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First Capital leads climate forum, verifies climate targets
First Capital leads climate forum, verifies climate targets
First Capital REIT, one of Canada’s largest real estate companies, verified its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and led an inaugural climate forum for tenant and property owner engagement.
Morguard plans deep retrofit at Ottawa's JET buildings
Canadian real estate company Morguard Corporation has initiated a deep energy retrofit of its 550,000-square-foot Jean Edmonds Towers (JET) office complex in Ottawa.
A new training centre for the vehicles of tomorrow
The electrification of transport complicates everything surrounding the operation of vehicles and a new training center in Saint-Jérôme, in the Laurentians, will bring together the knowledge necessary for training and specialization surrounding this niche.
'Smart forests' help corporate net-zero ambitions
Sustainability – it’s a buzzword we’ve all heard a million times. As the climate crisis worsens, and uncertainty for the future grows, companies have never been more sensitive about doing their part for the environment.
 | Vancity Community Investment Bank Financing sustainable urban developmentVancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) is flipping the narrative in the traditional real estate development industry and leading the way in tackling the climate crisis by providing funds for developers committed to building environmentally conscious developments rooted in social purpose. Sponsored by: Vancity Community Investment Bank |
Ontario Greenbelt land sales raise questions for Ford
Since Ontario Premier Doug Ford was first elected four years ago, developers have paid tens of millions of dollars for a number of properties that include protected lands the province is now proposing to carve out of the Greenbelt.
Mass timber emerges at new George Brown building
Nearly a year after ground was broken at the Downtown Toronto Waterfront site of George Brown College’s net-zero emissions development, Limberlost Place, the mass timber components of the building’s structure are out in the open.
How climate change is undermining B.C.'s air quality
At least 16 municipalities across British Columbia exceeded provincial or federal air quality guidelines in 2021, according to an annual report mapping out pollutants across the province.
Flipping the switch
Why it’s so difficult for hundreds of Canadian remote communities to do away with diesel and embrace renewable energy.
Fossil fuel prices, voters could imperil green transition
The high energy prices of 2022 are inadvertently helping renewables, as they are the cheapest form of energy and are not dependent on the usual players. But if those same voters become battered enough, momentum could go the other way.
'Nature tech' poised to triple to $6B by 2030
Technologies such as satellite rainforest monitoring, tree-planting drones and carbon credit trading software are a 'burgeoning market opportunity' for nature-based solutions, according to a new report.
COP is dead. Long live COP!
It’s a chaotic, confounding circus pilloried by many as a waste of time and resources, and a needless exercise that changes little. But we keep coming back.
What to ask about 'loss and damage' funds
The impact of COP27’s landmark new financing for climate justice is still to be seen.
Fossil fuel producers influenced COP27 text: Critics
Fossil fuel producers benefited from sympathetic treatment in Egypt at the COP27 climate talks, government officials said, bringing their influence to bear in rushed final negotiations and frustrating those who hoped for a more ambitious outcome.
2022 was a historic year for global climate policy
COP27 was a disappointing climate summit, in particular, the international commitment to limit planetary warming to 1.5C remains on “life support”. But hope is not lost. In fact, 2022 was an historic year for international climate policy.
Is a green trade war brewing?
The Inflation Reduction Act has inflamed trade tensions around the world, and its protectionist policies are raising tensions between U.S. allies. Where can things go from here?
How microgrids help an increasingly renewable grid
The trend of increasing renewable energy capacity create increased demand for microgrids because of the role the technology plays in maintaining balance on a grid that increasingly relies on intermittent renewable energy.
U.S. renewables to outpace coal in 2022
Renewables power plants in the U.S. are expected to account for 22 per cent of the country’s total power generation 2022 and outpace coal thanks to the accelerated deployment of new wind and solar power capacity.
The 2022 World Cup isn't carbon neutral
A climate watchdog group says the tournament’s organizers, which include representatives from FIFA and the Qatar government, misled the public by undercounting carbon emissions in one key area: stadiums.
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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