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SWTCH, AutoGrid integrate 250 EV chargers in demand response program
SWTCH, AutoGrid join on demand response program
SWTCH Energy Inc. has partnered with Redwood City-based AutoGrid to balance electricity demand and reduce electrical bills by integrating 250 electric vehicle chargers in multi-tenant properties into an active demand response program with a Canadian utility.
Jayman ups solar, cuts emissions from homes
By increasing its standard solar panel offering from six to 10 in 2023, homebuilder Jayman BUILT is able to further reduce a home’s carbon footprint and could provide up to 50 per cent in electrical savings per year.
N.B. unhappily accepts Ottawa's carbon pricing plan
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will align the province's carbon pricing plan with Ottawa's so-called backstop program. The move was not well-received by Higgs, who blasted it for raising the cost of living.
Does Canada have the data to reach net-zero?
There are critical questions about Canada's climate efforts that remain unanswered. It is especially important as Canada works toward its ambitious goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Experts say it is a data gap that must be plugged.
Canada falling behind on ESG investing rules: report
A report released by Principles for Responsible Investment says Canada lacks adequate rules around investing in an era of climate change. Canada is called “a low-regulation jurisdiction” that relies on voluntary measures to align business investment with responsible climate action.
Labs haven’t discovered transparent ESG reporting yet
Lab spaces, one of the fastest-growing classes of commercial real estate, can be energy hogs, using 10 times more than similarly sized offices. While major developers say they’re trying to improve sustainability, details on those efforts are sparse.
Corporate deal-making considers sustainability
Decisions made by France's TotalEnergies SA and Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd. to divest from billions in fossil fuel assets are all part of a wider trend of ESG playing an expanding role in the mergers and acquisitions world.
Barclays dumps Canadian oilsands starting July
Barclays, the world’s seventh largest financier of fossil fuels, will not directly finance new oilsands exploration, production or processing starting July. It will further restrict financing to companies earning more than 10 per cent of their revenue from those activities.
Investors can't ignore China's lagging ESG status
For brands that pulled out of Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, the cost was in the billions. But Russia is smaller compared to China; and the costs of inaction on ESG issues could be multitudes of magnitude bigger.
B.C. public pension spends on U.K. hydrogen scheme
A B.C. public pension plan has bought into a U.K. natural gas transmission network that is touting a risky scheme to use hydrogen for home heating, despite persistent concerns about the cost, safety, and climate impact of the plan.
NZAOA updates rules for portfolio decarbonization
Investment portfolio emissions make up the lion’s share of an asset owner’s footprint. The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance’s (NZAOA) newest protocol aims to fight inertia in pro-climate financing and get investor portfolios in line with science by 2050.
Can hydrogen solve Canada’s energy woes?
There is a future for hydrogen, but it is not a panacea. Canada’s current hydrogen strategy is based on implausible ambitions and fails to grasp the very real obstacles standing in the way of mass adoption.
3 ways to get Alberta on board with a 'just transition'
The "just transition" legislation to move oil and gas workers into a low-carbon economy has not been well-received by Alberta's politicians. The federal government can draw support with flexibility in local policy design, trade-offs and financial carrots.
ZEVs set 10% market share record in Q4 2022
Canada’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations hit an important, new milestone in Q4 2022: double-digit market share. For 2022 as a whole, one in every 11 new vehicles registered was a ZEV, finds S&P Global Mobility.
New Biden EV charger rules stress Made In America
The Biden administration issued long-awaited final rules on its national electric vehicle (EV) charger network that require chargers to be built in the U.S. immediately, and with 55 per cent of their cost coming from U.S.-made components by 2024.
The U.S. plan to become a cleantech superpower
Across the U.S., a new revolution is under way in cleantech, and its goals are profound: to rejuvenate the country’s rustbelt, decarbonize the country's economy, and wrest control of the 21st-century’s energy supply chains from China, the world’s cleantech superpower.
EU climate policy to spark work on carbon pricing
Tthe ‘Fit for 55’ package that the European Union has introduced as part of the European Green Deal outlines policy instruments to achieve net-zero by 2050. Its carbon pricing rules may be pivotal in clamping down on carbon leakage.
Denmark’s ‘renewable energy island’ close to goal
A tiny Danish island has completed its journey to becoming the world’s first “renewable energy island,” with its roughly 4,000 residents reducing their emissions to near zero through collective ownership of wind turbines, solar panels and biomass heating plants.
World Bank chief to step down after climate quarrel
World Bank president David Malpass will step down from his post in June, leaving before his term was set to expire. Malpass received strong criticism over the bank’s commitment to climate action and over his personal views on climate change.
How will AI shape the future of clean energy?
At the foremost utility trade show in the U.S. — DISTRIBUTECH — AI-powered technologies were scattered across the expo hall, touting new applications for energy and data management. GreenBiz asked how will AI change the future of clean energy.
Industry Events
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Microgrid Knowledge (MGK) Conference 2024
Apr 22 2024
to Apr 24 2024
Baltimore, Maryland
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Canada Green Building Council: Building Lasting Change 2024
Jun 05 2024
to Jun 06 2024
Toronto
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Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Aug 16 2024
to Aug 18 2024
Vancouver, Canada
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