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Mattamy taps Enwave geothermal for Markham homes
Mattamy taps Enwave geothermal for Markham homes
Sustainable energy company Enwave Energy Corp. has received $818,367 from the government, Mattamy Homes and The Atmospheric Fund for a pilot program to heat and cool hundreds of new neighbourhood homes with geothermal power.
Sustainable construction tech draws $326M investment
The inaugural Sustainable Property Technology Report has revealed just over $326 million in investments for sustainable construction tech in Canada — and nearly $1.5 billion in funding across all proptech industry sectors.
Push for hydrogen sidesteps climate knowledge gaps
As the global push for a hydrogen economy accelerates, researchers are urging policy-makers to address new knowledge and fill in some profound data gaps, with recent studies revealing the considerable global warming potential of the energy source.
New Victoria buildings must be ‘carbon zero’ by 2025
• Victoria Times Colonist • Victoria News
Almost all new construction in Victoria — from single-family homes to office and residential towers — will be required to be “zero carbon” producers by 2025, meaning they can’t be heated with fossil fuels such as natural gas, propane or fuel oil.
Curbing unsafe EV charger installations needs strategy
Electrical industry experts are brainstorming strategies to help address the issue of improper electric vehicle (EV) charger installations in Canada after 400 non-permitted EV chargers were discovered in Toronto.
N.L. port signs $65M wind energy supply chain deal
A port authority that’s struggled first through plummeting oil prices and then a pandemic says it’s scored a major deal for Newfoundland and Labrador — one that inserts the province into the global wind energy supply chain.
Calif. container port: Sustainable, autonomous, electric
• GreenBiz
In August 2021, the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest U.S. container port made history after it completed a major project to electrify a container terminal and decarbonize the port’s operations a ten-year project that sent shockwaves across the industry.
CC&L, CarbonFree to finance Chile solar project
Canadian duo Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure, also known as CC&L Infrastructure, and CarbonFree Technology have closed about $459 million in debt to finance a utility-scale solar project portfolio in Chile, they announced today.
Quebec copper smelter asked to cut arsenic emissions
Quebec’s public health director is recommending that arsenic levels in the air of a western Quebec city be reduced significantly, but even then they would remain five times higher than the provincial standard.
Ottawa asks farmers to cut emissions from fertilizers
As part of its plan to reduce Canada’s GHGs, the Federal government is asking the agriculture sector to cut emissions from fertilizers by 30 per cent. Some farmers are concerned they will be forced to use 30 per cent less fertilizer.
The carbon credit lifecycle explained
Carbon credits, also called carbon offsets, have a crucial role in reaching net zero emissions goals. And while each carbon credit is not created equal, they all start in the same place and go through a similar lifecycle process.
Four insights into voluntary carbon market trends
• GreenBiz
The voluntary carbon market is poised to explode, or is exploding already, depending on who you ask. The value of all those carbon credits hit $1 billion for the first time in 2021, and 2022 doesn’t show any sign of abating.
Plastics producers ask court to scrap single-use ban
More than two dozen plastic makers are asking the Federal Court to put an end to Ottawa’s plan to ban several single-use plastic items but Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s confident the attempt will fail.
U.S. order bans single-use plastics in national parks
• GreenBiz • U.S. Department of the Interior announcement
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Halland had recently announced an order to phase out single-use plastics from all department-managed lands, including in national parks and forests with a goal of putting the ban into effect by 2032.
Three SAFs that could be the future of green aviation
In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Airline industry experts estimate these three eco-friendly options for sustainable airline fuel (SAF) will contribute about 65 per cent of emission reductions.
NYC considers congestion pricing system to cut carbon
Congestion pricing has the potential to cut planet-warming emissions by reducing car trips and increasing public transit ridership. Now, New York City is one step closer to becoming the first U.S. city to give it a shot.
U.S. Senate bill to spark renewables gold rush
• Reuters
For the first time, investors seeking to pour cash into U.S. clean energy projects can count on at least a decade of generous federal subsidies, offering them long-sought confidence in the staying power of the world’s third biggest renewables market.
Massachusetts legislation bolsters clean energy economy
• Ceres
Ceres applauds the Massachusetts state legislature for further establishing the Commonwealth’s climate leadership by finalizing an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, a package of investments intended to establish the state as a national hub for the offshore wind industry.
California expected to lose 10 per cent of its water by 2040
As reservoirs go dry and soils grow parched across the southwestern United States, the state of California is promoting a sweeping drought response plan that it says will usher in a new era of plentiful water by trapping rainwater.
Rhine River to shrink to critical threshold for navigability
The Rhine River is set to shrivel to a crucial level at Kaub — a key waypoint west of Frankfurt — that could upend the trade of fuels throughout Europe, with the effects potentially rippling through the continent for months.
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
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Nov 28 2024
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Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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