Business & the Environment

Apr
22
2022

Job Opportunity: Research Associate, Clean Prosperity , Anywhere in Canada, Full-time

Position: 
Research Associate
Organization: 
Clean Prosperity
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Location: 
Anywhere in Canada
Clean Prosperity’s net-zero modelling research is a new flagship initiative that will help inform credible climate policy directions for Canada to 2050. As Clean Prosperity’s Net-Zero Pathways Research Associate, your main area of focus will be to support a national-level modelling research study. Your contributions, which will focus on data evaluation and the synthesis of model insights, will help build further rigour around the most effective pathways to achieving Canada’s net zero goals.
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Climate Change
Business & the Environment
Full-time
Contract
Paid
Mar
22
2022

Opportunity: Clean Prosperity

Position: 
Communications Associate
Organization: 
Clean Prosperity
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Location: 
Anywhere in Canada
As Clean Prosperity’s first-ever Communications Associate, you’ll help us spread the word about the most effective pathways to achieving Canada’s climate targets. There are few things more important right now than addressing the challenges posed by climate change. Your work could have a big impact on climate policy in Canada, and you could play a part in fostering a more sustainable world for coming generations. What could be more satisfying?
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Climate Change
Business & the Environment
Full-time
Permanent
Paid
Jun
18
2021

Grassy Mountain Coal Project Decision May Sound the Death Knell for Montem and Atrum Coal

Alberta Wilderness Association

Yesterday’s Grassy Mountain Coal Project Joint Review Panel categorical rejection of Benga Mining’s applications for the Grassy Mountain mine may very well sound the death knell for Montem Resources and Atrum Coal. Today, both companies requested that trading in their shares on the Australian Securities Exchange be stopped.

Before Montem’s request was accepted its stock lost 20 percent of its value. Its last trade was at 7 cents a share; Atrum’s last trade was at 4.7 cents a share. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Economics
Business & the Environment
Coal
Environmental Assessment
Fresh Water
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Mining
May
27
2020

New Waste Management reports from the Environmental Law Centre

Environmental Law Centre
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The Environmental Law Centre has published two new reports on waste management and reduction in Alberta.

Good Riddance: Waste Management Law in Alberta is the 3rd Edition of the ELC's primer on the waste management system in Alberta. The report includes five sections covering (1) Legal Concepts and Institutions, (2) Waste Management & the Law, (3) Types of Waste, (4) Recycling, and (5) Import & Export of Waste.

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Extended Producer Responsibility: Designing the Regulatory Framework is a detailed look at the extended producer responsibility [“EPR”] model of waste management, and the potential application of EPR in Alberta's waste management system.

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Business & the Environment
Environmental Law & Policy
Waste Management
Recycling
Waste Reduction & Pollution Prevention
Environmental Law Centre
Reports & Publications
Apr
02
2020

Boosting electric vehicle production could stimulate Canada’s economy

New report from the Pembina Institute and the International Council on Clean Transportation shows potential in Canada’s light and heavy duty electric vehicle production industry

Pembina Institute

TORONTO — To future-proof Canada’s auto industry and ensure the country holds its position as a top global auto producer, targeted policy support to enable a shift to electric vehicle production is critical, according to Power Play: Canada’s role in the electric vehicle transition, a new report from the Pembina Institute and the International Council on Clean Transportation.  Read More

Source: Pembina Institute
Pembina Institute
Climate Change
Economics
Business & the Environment
Energy
Transportation
Oct
03
2019

Pembina Institute recognized for convening businesses and communities around climate action

Pembina Institute receives top awards from Canada’s Clean50

Pembina Institute

TORONTO — Two flagship projects launched by the Pembina Institute were honoured today as recipients of the 2020 Canada’s Clean50 Top Project award. The Business Coalition for a Clean Economy and the Alberta Narratives Project are among 20 projects receiving the award.  Read More

Source: Pembina Institute
Pembina Institute
Climate Change
Business & the Environment
Energy
Oct
24
2019

Green Regs ‘n’ Ham: Where to from here?

Environmental Law Centre
Oct 24 2019 - 7:15am to 9:00am

Environmental liabilities and diminished credit facilities: 
Insolvency, environmental obligations & the impact of the Redwater decision

Alberta has a crisis on its hands. A mountain, of Everest-sized proportions, of environmental obligations exists across the Alberta landscape. Read More

Source: Environmental Law Centre

Location

Hotel Arts
119 12 Avenue SW
Calgary , AB
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Environmental Law Centre
Business & the Environment
Energy
Conventional Oil & Gas
Remediation
Jan
29
2019

Webinar: Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure

Climate Action Network Canada - Réseau action climat Canada
Jan 29 2019 - 8:00am to 9:00am

In this webinar, CAN-Rac hosts a training session on the Taskforce on Climate-Related Risk Disclosure (TCFD) with members of CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board. 

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Source: Climate Action Network Canada - Réseau action climat Canada
Climate Change
Business & the Environment
Jan
17
2019

Solar Seminar: Solar Power your Business Calgary

Solar Energy Society of Alberta
Jan 17 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Calgary has an increasing number of government solar projects and large commercial systems. Larger systems are going in as installation costs are dropping. What are the steps to putting a photovoltaic system on a business? What are the tax benefits? What kind of ROI do these projects offer? Case studies of commercial systems will be provided by a panel of the installing contractors and developers. Read More

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Location

Orpheus Theatre, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
1301 16 Ave NW
T2M 0L4 Calgary , AB
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Business & the Environment
Energy
Renewables & Alternatives

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