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Gas Lobby Fails to Delay Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Plan
An effort backed by a powerful natural gas organization to erode Vancouver’s climate emergency plan has failed, but the thin margin on the final ... -
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Student Team’s ‘Welcoming, Affordable’ Vision Wins $50,000 Global Urban Design Award
The 21st-century challenges cities face can only be solved by governments, not by profit-driven corporations, say five recent Canadian winners of a prestigious global ... -
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Climate Risk Becomes Major Issue on Home Buyers’ Checklists
Climate risk, with its implications for a home’s safety today and its resale value tomorrow, is emerging as an important new item on many ... -
VCIB Unveils First Dedicated Loan Program for Commercial Solar Projects
Canadian businesses and non-profits will be able to borrow up to $10 million to install solar panels on their properties under a new commercial ... -
Ottawa Unveils $5,000 Home Energy Retrofit Grant
The federal government is receiving a rocky response after unveiling its seven-year, C$2.6-billion plan to help Canadians cover the cost of home energy retrofits. -
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Biden Promises 50-52% Emissions Cut by 2030
President Joe Biden confirmed a much-anticipated 50 to 52% emission reduction target for the United States last month, that kicked off a two-day Leaders’ ... -
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Climate Impacts Could Cost Canada $140 Billion by 2050, Insurance Giant Warns
Canada will be more than $100 billion poorer by 2050 if the world doesn’t work harder to fight climate change, says one of the ... -
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IEA Sees ‘Exceptional’ Solar, Wind Growth as ‘New Normal’
The “exceptional” global growth of solar and wind capacity is set to become a “new normal” in 2021 and 2022, the International Energy Agency ... -
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‘Checking the Boxes’ in Federal Climate Plan Won’t Deliver on Canada’s Paris Targets, Researchers Warn
Two veteran public interest researchers have come up with a troubling equation they say is at the heart of the federal government’s climate strategy: ... -
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Analysts See Ford’s F-150 Electric Truck Bringing EV’s to Mainstream
A Twitter video this week of a smiling U.S. President Joe Biden trying out an F-150 Lightning electric truck along a Ford Motor Co. ... -
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Most Municipal Climate Plans Fall Short of What’s Needed
While the number of cities with climate plans has rocketed from 16 to 365 since 2010, fewer than 20% are tackling all four of ... -
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Ottawa Looks to Train 2,000 New Energy Advisors for Home Retrofit Program
The federal government is looking to train 2,000 more people to do energy audits as it tries to get its new green home renovation ... -
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Desert Cities Tap into Waste Water from Air Conditioning Units
From the Negev Desert to the state of Texas, the private and public sectors are tapping into a previously overlooked source of water: condensate ... -
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Ending Daily Commutes Could Save Canadian Office Workers $3,000 to $6,000 Per Year
Difficult as it was for many people to adjust to working from home when the COVID-19 pandemic hit—and to absorb the searing realities of ... -
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IEA Sees ‘Exceptional’ Solar, Wind Growth as ‘New Normal’
The “exceptional” global growth of solar and wind capacity is set to become a “new normal” in 2021 and 2022, the International Energy Agency ...
