Susan Rohac, Managing Partner, Climate Tech Fund at BDC Capital, discusses the challenges and successes in the past five years of cleantech investing, including BDC’s Cleantech Practice and Climate Tech Fund, and highlights anticipated changes that may change…
Energy efficiency, in its various forms, is an essential feature of the net zero carbon world that is required to address our climate emergency. Peter Love, President at Love Energy Consultants, highlights the ten most important initiatives that…
The lag in implementing climate solutions is hindering Canada’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Stronger collaboration between stakeholders, better alignment of innovation and climate policies, and improved communication between scientists, regulators, and Indigenous communities is imperative…
The lithium-ion battery has revolutionized the electric vehicle sector, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Overcoming concerns about battery metal scarcity, innovations like Li-Metal’s Physical Vapour Deposition technology show promise in producing cost-effective, environmentally friendly lithium metal anodes, supporting…
Canada’s abundance has contributed to inefficiency in housing and a climate crisis. To address both issues, fixing emissions accounting by valuing near-term reductions, setting reducing caps for carbon intensity in building designs, and prioritizing low-emission and carbon-storing materials…
Canada and governments around the world sit today on the precipice of an incredible opportunity. Most of the world’s electrical grids are insufficient to support growing demand for electrification that will be necessary to support economic and population…
Naolo Charles, Director of Black Environmental Initiative, discusses the disproportionate impact of pollution on marginalized communities and stresses the importance of proactive measures. In 1990, a dedicated group of American environmental justice advocates sent a resounding message through…
We all know about the climate crisis, but there is also a biodiversity crisis—and we can’t tackle the one without tackling the other. Nature Canada’s Executive Director, Emily McMillan, highlights the organizations innovative strategies being implemented to reduce…
Agriculture must be reimagined to reduce food waste and carbon emissions. Allison Penner, Executive Director of Reimagine Agriculture, outlines how the federal government can use policy interventions to make agriculture benefit Canadians and the environment. Outline of the…
