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Hamilton-Montreal marine shipping to cut emissions
Hamilton-Montreal marine shipping to cut emissions
Convinced that marine shipping is the greenest form of transportation, Hamilton Container Terminal and the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) have launched a container shipping service between Hamilton and the Port of Montreal and could become a weekly service soon.
Electric trucks to roll between Edmonton and Calgary
With its funding now in place, the Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) is ready to proceed with a pilot project which will see long-range, fuel cell electric trucks operating between Calgary and Edmonton.
Future of long-haul trucking includes hydrogen
Electric vehicle companies, such as Tesla, have a product on the horizon to address medium-haul, 300- to 500-mile operating ranges. However, while batteries make sense for some elements of trucking, hydrogen fuel cells may be more suited for long-haul routes.
OC Transpo to spend $1B on electric buses
• CBC
Ottawa is planning to electrify its bus fleet by spending nearly $1 billion on 450 buses and charging infrastructure by 2027. Transit commission endorsed a plan that dramatically speeds up converting the 932-bus fleet that currently runs on diesel.
Calgary Transit buys electric shuttle buses
• CBC • Sustainable Biz
Calgary Transit will use electric vehicles for some community routes starting in 2022. Transit purchased 14 Vicinity Lightning EV shuttle buses from Vicinity Motor Corp. The idea is to test how these smaller vehicles work for Calgary Transit’s community routes.
Vancouver proposes charging $1K for parking
• Global News • CBC
Vancouver residents who buy gas-powered vehicles after 2023 will face street parking fees of up to $1,000 a year if the city goes forward with its Climate Emergency Parking Program. The city announced it’s seeking public feedback on the plan until July 5.
TD Centre aims to reduce bird-building collisions
• Globe and Mail • Flap Canada
The TD Centre in Toronto is undergoing the largest bird-safe building retrofit in North America (and possibly the world). Cadillac Fairview (CF), a Canadian commercial real estate company, will install bird collision deterrent markers, which will save countless birds’ lives.
Mass timber gets high grades in education sector
• Daily Commercial News • Sustainable Biz
Timber is being used in the residential, commercial and office sectors, but is becoming increasingly popular in the education sector. Several timber structures are currently under construction on Toronto college and university campuses, including the University of Toronto.
Powerconsumer, NODES collaborate on grid innovation
Powerconsumer Inc. is partnering with the NODES Initiative, Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution and Elexicon Energy on a project to estimate the potential for local energy markets to deliver more affordable, reliable, resilient and environmentally sustainable electricity systems.
What to know about grid-interactive efficient buildings
A grid-interactive efficient building (GEB) continuously optimizes energy use by combining efficiency measures such as LED lighting, efficient heat pumps and high-performance windows with smart technologies such as solar, battery storage and integrated building controls.
The limits of the “sustainable” economy
• Harvard Business Review • Harvard Business Review
Faced with evidence that the world is approaching climate and ecologic tipping points, solutions and actions are a priority. Transitioning to a so-called “circular economy” has been put forward and seized upon by industry and policymakers as a possible solution.
How to stop the coming plastic boom
Flexible, lightweight and low-cost, plastics are the building block of the modern economy, with their use growing 20-fold in the past 50 years; however, the World Economic Forum predicts that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish.
4 Global Plastics Treaty facts companies should know
• GreenBiz
An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enter our oceans each year. If we delay action by just five years, an additional 80 million metric tons of plastic will end up in the ocean by 2040.
Investable Oceans aims to correct climate change
Investable Oceans supports multiple sectors, including energy, fisheries, shipping, tourism and plastic waste in our oceans. There is a growing awareness of the intertwining of oceans and climate change and that one cannot be fixed without fixing the other.
Surviving a sustainability setback with transparency
When Kevin Murphy announced that its packaging would be made from “plastic pulled from the ocean,” it intended just that. When the company realized its mistake, it quickly communicated it with transparency and a plan to make it right.
Satellites gear up to find methane leaks
• Yale 360
In the past, greenhouse gas released by Russian petroleum operations might have gone unnoticed. But armed with powerful new imaging technology, a methane-hunting satellite sniffed out the emissions and tracked them to their sources.
Preference for green energy could lead to oil loss
Some investors wager Wall Street’s preference for green energy will depress spending on oil extraction, setting the stage for supply shortages and higher fuel prices. The drop in fossil-fuel spending could prevent energy companies from providing the world with oil.
ARC Financial adds net-zero economy to mandate
Calgary-based ARC Financial Corp., funder of Canada’s oil patch, is investing in companies aiming for net-zero. ARC will seek corporations in a range of fields, from carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) to biofuels, renewables and construction and maintenance services.
Ottawa to conduct reviews of new coal projects
• CBC • Globe and Mail
The federal government will conduct environmental reviews on new coal projects that could release the contaminant selenium. The decision will capture any proposals emerging from the eight steelmaking coal exploration projects in Alberta’s Rocky Mountain foothills, said Jonathan Wilkinson.
Grassy Mountain coal mine in Alberta Rockies rejected
A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, saying its impacts on the environment and Indigenous rights aren’t worth the economic benefits it would bring.
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