Canada Net-Zero Before the Parliament of Canada adjourned for the summer, the governing body ensured that several zero-emission and clean energy-related legislative measures were signed into law. Among these include implementing clean economy tax credits and net-zero-focused workforce development initiatives. The enactment of this legislation comes not too long […] Click here to view original […]

FARNBOROUGH, England — The aviation industry has preached for years that low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, will be key to making the airline business carbon neutral. Yet production of SAF is so abysmally low that last year it represented about 0.1% of all the jet fuel used worldwide. […] Click here to view original

BRISTOL – The solar panels seem to go on forever – 20,692 of them stretching out in all directions. This is the view from within the largest solar project built on a closed landfill in Rhode Island, a 6.9-megawatt array installed on 90 acres on the east side of […] Click here to view original

A new generation of developers and architects are designing a future for the building sector that is less polluting and profitable. Canada’s private sector has a “critical role” to play in promoting, adopting and investing in green buildings, says a new federal strategy. We talk to sustainable builders charting […] Click here to view original

A natural gas stove. (DGLimages/Shutterstock) In a surprising move bound to be controversial, Vancouver City Council has approved a directive for City of Vancouver staff to restore the option for new home construction to use natural gas for heating and hot water. The directive passed in a 6-5 vote […] Click here to view original

The U.S. General Services Administration headquarters at 1800 F Street, NW Washington, DC (Sarah A. Garner) An under-the-radar U.S. agency is pushing efforts to slash emissions from buildings, marshaling billions of dollars to test and deploy new carbon-cutting technologies and materials at properties owned by the federal government. The […] Click here to view original