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Atura picks Cummins electrolyser for 20 MW Niagara hydrogen plant

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Atura picks Cummins electrolyser for hydrogen plant

Atura Power has selected Cummins Inc. to build the electrolyser for its Niagara Hydrogen Centre – the first 20 MW hydrogen facility to be built in Ontario.

Klean partners with H2 Core for scalable hydrogen

Klean Industries Inc. has partnered with two German companies to implement a containerized hydrogen facility, which will allow it to add hydrogen production to existing tire recycling operations at its facility in Oregon.

U of Calgary complex an exemplar for retrofits

The MacKimmie Complex redevelopment at the University of Calgary is a textbook example of deep green retrofits, thanks to its certification as a zero-carbon building from the Canada Green Building Council and its pursuit of LEED Platinum status.

CPP will sell companies that don't take ESG seriously

The head of Canada’s US$400-billion pension fund said he’s willing to cut ties with companies that aren’t committed to their net-zero targets.

Shareholders pushing ESG issues despite turmoil

Shareholder pressure to improve environmental, social and governance performance shows no sign of letting up, especially with votes pushing for better corporate strategies on climate-change issues, according to a prominent proxy adviser.

ESG is 'broken, cynical and counterproductive': Lütke

Shopify Inc. chief executive Tobi Lütke has joined the backlash against ESG. “ESG the idea is really good,” Lütke tweeted to his nearly 270,000 followers on Nov. 13. “ESG the current implementation is broken, cynical, and counter productive.”

How green will Canada’s hydrogen push be?

The fight over blue versus green hydrogen could impact the country’s clean energy transition.

Canada launches carbon pricing group

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada is issuing a challenge to the rest of the world to expand the use of carbon pricing in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.

Feds weigh emissions cap or carbon pricing by spring

Canada’s Environment Minister said he sees at least one advantage of using an emissions cap over a pricing system to bring down the oil and gas industry’s burgeoning output of greenhouse gas.

Canada places second in battery supply chain ranking

While China continues to lead the BloombergNEF tally, Canada’s strengths in raw materials, ESG factors and industrial infrastructure helped it jump three spots, one ahead of the U.S.

Canada hits rock bottom in climate index

Canada placed fifth from the bottom, and the top three ranks were left empty for the second year in a row, in the latest edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) released at the COP27 climate summit Monday.

Conservation losing say in Ontario development

Determined to build 1.5 million new homes in a decade to alleviate severe housing shortages, Ontario’s government has introduced numerous changes to multiple legislations. Among the biggest losers: Ontario’s conservation authorities.

Repairing and rebuilding P.E.I’.s damage after Fiona

As world leaders, diplomats and scientists continue to gather in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to debate climate change this week the people of Canada’s smallest province are already coping with the climate emergency’s damage

G20 says energy crisis will not stop Paris Agreement

Group of 20 leaders allayed fears that an unprecedented energy crisis would result in backsliding at COP27 on a commitment to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Indonesia signs deals clean energy deals

Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on Tuesday that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy and reduce its reliance on coal.

How the EPA targets methane 'super-emitters'

A new “super-emitter” provision in Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to regulate methane emissions would empower third parties to identify large leaks of the greenhouse gas, putting more pressure on oil and gas operators to quickly fix any problems.

What your supply chain wish you knew

As requirements to achieve steep emissions reductions have soaked into the outermost fibers of big companies’ supply networks, more suppliers are finding themselves "engaged with" than ever.

Meltdown at the top of the world

Svalbard is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, upending one of the world’s most important ecosystems and forcing residents to live under the constant threat of disaster.

Sweden’s super tall mass timber serves as a beacon

One of the world’s tallest mass timber buildings, the award-winning Sara Cultural Centre in Skellefteå, Sweden, has garnered international praise.

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