Renewables
Biodiversity, supply chain rank among biggest ESG themes in 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021, 6:53 AM MST
In a year when the pandemic sent the world into a tailspin, there was a silver lining for the world…
Carlyle makes $374 million commitment to renewable developer amp
Thursday, January 7, 2021, 6:51 AM MST
Carlyle Group Inc. has committed $374 million in equity capital to Amp Solar Group Inc., a Canada-based global renewables developer.…
The 10 ways renewable energy’s boom year will shape 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 6:57 AM MST
Even after COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on almost everything else, the new year begins with surging growth for renewable energy.…
More APAC firms tap loans linking rates to sustainable goals
Thursday, December 24, 2020, 6:49 AM MST
A growing number of borrowers in Asia Pacific are getting loans whose interest rates are linked to meeting sustainability goals,…
‘It can no longer be free to pollute:' Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
Monday, December 14, 2020, 6:08 AM MST
The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its…
Amazon to buy clean power from giant German offshore wind farm
Friday, December 11, 2020, 6:42 AM MST
Amazon.com Inc. will buy power for 10 years from a giant wind farm planned off the coast of Germany, a…
Tipping point? Experts say the Paris agreement changed the climate on climate
Friday, December 11, 2020, 6:21 AM MST
Five years after it was passed, the Paris agreement may finally be changing the climate on climate change. “I've always…
Amazon backs 26 green projects in drive to renewable energy
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 6:37 AM MST
Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said it was backing 26 new wind and solar utility projects around the globe, a massive…
Report by clean energy group outlines path to reducing freight emissions
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 6:28 AM MST
A new report calls for Ottawa to provide financial support to help the freight transportation industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through…
COVID hits clean energy in developing nations after record year
Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 6:22 AM MST
Investment in clean energy is slowing in developing countries this year after a record-breaking $32 billion flowed into the business…
Governments to invest in $875 million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 4:45 PM MST
Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting…
Small modular reactors challenge natural gas
Monday, December 7, 2020, 6:51 AM MST
The first operators of miniature nuclear reactors described their job as “tickling the tail of a sleeping dragon” because of…
