greenwashing”. Meanwhile Etsy made JUST Capital’s latest list of American companies leading the way for women in the workplace.
Taxing carbon imports could hurt Canadian industry
The idea of taxing carbon-intensive imports is gaining currency globally and that could hurt Canada’s export-focused industries, despite the country’s own carbon tax, according to a report by Royal Bank of Canada.
Sustainability-linked bonds come with a ‘greenium’
Green bond issuance in Canada surged in 2020, but as demand continues to be strong in 2021, a new variation known as sustainability-linked notes is gaining in popularity. Sustainability-linked bonds require companies to meet overall ESG targets, like reducing emissions.
Green bonds beat expectations post-pandemic
• GreenBiz
Green bonds are becoming increasingly popular as the world aims to “Build Back Better” in the recovery from COVID-19. Issuance of green, sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds doubled, sometimes tripled, in the first half of 2021 compared to the previous year.
OMERS Infrastructure buys 19.4% stake in Azure Power
• Renewables Now • PR Newswire
Azure Power Global Limited, a leading independent renewable energy developer in India, announced that OMERS Infrastructure acquired approximately 19.4 per cent in Azure Power Global Limited from International Finance Corporation and IFC GIF Investment Company I, for US$219 million.
Chevron’s $54B natural gas plant among world’s largest
When Chevron Corp. won approval for its US$54-billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas plant, it promised to store 100 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in one of the world’s biggest carbon capture and storage facilities.
EU urges: Raise climate goals by November summit
The European Union’s top diplomat called on the world’s biggest economies to set tougher climate targets — including a commitment to eliminate their greenhouse gas emissions — in time for a global climate summit in November.
Global warming could kill 83M people in next 80 years
A population equivalent to that of Germany — 83 million people — could be killed by 2100 because of rising temperatures caused by greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a new study that might influence how markets price carbon pollution.
Industry Events
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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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