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Canadian Solar subsidiaries debut battery storage solutions
Canadian Solar subsidiaries debut battery products
Canadian Solar, a Guelph-based solar energy company, has announced two battery products for homes and utilities through its subsidiaries CSI Solar and CSI Energy Storage to expand into a growing energy storage market.
EV Plug-In: Teck and SAAM partner on electric tugboats
Teck Resources Ltd. and SAAM Towage agreed to deploy two electric tugboats at Neptune Terminal in Vancouver, marking the first of their kind in Canada to be used in harbour assist and tugboat services.
Pension fund watchdog zeroes on climate targets
Toronto-based non-governmental organization Shift Action is a watchdog of the pension fund industry that seeks to keep pension funds accountable to their sustainability promises and urges rapid decarbonization of their assets.
Canada to fast-track energy, mining projects: Freeland
Canada will have to fast-track energy and mining projects if it is to help its democratic allies and achieve its own net-zero ambitions, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a speech this week in Washington.
Canada’s disaster adaptation fund running short
Underfunded and poorly administered, Canada’s $3.3 billion disaster resilience fund is short on cash—and has become a symptom of Ottawa’s failure to protect small communities from the climate crisis, experts say.
Forestry emissions masked by government accounting
An analysis suggests Canada is using questionable methods to dramatically underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry industry, which it says equal those from Alberta’s oilsands in some years.
Climate change fears high but vary by region: Poll
A new poll from Leger suggests millions of Canadians in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario are the least likely in Canada to be worried about climate change or believe it is caused by human activity.
Polls shows shows gaps on climate solutions
Many Canadians, particularly those in the so-called Moveable Middle of environmental opinion, have big knowledge gaps about solutions. And when they encounter these gaps, they’re inclined to backfill them with info from questionable sources, according to a poll from EcoA.
Two stalled cell factory projects
The Legault government's objective of attracting companies at each stage of the battery sector is becoming more complex. Electric vehicle battery manufacturers Britishvolt and StromVolt, do not seem to be able to make them happen.
What the RBC greenwashing investigation means
The federal Competition Bureau’s decision to investigate charges of misleading advertising against the Royal Bank of Canada is a sign federal regulators are paying closer attention to the climate crisis, says the environmental law charity that filed the case.
Regina unveils city fleet's first EV
Regina unveiled the first electric vehicle for its municipal fleet as the city works to do its part in fighting climate change.
Canadian hockey arenas adapting to climate change
It’s getting harder to make ice in Winnipeg, a city known for its frigid winters. Even hockey arenas face the shock of warmer summers and sudden temperature shifts.
Carbon capture gains market approval
Carbon credits have struggled to gain a foothold among countries and companies. But Deutsche Bank has just lit a fire under them — specifically, “sovereign credits” issued by rainforest nations. The aim is to minimize deforestation.
Carbon capture projects hit record
The number of carbon capture and storage projects in development grew to record levels this year on the back of rising carbon prices and government incentives, but would only mitigate less than 1 per cent of annual emissions.
World Bank faces heat ahead of COP27
The World Bank is facing calls for far-reaching climate finance reform and vulnerable countries are demanding climate reparations as the clock ticks down to the annual United Nations climate summit, COP27, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Why the finance must lead real estate decarbonization
The Inflation Reduction Act is pushing to remove natural gas use in homes, but it's mostly up to industry to advance electrification for commercial buildings.
Mercedes-Benz puts renewables plan in gear with tentative wind deal
Mercedes-Benz has struck a preliminary agreement with an offshore wind provider to supply electricity equivalent to 25 per cent of its demand in Germany from 2027 onwards, a spokesperson for the carmaker said on Monday.
Greek grid breaks renewables milestone
The Greek electrical system has hit a new milestone, after running completely on "clean" renewable energy for the first time.
Vladimir Putin, green accelerant
Vladimir Putin has made all kinds of catastrophic miscalculations invading Ukraine. He certainly didn’t expect that weaponizing energy would backfire, accelerating the transition off fossil fuels, but it’s happening.
Amsterdam’s development boom runs against rising seas
Even the most advanced flood control system in the Netherlands has its limits as sea levels continue to rise, spelling uncertainty for the future of development in Amsterdam over the next century — in particular, its waterfronts.
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