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GLJ reshapes sustainability practice to focus on strategy and risk

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GLJ reshapes sustainability practice to focus on strategy

Energy consultancy GLJ Ltd. is reshaping its sustainability practice to help energy and resources companies navigate growing regulatory, geopolitical and market uncertainty, with a greater focus on strategy, risk management and asset performance.

Deep Sky gets ‘full value’ following inclusion in summit

When Deep Sky was invited to apply for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit, chief executive Alex Petre knew her carbon capture and storage startup had no time to spare. Their effort culminated in three days of wall-to-wall events.

NEO Battery inks order from Fortune 500 automaker

Toronto-based NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (NBM-X) has received a $392,000 purchase order from an existing North American Fortune 500 automotive manufacturer. The company says the order is one of its largest contracts to date for foundry manufacturing.

B.C. firm to start on Canada's first Tesla MCS chargers

Next month, B.C.'s R.R. Plett Trucking will begin installing Canada’s first two Tesla Megawatt Charging System (MCS) chargers, Electric Autonomy has learned in an exclusive interview with Trevor Plett, the trucking company’s chief operating officer.

EV charging, efficiency and costs vary: CAA report

The question for Canadians considering an electric vehicle (EV) may no longer be how far it can go, but how efficiently it uses energy, how quickly it charges and how much it costs to recharge, according to CAA.

What brokers should tell EV buyers about the insurance gap

Insurance data on EVs is still too thin for insurers to price it with confidence, and that gap is why EVs often cost more to insure than comparable gas-powered cars, according to Matt Hands, vice-president of insurance at Ratehub.ca.

Gas, hybrid, or EV: Which costs less in Canada over 5 years?

Canada’s car market today offers drivers a choice between models powered by traditional gasoline, electricity, or a combination of both. A new Rates.ca report showcases how the total cost profile across various vehicle segments changes over time.

EV drivers say Yukon is falling behind on energy transition

Electric car sales are on the rise across the country, according to Statistics Canada. But that trend hasn’t extended to the Yukon, where the number of new EV registrations has been dropping since 2024.

Vanguard, Generate to create food waste-to-RNG platform

Vanguard Renewables will acquire Generate Upcycle’s North American operations, creating a 19-facility food waste-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) platform across the U.S. and Canada. The deal will nearly double Vanguard’s capacity, adding approximately 565,000 tons of food waste processing.

Light House pushes for home relocation over demolition

Vancouver-based Light House, a 20-year-old non-profit that advocates for regenerative building practices, endorses the relocation of unwanted houses where possible. The group estimates about 20 per cent of Vancouver houses slated for demolition are salvageable and could be relocated and repurposed.

Solar-powered public space opens in Montreal

Montreal’s Olympic Park has added a permanent unusual piece of infrastructure, one that operates entirely on solar power, to its sprawling public space. Espace solaire is billed as the first outdoor public square in Quebec powered entirely by solar energy.

Dismaying climate news doesn’t mean the fight is over

COLUMN: Just because we will surpass 1.5 C doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. And just because Canada could face 5 C of warming by the end of the century doesn’t mean it has to.

Judge rules Trump admin. illegally ended $7B solar program

The Trump administration illegally terminated a US$7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a U.S. federal judge ruled Friday.

Vaulted Deep secures $35M in debt financing

Houston-based Vaulted Deep, a waste management company building subsurface infrastructure for organic waste, today announced a US$35-million debt facility from Italian investment bank Mediobanca to expand its national buildout.

Frustration mounts that AI focus will hijack climate debate

Aniket Shah, the Jefferies executive who heads the bank’s strategy on sustainability and the energy transition, says he’s asking the global finance industry not to let artificial intelligence (AI) overshadow talks about reducing planet-warming pollution.

Argentina launches nation's first solar train

Sunshine is never in short supply in the high-altitude deserts of northern Argentina. In Jujuy province, all that abundant solar energy is now being put to an unusual use: locomotion.

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