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A 'critical milestone' for Pyrowave: Michelin, Knauf tests successful
Pyrowave sees 'critical milestone' with successful tests
Montreal’s Pyrowave (PYR-T) says test batches of recycled styrene used by tire-maker Michelin and plastics manufacturer Knauf Industries have matched the quality of virgin material – a "critical" step toward further scaling-up its microwave recycling process.
Impact investor Spring Activator acquires Future Capital
Spring Activator, a Vancouver-based firm and platform for entrepreneurs and early-stage impact investment, has acquired Future Capital to expand its mission of inclusive investing to a global market. The merged firm will operate as Spring Activator with 40 employees.
Magna sets global target for 100% renewable electricity
Magna International (MG-T) is taking a major step in its mission to achieve a net-zero future. The Ontario-based auto part manufacturing giant has announced it will be submitting its carbon emissions targets for validation by the Science Based Targets initiative.
JLL, Concordia partner on decarbonization framework
Real estate and investment management company JLL (JLL-N) and Concordia University have been awarded a $630,000 grant to establish a decarbonization framework for commercial buildings. The funding comes from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
N. America's first zero-carbon office tower opens in Van.
The Stack is the first office tower to attain the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building - Design standard certification and the first high-rise commercial tower in North America built to zero-carbon standards, according to its designers and developers.
Centennial opens LEED Gold, mass timber building
Centennial College's A-Building is Canada's first LEED Gold, zero-carbon, mass timber, higher-education building. It is located at Centennial's flagship Progress Campus in Scarborough that supports Indigenous ways of being and teaching. The project cost approximately $112 million.
New project to support mass timber construction
The goal of a new research program from the Canadian Wood Construction Research Network is to generate technical information that supports the use of mass timber products beyond traditional low-rise construction in tall and large structures.
CRE realities slowing rooftop solar growth in Canada
Covering warehouses and shopping malls in solar panels could become common, according to a large-scale Canadian installer. But the realities of commercial real estate (CRE) may slow the "rapid acceleration" some financial experts are calling for.
Alberta expects to unveil carbon capture incentives
An Alberta incentive program, which would work alongside a federal government investment tax credit first announced last year, would be a key step forward for Canada’s nascent carbon capture and storage industry and could spur projects forward.
Carbon capture has ‘questionable’ benefits: report
Technology the oil industry is counting on to reduce emissions – carbon capture and storage – is too expensive and difficult to deploy quickly enough to help Canada meet its climate commitments, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
PyroGenesis inks plasma torch contract for PFAS removal
PyroGenesis (PYR-T) has signed a contract valued at approximately $2.25M from an unnamed U.S. corporation geared to destroy perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – sometimes referred to as forever chemicals – on behalf of a large operator of public water systems.
Northern Trust reveals digital carbon credit platform
Chicago-based Northern Trust has completed the first stage toward a voluntary carbon credit ecosystem enabling institutional buyers to digitally access carbon credits from major project developers. The platform allows sustainability managers to track, manage and transact with tokenized carbon credits.
Grim report about Ont. climate change was kept quiet
A report commissioned by Ontario's government, the Provincial Climate Change Impact Assessment, warns climate change poses high risks to the province, impacting everything from food to infrastructure to businesses. It was publised in January but only posted publicly in August.
Gov't EV plant investments to take 20 yrs. to break even
Federal and Ontario government subsidies that total $28.2B for two electric vehicle (EV) battery plants will take 20 years to break even, not five as Ottawa has suggested, according to a new report by Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux.
Behind the scenes of a battery breakthrough
Electric Autonomy was granted an exclusive look at Novonix (NVX-Q) – a 10-year-old Halifax-based battery materials and technology company – and the story of its new, made-in-Canada breakthrough to drive down battery manufacturing costs.
Heat pumps up to 3 times more efficient in cold
A new study from Oxford University and the Regulatory Assistance Project shows that heat pumps are two to three times as efficient as combustion or resistive electric heating technology, even in temperatures well below zero degrees Celsius.
EU passes bill hiking renewable energy targets
European Union lawmakers have given their final approval to legally binding targets to expand renewable energy faster this decade, a central part of Europe’s plans to curb climate change and shift away from fossil fuels.
Cold formed steel is reshaping buildings of the future
Cold formed steel (CFS) is made through a forging technique that shapes metal at near-room temperature by passing it through a series of rollers. Since no further heat is required, as with hot-rolled steel, CFS skips those associated carbon emissions.
Apple unveils its first carbon neutral products
Apple (AAPL-Q) announced its first-ever carbon neutral products in the all-new Apple Watch lineup, marking a major step in the company’s journey toward its ambitious Apple 2030 goal to make every product carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
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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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