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Desjardins' $50M Amplifier fund to aid Quebec housing non-profits

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Desjardins' $50M fund to aid Quebec housing non-profits

A $50-million fund launched by Desjardins Group will be helping social housing non-profits in Quebec to buy and build sustainable, low-carbon housing. Via the Amplifier fund, Desjardins Capital is managing resources provided by non-profits, foundations and the province.

Next Hydrogen energizes clean hydrogen fuelling station

Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (NXH-X) announced the successful commencement of Ontario's largest onsite clean hydrogen generation and fuelling station, designed to produce up to 650 kilograms of hydrogen per day to support fuel cell forklifts.

Northstar closes $3.6M in funding

Calgary-based Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. (ROOF-X) has closed a non-brokered private placement of approximately $3.6 million. The funds will be used to support commercial operations of the company’s Calgary facility and business expansion.

Canada sets end date for Greener Homes Program

Canada’s Greener Homes Grant will officially end on Dec. 31. After that date, no new grant requests will be processed, effectively closing the program that has been central to Canada’s strategy for reducing residential energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

PyroGenesis validates commercial-grade fumed silica

Montreal-based PyroGenesis Inc. (PYR-T) says third-party scanning electron microscopy analysis of material from a fumed silica reactor further validates its recently announced key technical metrics for fumed silica samples generated by the pilot-scale plant.

Great Northern Energy Metals announces name change

Vancouver-based Great Northern Energy Metals Inc. (GNEM-CN) said effective July 31, it will change its name to American Atomics Inc. Subject to final approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange, the company will also trade under the new symbol NUKE.

Ontario waste problem to worsen: municipalities

Ontario’s shrinking landfill space could run out faster than expected if the Ford government retreats from long-held plans to add two new blue box programs, warns the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

What are Canada's best prospects in the energy transition?

While fossil fuel projects like pipelines have dominated the public conversation, both the urgency of the accelerating climate crisis and the clear trends toward renewable energy dominance in global energy systems suggest that Canada's best opportunities lie in electrification.

Head of $1.7T fund sees ESG expansion creating gains

An evolution of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related investment to address a wider set of objectives can support returns and economic growth, according to Japan’s US$1.7-trillion pension fund that ranks among the world’s top green investors.

IKEA’s $47B retailer is on pace to halve emissions by 2030

Like many of its competitors in retail, Sweden’s Ingka Group — the IKEA brand’s primary retailer — faces a daunting Scope 3 challenge. Yet Ingka is unlike its peers in that it has made remarkable progress toward its targets.

BlackRock, Eni $1.2B deal to push carbon capture

BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) division has struck a deal with Italian energy giant Eni, where GIP will acquire a 49.99 per cent stake in Eni’s carbon capture, utilization, and storage business valued at approximately US$1.2 billion.

Startup claims its green steel will be cheaper

Hertha Metals, a Texas startup backed by tech billionaires Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla, says it has successfully tested a new approach for making steel that minimizes planet-warming emissions without raising costs above traditional steel.

Can GSK keep the biggest climate promise in pharma?

GSK promised to slash emissions by 80 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030, a far deeper cut than any of its rivals. Now it has five years left to deliver.

Onboard technology captures maritime emissions at source

The first commercial-scale trial of an innovative technology developed by U.K. startup Seabound, for onboard capture of carbon dioxide emissions from shipping vessels has been slated for later this year. 

How climate change is raising your grocery bill today

Researchers from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the European Central Bank have traced back the price jumps of Australian lettuce and European olive oil to extreme weather they say is linked to climate change.

What you need to know about Microsoft’s ‘poop’ credit buy

Microsoft’s (MSFT-Q) history of dominating the market for carbon removal continued when the tech giant announced it was buying 4.9 million tons of removal credits from Vaulted Deep, a startup that buries organic waste underground.

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