The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Greening Canada Fund (GCF) signed an agreement last week under which TDSB will begin selling carbon credits to GCF - credits created from results of the Board's efforts to make significant reductions to its greenhouse gas emissions. Over five years, this innovative ...

News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

It's easy to be an eco-friendly driver on Earth Day and every day. Mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by making simple changes to the way you drive. "The small choices each person makes to be a greener driver can really add up," said Silvana Aceto, spokesperson for CAA ...

News | Newswire | Apr 22, 2010

The International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC - C02) today announced the hiring of Dr. Carmen Dybwad as the centre's new Chief Executive Officer. IPAC - C02 is designed to meet a public and regulatory need in the global Carbon Capture and Storage chain by providing ...

News | Newswire | Apr 22, 2010

Today, the 20th anniversary of Earth Day in Canada, Export Development Canada (EDC) announced that it will begin purchasing carbon credits to offset the carbon emissions generated by its business travel. "The nature of an export credit agency's work means that travel, and a considerable amount of it, is necessary to ...

News | Newswire | Apr 22, 2010

MONTREAL, QC — SNC-Lavalin announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for SaskPower's Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Demonstration Project. The project involves transforming an aging unit at the coal-fired Boundary Dam Power Station near Estevan, Saskatchewan, into a ...

News | Newswire | Mar 8, 2010

Waterloo Region, ON – Sustainable Waterloo, a not-for-profit that guides organizations in Waterloo Region towards a more environmentally sustainable future, announced on Monday that five prominent insurance companies with core operations in Waterloo Region are now members of the Regional Carbon Initiative. The new members are: The Economical ...

News | Newswire | Mar 3, 2010

CSA Standards, a leading developer of standards, codes and personnel certification programs, and the International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC-CO2 Research Inc.) this week announced a joint agreement to develop Canada's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) standard for the geologic storage of industrial emissions. ...

Features | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

Partners in Project Green recently announced the launch of its Carbon 101 Reduction Program. The goal of the program is to assist companies in completing their greenhouse gas (GHG) baselines, identifying reduction strategies, and developing implementation plans. In order to assist companies in achieving these goals at a reduced or no ...

Features | Newswire | May 20, 2010

With prospective climate change legislation and policy discussions in the United States and Canada, intensive international negotiations culminating later this year, and ongoing stakeholder interest, companies are scrambling to develop or boost their climate change strategies. For heavy manufacturers, it is now clear that climate change regulation would have a ...

Features | Julie Matthews | Dec 1, 2009

In March 2009 on the Green Business website, we posed the question, “Is carbon disclosure still relevant in a volatile economy?” The answer was a firm “yes.” At the time, environmental concerns may have been muted by more pressing issues, but legislators were continuing to push for regulations to reduce ...

Features | Valerie Chort and Skip Willis | Oct 15, 2009

TORONTO, ON — Canada's largest publicly traded companies are preparing for anticipated climate change policies by increasing their carbon management efforts each year, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project 2009: Canada 200 Report. The Canadian findings of the global Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) initiative were released yesterday at Conference Board ...

Features | Newswire | Oct 9, 2009

Over the last few months there have been numerous milestones in the carbon legislation market. Many organizations are asking, “What does this mean for my organization?” For organizations that consume energy, goods, and raw materials, using energy  is going to cost more with a market-based carbon surcharge . The critical ...

Features | Julie Matthews | Sep 8, 2009