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APRIL 10, 2021

Canadaa’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced the Hydrogen Strategy Implementation Strategic Steering Committee, which will advance and measure the progress outlined in the Hydrogen Strategy for Canada launched in December 2020. There is global momentum, and Canada is harnessing it. Seamus O’Regan Jr., Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Twenty homes scattered across Canada and the northern United States are keeping warm this winter using prototypes of the latest iteration in residential heating systems: cold climate heat pumps. To prove it, eight manufacturers are publicly testing their prototypes in the Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge , hosted by the U.S.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) and the Government of Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote e-mobility in the country and to explore opportunities across Canada’s automotive and battery supply chain. —François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

IKEA Canada has partnered with technology-enabled logistics and last-mile delivery provider, Second Closet, which will begin integrating zero-emission trucks into its fleet for IKEA home deliveries in several markets across Canada. In 2020, IKEA Canada completed more than 500,000 home deliveries, a 30% increase from 2019.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Under separate agreements, Air Products will receive: $300 million (CAD) (US$226 million) from the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), the Government of Canada’s program designed to spur innovation for a better Canada by providing funding for large projects and national innovation ecosystems.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Canada Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan, released a national SMR Action Plan, which responds to the 53 recommendations identified in Canada’s SMR Roadmap that was launched in November 2018. There are 109 chapters by participating organizations, with some 450 actions tracked.

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JULY 6, 2021

Originally published on Transport Canada. To build a cleaner, more prosperous economy that fights climate change and creates good jobs, the Government of Canada is taking action to cut pollution from all sectors of the economy — including from the transportation sector, which accounts for one-quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. Canada is currently completing a mid-term review of its light duty vehicle regulations.

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JUNE 15, 2023

FedEx Express Canada recently launched its first 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vehicles in Toronto. FedEx Express Canada aims to convert its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to zero-emissions cars by 2040. The quicker we can electrify commercial fleets, the quicker we’ll help combat climate change.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Canada investing $20M in Terrestrial Energy to support development of Integral Molten Salt SMR. Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Hon. SMRs are a game-changing technology with the potential to play a critical role in fighting climate change, and rebuilding our post COVID-19 economy. —Hon.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Transport Canada has awarded a contract to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, to develop an assessment tool to examine clean technologies that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the release of other pollutants from marine vessels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2017

The Government of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVS)—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—on Canadian roads by 2018.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Tesla has dropped the price of the two base Model Y trims in Canada, which now means buyers of the popular Model Y AWD could get up to $12,000 in rebate in Quebec. In an overnight update of its online vehicle configurator, Tesla has slashed the price of Model Y in Canada. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

JMBM Canada) for approximately C$10.25 JMBM Canada includes a team with more than 360 years of collective experience, including R&D, pilot to commercial scale cathode production and product qualification and quality assurance systems qualified for tier 1 automotive lithium-ion cell manufacturers. million (US$8 million).

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Canada recently released the first details of its flagship policy to achieve one of its most ambitious climate goals to date — by 2035, every new car sold in the country must be emissions-free. While ambitious, Canada may very well achieve the milestone within the next 12 years. of new cars sold in Canada were electric.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Mining giant Rio Tinto will invest around $1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets and a company objective for net zero emissions from operations by 2050. Enhance resilience to physical climate risks. Rio Tinto’s new 2030 climate targets are linked to executive remuneration.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 13, 2022

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Canada are currently under an “Issue Assessment Investigation” by Transport Canada for a potential issue with the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) during operation in cold weather climates. The investigation is not a recall of the vehicles in question.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The Government of Canada has proposed a pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon emissions; under the new plan, all Canadian jurisdictions will have carbon pricing in place by 2018. To accomplish this, Canada will set a benchmark for pricing carbon emissions—set at a level that will help Canada meet its greenhouse gas emission targets.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Canada-based AK Motor International Corporation, an automotive intellectual property management company, is launching a new electric vehicle brand: Maple Majestic. According to AK Motor, many electric vehicles still remain woefully ill-prepared for harsh climates.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

NFI Group subsidiary New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has received new firm orders for 16 battery-electric and fuel cell-electric transit buses from Winnipeg Transit. The contract also has options to be extended for up to four years to purchase up to 150 40-foot zero-emission buses (ZEBs).

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Tesla and Canada are showing their support for one another. After hosting Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne, Tesla’s climate policy expert with public, private, and non-profit sector experience, Iain M., “Canada’s EV economy is on a roll.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

The US and Canada have created a Rail Decarbonization Task Force to explore ways to reduce emissions from the rail sector. Source: US DOT The post Transport Canada, US DOT and DOE issue joint statement on action to reduce rail-sector emissions – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Innovation News Network

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The conclusion of negotiations for Canada's association to Pillar II of Horizon Europe was announced at the EU-Canada Summit. The post EU and Canada conclude negotiations for association to Horizon Europe appeared first on Innovation News Network. Read more here.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. According to Japan’s Nikkei , the Japanese automaker is looking at several sites in Canada, including one near its auto factory in Alliston, Ontario.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Canada is far from meeting its obligations under Kyoto, and has been telegraphing since 2006 that it might withdraw. We are committed to working together to address climate change in a way that is, for countries big and small, rich or poor, fair, effective and comprehensive and allows us to continue to create jobs and growth in Canada.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The study will be part of a larger report in December that will stress the importance of implementing long-term monitoring of traffic related air pollution in Canada, and indicating that targeting high-emitting vehicles such as old trucks can provide a path towards improving near-road air quality. Jonathan M.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2019

For advanced economies—including the United States, Canada, the European Union and Japan—nuclear has been the biggest low-carbon source of electricity for more than 30 years and remains so today. The report is being released during the 10 th Clean Energy Ministerial in Vancouver, Canada.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. Canada Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy Regulations' GHG regulations. billion and cumulative net benefits for Canadians of $4.7

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Cars That Think

MAY 5, 2022

The IEEE Board of Directors formed an ad hoc committee on climate change in February to coordinate its response to the global threat. Rahman: Its charter is to develop a cross-IEEE strategy to synchronize and guide the organization’s response to changes in the global climate. Why should IEEE be involved in combating climate change?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2015

Canada Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. Canada formally submitted its target, referred to as an Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In a study published in Nature Climate Change , an international research team reports finding limited evidence that individual or household rebates have increased public support for carbon taxes in Canada and Switzerland. Background. Mildenberger, M., Lachapelle, E., Harrison, K.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Federal Cabinet of the Government of Canada approved the $11-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG Project following completion of a federal environmental assessment. The facility would liquefy and export natural gas produced by Progress Energy Canada Ltd. in northeast British Columbia.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2011

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) together with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced that five research teams have been awarded a total of C$12.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Global benefits from full implementation of measures for reduction of short-lived climate pollutants in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. The climate change benefit is estimated for a given year (2050) and human health and crop benefits are. for 2030 and beyond. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

The Government of Canada will consult with provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, industries, and non-governmental organizations to develop a clean fuel standard. The standard would require reductions in the carbon footprint of the fuels supplied in Canada, based on lifecycle analysis.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

Industrial gases leader Air Products, and its subsidiary Air Products Canada Ltd., in conjunction with the Government of Canada and the Province of Alberta, announced a multi-billion dollar plan to build a landmark new net-zero blue hydrogen energy complex. The company’s technologies are used in over 1.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2016

The government of British Columbia recently unveiled its Climate Leadership Plan , targeting the reduction of net annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25 million tonnes below current forecasts by 2050 and the creation of up to 66,000 jobs over the next ten years. —Climate Leadership Plan. Carbon pricing mechanisms.

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