G20 summit: A good climate for change
Published June 14th 2017 in the Globe and Mail, Celine Bak and Fen Osler Hampson write on the upcoming G20 Summit and what it might mean in terms of climate change.
Dartmouth firm cements bright future
Published June 8th, 2017 in the Chronicle Herald, we are pleased to share this article about our friends at CarbonCure.
May 29-30: Think 20 Summit, Berlin, Germany
On May 29 and 30, 2017, Celine Bak, Co-Chair of the Task Force on Climate Policy and Finance, participated in the Think 20 Summit in Berlin, Germany where she discussed the most critical issues facing our world with Nobel Laureates, politicians, scientists, and other leading experts from around the world.
Read her remarks and recommendations to the G20 HERE
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T20 Taskforce on Climate Policy and Finance
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‘Extremely disappointing:’ clean tech firms hit hard by U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate accord
Geoffrey Morgan writes about the potential effects the news of the U.S withdrawl from the Paris Climate Accord will have on Canadian clean technology companies. Publiashed in the Financial Post on June 1st, 2017.
Artificial photosynthesis is both an energy source and a climate change solution
Published on April 27, 2017, Jason MacLean at Cantech Letter examines artificial photosynthesis and the progress being made on it by researchers at the University of Central Florida. Until now, artificial photosynthesis research has been slow, as catalyst materials required for the process are mostly expensive ones such as platinum and iridium. The UCF team however, has developed a synthetic substitute made of titanium and organic molecules. Artificial photosynthesis is expected to be utilized as a way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable form of energy.
Read the full article here
Carbon pricing could provide $120B of business for cleantech
Published on April 24, 2017, Cleantech Canada reports on the opportunities that carbon pricing can provide for the clean tech sector as the federal government launches a carbon, citing information from a report by Lux Research and Analytica Advisors' 2017 CCTI Report.
Read the full article here
Clean tech industry struggling, but piquing interest in U.S.: McKenna
Published on April 20, 2017, the Ottawa Metro features an article by Mia Rabson at the Canadian Press. While the Canadian clean-tech industry is struggling due to poor funding and international competition, American clean-tech companies and investors are "very interested in what we're doing" said Minister Catherine McKenna.
Read the full article here
