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Full Circle Lithium looks to launch lithium battery fire solution

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Full Circle Lithium looks to launch lithium battery fire solution

Full Circle Lithium Corp. (FCLI-X) announced last month a leading independent U.S. testing laboratory had confirmed the efficacy of its patent-pending Fire Suppressant Solution in neutralizing difficult-to-extinguish fires arising from lithium-ion batteries.

PLAEX-Crete: The Lego block of the building industry?

Dustin Bowers, a life-long construction and trades worker turned entrepreneur, is looking to solve two problems with his company PLAEX Building Systems Inc.: a skilled trades shortage and mountains of plastic waste building up around the world.

Engineering firm BPA buys TMP, bolsters sustainability focus

Montreal-based engineering firm Bouthillette Parizeau (BPA) has acquired Toronto engineering and building design consultant The Mitchell Partnership Inc. (TMP), with the merger placing a focus on sustainable buildings. Sustainable development and energy-efficiency solutions will be prioritized.

Construction allowed for Calgary area $1.2B biofuels plant

A $1.2-billion negative-emissions biofuels plant on southeast Calgary’s edge has officially been allowed to begin construction. The project, slated to open in 2026, is expected to approximately triple the amount of renewable natural gas (RNG) on Canada’s grid.

Canada on track to achieve interim climate target

The latest emissions projection data suggests Canada is on track to achieve its interim climate target and is getting closer to its 2030 goal. Modelling shows Canada's emissions should decrease by mid-decade, bending the curve toward the interim 2026 target.

COP28 enters crunch time, countries at odds over fossil fuels

Nations at the COP28 summit are set for a final faceoff over whether to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels. Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said a deal on phasing out fossil fuels was being opposed by OPEC.

ECO Canada’s mission: building the world’s leading environmental workforce

From young professionals to experienced environmental auditors to organisations, ECO Canada's designations provide a nation-wide validation of skills and commitment to best practices. Don’t wait any longer! To become a certified EP® visit eco.ca/ep.

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Ontario cautiously gets back into the green electricity game

The Independent Electricity System Operator, which manages Ontario’s grid, is planning to announce this week that it is launching consultations for a new procurement process for non-emitting electricity. Wind and solar are expected to be major components.

DevvStream, Focus Impact propose business combination

Focus Impact Acquisition and DevvStream announced the filing of a registration statement in the U.S. Upon completion of the business combination, the combined company will operate as DevvStream and is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker "DEVS”.

LiTHOS Energy now trading on Cboe Canada

Vancouver-based LiTHOS Energy Ltd., a critical minerals extraction technology company improving the sustainability of lithium mining, as they graduate their public listing. LiTHOS is now trading on Cboe Canada under the ticker symbol LITS.

Kontrol adds carbon sequestration monitoring customer

Kontrol Technologies Corp. (KNR-NE), has added a carbon sequestration monitoring customer to its industrial emissions platform. Kontrol will provide real time monitoring to support the development and integration of carbon sequestration solutions at a large industrial facility in Ontario.

Kamloops wildfire research institute gets final approval

The Institute of Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency in Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C. has been given final approval. The new research institution hopes to position itself as an “international leader” in wildfire science and education.

AFN chief supports Ont. chiefs in push for carbon price review

The incoming leader of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) says she'll back demands by chiefs in Ontario for a judicial review of Canada's carbon price. Cindy Woodhouse, a former Manitoba regional chief, is the assembly's newly-elected national chief.

B.C. First Nation LNG project slammed in public comments

The Nisga’a Nation-backed Ksi Lisims LNG project appears to have sparked considerable pushback during a public comment period as part of the BC Environment Assessment Office’s review. The project generated more than 500 written comments, the bulk of them negative.

Here's why food waste is a major climate change issue

Food waste releases large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent in terms of warming than carbon dioxide. It traps more heat in the atmosphere per molecule than carbon dioxide, according to the UN Environment Program.

Microgrid resilience corridor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Idaho National Laboratory announced last week that it will collaborate with ProtoGen Energy Aligned, a Pennsylvania-based energy consulting company and microgrid developer, on the design, siting and development of a microgrid resilience corridor that will span parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 

EU agreement to reduce emissions, energy use in buildings

A provisional agreement has been reached between the European Parliament and the Council to reduce energy consumption and emissions in the least energy efficient buildings across the European Union.  The agreement strengthens the existing Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

No global carbon price? Some companies set their own

A growing list of global companies are setting a price or charging themselves for each tonne of their carbon emissions, looking to shape their investments and business for future pollution taxes or other new climate rules.

U.K. bans airline ads over ‘misleading’ environmental claims

Ads from Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and Etihad Airways were banned by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday for giving a “misleading impression” of the airlines’ environmental impact. In 2020, the ASA made a similar ruling against Ryanair.

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