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Oxford Properties unveils Green Financing Framework to fund low-carbon shift
Oxford Properties unveils Green Financing Framework
Exclusive: Oxford Properties, one of Canada’s largest real estate investors and managers, is accelerating its transition to a low-carbon portfolio with the launch of its Green Financing Framework.
$400M BDC fund to back Canadian climate tech
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has launched a $400 million fund to support Canadian climate tech entrepreneurs and innovators developing infrastructure for a low-carbon future.
mCloud, Google form 'multi-billion-dollar' opportunity
mCloud Technologies has forged a partnership with Google Cloud to launch three sustainability applications and create a "multi-billion-dollar" opportunity to reduce emissions and energy waste for the oil and gas, commercial buildings, and wind farms sectors.
SHARC, Egg Geo create first WET-geothermal system
SHARC International Systems Inc. and partner Egg Geo, LLC have created the world’s first combined wastewater energy transfer (WET) and geothermal system in two multiresidential towers in the Bronx in New York City.
Alberta carbon market woos speculators
A carbon market in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province is getting an injection of speculative money from an asset manager jockeying to become a top investor on a platform dominated by energy firms.
The challenges of nuclear power
As the Canadian government pours hundreds of millions into nuclear power, and international organizations espouse its value in reaching global net-zero, why does nuclear power remain such a contentious solution to climate change?
Brookfield eases worry about Westinghouse sale
Some investors had grown impatient with Brookfield’s publicly traded buyout arm, as questions mounted about how much time it was taking to sell nuclear power company Westinghouse. That’s happening now, private equity chief Cyrus Madon told investors.
Emerson to sell Climate Technologies to Blackstone
Emerson announced a definitive agreement under which it will sell a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone in a transaction valuing Climate Technologies at $14 billion.
Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders
Whether they’re entrepreneurs, engineers or activists, this year’s 30 Under 30 are using their skills to bend the arc of history toward a more just and sustainable future.
Ontario housing bill guts green building law: Critics
Ontario’s proposed housing bill will make new buildings in many cities across the province less efficient and more expensive to heat and cool, say critics, sabotaging our efforts to cut carbon emissions and fight climate change.
The Stack is now Canada's greenest office tower
The Stack, a 530-foot-tall, 37-storey office tower with 550,000 square feet of premium AAA-calibre office space at 1133 Melville Street is Vancouver’s new tallest office building, and now Canada’s greenest commercial high-rise office tower.
Leading beyond LEED
Retrofitting existing spaces to promote health for occupants and diversifying the facilities management workforce will foster the next-generation built environment.
The hydrogen-heat pump race to heat homes
Some time in 2024, households in Fife will turn on their kitchen cookers and start making dinner. But there will be something different about the preparation of this meal: the flame will be yellow instead of blue.
Is hydrogen home heating good for the climate?
Gas companies in the U.S. are promoting hydrogen-powered appliances in an effort to muscle out heat pumps. A paper from Joule argues heating homes with green electricity is the superior alternative over hydrogen.
A sustainable real estate market for Africa
Africa's real estate market has remained resolute and steadfast in achieving year-on-year growth. Innovators are using sustainable materials like recycled aluminium, sand and glass to build environmentally-friendly homes.
Loblaw scraps plastic bags in N.W.T, Man., Sask.
Loblaw is eliminating single-use plastic shopping bags across the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and Saskatchewan starting Nov. 1.
Global net-zero could require $100T investment
The global net-zero goals set out by the Paris Agreement are still within reach — but achieving them will require a $100 trillion investment, according to a new report by BNY Mellon Investment Management and Fathom Consulting.
World on track to deploy 260 GW of solar: IEA
The world installed around 174 GW of solar energy in 2021, a 20 per cent jump on the previous year, and is expected to deploy 260 GW this year, barring any major disruptions to international trade.
Shipping industry feels pressure to reduce emissions
With COP27 on the horizon, the shipping industry, a major polluter, is expected to face amplified scrutiny over how it can set a more ambitious timeline to decarbonize, and lay out targets to hit along the way.
6 key tasks at COP27
COP27 takes place Nov. 6 to 18 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. It’s essential that decision-makers make progress across six key tasks to advance future international climate action and support.
Industry Events
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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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