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Heritage retrofit paves way to net-zero future
Toronto’s 29 and 31 Prince Arthur Ave. are home to two heritage buildings that were recently retrofitted by developer couple Francisca and Mike Quinn.
opinion
We’re a world awash in textiles, and that’s not a good thing
Kelly Cryderman
globe climate newsletter
Globe Climate: Wildlife photography of the year
The Swarm of Life by Shane Gross, Canada Winner, Wetlands: The Bigger Picture Shane Gross looks under the surface layer of lily pads as a mass of western toad tadpoles swim past. Shane snorkelled in the lake for several hours, through carpets of lily pads. This prevented any disturbance of the fine layers of silt and algae covering the lake bottom, which would have reduced visibility. Western toad tadpoles swim up from the safer depths of the lake, dodging predators and trying to reach the shallows, where they can feed. The tadpoles start becoming toads between four and 12 weeks after hatching. An estimated 99% will not survive to adulthood. Location: Cedar Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Technical details: Nikon D500 + Tokina fisheye 10–17mm f3.5–4.5 lens at 11mm; 1/200 at f13; ISO 640; 2x Sea & Sea strobes; Aquatica housing
globe investor
Key markets and metrics to track following China’s stimulus
Gavin Maguire
international business
Britain to become first G7 country to end coal power as last plant closes
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, Britain September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo
report on business
ATCO submits regulatory application for massive pipeline project
The ATCO tower on 11th Ave Southwest, Calgary, on an overcast April 11th, 2024. (Louis Oliver/The Globe and Mail)
energy and resources
Irish company planning to produce jet fuel in Goldboro, N.S., at former LNG site
An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquified natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Blinded by the glare from 2023’s wildfires
The Editorial Board
opinion
Starbucks CEO’s corporate jet commute spits in the face of sustainability efforts
Rob Csernyik
report on business
Algoma Steel is banking on a renaissance with its multimillion-dollar plan to go electric
Worker prepare parts of the ventilation system for the new electric arc furnace facility being built at Algoma Steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on June 19, 2024. The new electric furnaces are being added in order to reduce carbon emissions in an effort to ‘green’ their steel making operation. (Deborah Baic / The Globe and Mail)
report on business
Inaugural chair of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board steps down
The Cenovus Christina Lake oilsands facility steam-assisted gravity drainage pad southeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., is shown on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Cenovus Energy Inc. says it will be returning "substantially" more money to shareholders in upcoming quarters after achieving its debt reduction target. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
globe climate newsletter
Globe Climate: Tracing the burn scars
A plume of smoke rises as the Jasper Complex Wildfire continues to burn in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada August 14, 2024. L Neufeld/Parks Canada/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
world
The top UN court sets a December date for the start of hearings in a landmark climate change case
FILE - Seats of the judges at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
british columbia
Federal government announces $89-million for conservation projects across Canada
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change is photographed following a press conference announcing a conservation campaign at Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
canada
Federal government announces $19-million for Science World upgrades in B.C.
Infrastructure Canada says $19 million in funding for upgrades to Vancouver's Science World will increase the facility's lifespan and reduce its energy consumption by more than 40 per cent. Canoes paddle past Science World as spectators watch a race during the Four Fires Festival in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
european business
Denmark to tax farmers for greenhouse gases emitted by their livestock beginning in 2030
FILE - Cows graze in a field in Luncavita, Romania, on May 21, 2019. Denmark will impose cattle farmers with a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, claiming it will be the first country to do so, in a move to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from each of their cows. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
energy and resources
Ballard signs partnership deal with Vertiv for backup power systems for data centres
Ballard Power Systems says it has signed a new long-term supply agreement with bus maker NFI Group Inc. A Ballard Power Systems Inc. logo is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
world
U.S. judge dismisses Exxon case against activist investor over proxy filing
FILE PHOTO: The logo of ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
world
Climate change damage could cost US$38-trillion per year by 2050, study finds
FILE PHOTO: A buoy is seen on the banks of the partially dry Lake Montbel at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains as France faces records winter dry spell raising fears of another summer of droughts and water restrictions, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
energy and resources
Shell urges investors to reject shareholder group’s climate demands
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a board with the logo of Shell at the company's fuel station in Saint Petersburg, Russia May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov