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Leading Harvest brings sustainable agriculture standard to Canada
Leading Harvest brings farmland standard to Canada
Leading Harvest, an Arlington, Va.-based non-profit, is piloting an international farmland management standard in Canada with the support of Manulife Investment Management, Bonnefield Financial, Farm Credit Canada and McCain Foods.
Meaford hydro project key to TC Energy’s transition
TC Energy Corp., a Calgary-headquartered energy company, sees pumped hydro as a part of its shift to a cleaner portfolio with a 1,000-megawatt project in Meaford, Ont. named Ontario Pumped Storage. Though it has not emerged without criticism.
The quest to frame zinc as lithium alternative
Zinc-based batteries and battery technology are poised to become a significant player in the net-zero mission – so hopes the Zinc Battery Initiative (ZBI). A report from April states the global zinc-ion battery market will reach $18 billion by 2030.
NFI charges ahead on future of zero-emissions buses
NFI Group Inc. (NFI-T), a Winnipeg-based transit bus manufacturer, said demand for zero-emissions buses drove up business in Q2 2023, with the proportion of sales rapidly increasing and deliveries nearly tripling from the same period last year.
N.L. picks wind farms to power hydrogen plants
Ottawa announced EverWind NL Co., Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corp., Toqlukuti’k Wind and Hydrogen Ltd., and World Energy GH2 Inc. will receive Wind Application Recommendation Letters to allow them to proceed through the province’s Crown land application and approval process.
Nanaimo to ban natural gas as primary home heating
Newly built homes in Nanaimo won’t be allowed to have natural gas as a primary heat source as of July 1, 2024. Following the lead of other B.C. municipalities, Nanaimo council approved speedy implementation of the province’s zero-carbon step code.
'Historic' Quebec-Ontario power agreement to end
Ontario is not renewing an electricity purchase contract entered into with Hydro-Québec in 2016. Instead, a new Quebec-Ontario agreement provides for the exchange of a power block of 600 megawatts between the two provinces during peak periods of electricity consumption.
The unplugging of a promising Alberta solar project
A Peace Energy Cooperative solar energy project in western Alberta was poised to not only power 1,200 homes but innovate a new way to pay for such initiatives, said its backers. Then came the “gut-wrenching” decree by Premier Danielle Smith.
Lafarge Canada starts fleet electrification
Lafarge Canada has added two all-electric trucks to its fleet in western Canada, in an effort to curb on-site carbon emissions. In July, Lafarge announced it had purchased a pair of VMC 1200 trucks from B.C.'s Vicinity Motor Corp.
Fisker to begin Ocean One e-SUV deliveries in Canada
California electric automaker Fisker (FSR-N) expects regulatory approval to fulfill Canadian Ocean One SUV orders in September, with all initial deliveries to be completed by the end of the month. It plans to open retail locations in Vancouver and Toronto.
Redwood lands $1B to boost battery recycling efforts
Redwood Materials needs a lot of money to scale up its plans to supply U.S. demand for lithium-ion batteries. The battery recycling startup founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, on Tuesday landed more than $1 billion in venture investment.
Experts to address lithium-ion battery fires, solutions
Soteria Battery Innovation Group and NAATBatt International will host the LithiumSAFE Battery Safety Workshop from Oct. 17th – 19th in Greenville, S.C. The event will bring together experts in the lithium-ion battery industry to discuss battery safety challenges and solutions.
London-based co. to run city's green bin program
A London-based waste management business has grown across Canada and is planning a massive biofuel plant in Ontario's York Region. But winning the contract for London’s green bin program that will start in early 2024 is special for Convertus.
Recycled content of Cdn. paper packaging over 80%
Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council research shows shows the average recycled content of domestic shipments for the top two major packaging grades was 80.2 per cent. The average recycled content for domestic shipments of boxboard was 86.2 per cent.
Nvidia Accelerator can cut CO2 footprint by 80%
Companies are unlocking the potential of green computing to enhance profits and contribute positively to the environment. The Nvidia (NVDA-Q) RAPIDS Accelerator for Apache Spark can cut both costs and carbon emissions by up to 80 per cent.
EU infrastructure fund eyes African clean jet fuel
The EU is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, an official said, ahead of an anticipated boom in demand for environmentally sustainable air travel. South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia are likely candidates.
Meta’s value chain emissions are rising
Like many tech firms, social media company Meta’s (META-Q) revenue growth in 2022 was accompanied by a corresponding increase in Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, the carbon footprint attributable to suppliers and customer use of its products and services.
San Diego deploys VPP to offset peak power demand
San Diego Gas & Electric is piloting a virtual power plant (VPP) project to deploy energy resources in the grid when the summer temperature soars and electricity demand rises. A VPP uses software to deploy energy back into the main grid.
World set to fail 2°C warming cap by 2050: Exxon
Oil and natural gas are still projected to meet more than half of the world’s energy needs in 2050, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM-N) said, with the world failing to keep global temperature increases below two degrees Celsius.
Kia to reuse plastic from 55 tonnes of ocean trash
South Korean carmaker Kia will use recycled plastic from a record 55 tonnes of reclaimed trash from the Pacific Ocean in its future EV models. The trash was recovered by Kia’s partner, The Ocean Cleanup.
Industry Events
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ESG Summit Canada
Oct 30 2024
Arcadian Court, Toronto
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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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