As Canada ramps up renewable energy deployment, ensuring a stable grid requires more than just wind and solar, it demands energy storage. Roby Douglas highlights how current regulations exclude communities, individuals, and Indigenous groups from participating in this…
Reducing PFAS exposure in consumer goods and supply chains is a growing priority—but what does “PFAS-free” actually mean? Emily Hicks, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at FREDsense Technologies, unpacks the complexity behind PFAS definitions, the gaps in current…
As climate impacts grow more severe, the role of nature in building resilience is gaining long-overdue recognition. Sabine Dietz explores how natural systems—often overlooked in policy and planning—are vital to both mitigating climate change and adapting to its…
Hydrogen is a rising force in the clean energy transition—versatile, emissions-free, and crucial for decarbonizing heavy industry and transport. But as Dr. Brandy Kinkead of Ayrton Energy highlights, a major challenge remains: cost-effective storage and transport. These often-overlooked…
Electrifying school bus fleets seems like the obvious solution to a couple of problems – namely, reducing pollution and protecting the health of children by removing harmful pollutants from their daily routines. However, it’s not as simple as…
In this article, Stephen Bacchus gives us an inside look into how Mississauga is using public transit infrastructure updates to meet its zero-emission goals. He explains how they’ve addressed the financial challenges that came up along the way,…
Reflections from Kananaskis: How Carney Cleared the Smoke Without Facing the Fire Last week, Nell Sykes (one of our Clean50 Analysts this year) travelled to Banff with the G7 Research Group, a University of Toronto–based network of students,…
Canada has world-class scientists and bold biotech innovators—but too often, they lack the tools to scale. Roya Aghighi, CEO and Co-Founder of Lite-1, shares how her team developed breakthrough microbial dyes to replace toxic petrochemical colourants, only to…
When a wildfire came within a kilometer of the home of our Clean50 Director, Megan Aoki, in Shiningbank, Alberta, it reshaped her understanding of safety, resilience, and the realities of a changing climate. What began as a personal…
The Search for the first Clean50 Begins – and The Award Nearly Dies at Week 4! As we celebrate our 15th Clean50 list, we’re looking back at how the awards were created, the initial stumbles and challenges we…
