Cleantech
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Environment commissioner gives Ottawa failing grade on climate change prep
Rising temperatures are expected to bring increasingly devastating forest fires and more frequent floods, but Canada is nowhere near ready to protect vital infrastructure, such as roads, ports and airports, a new report says
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U.S. cuts to Energy Star program could spell trouble for Canadian climate plan
Energy Star has certified and labelled products in the U.S. since 1991. Canada joined the program a decade later and provinces now use it as a basis for almost all of their energy-efficiency programs
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Quebec firm aims to advance biofuel use in aviation with Florida research partnership
Gatineau’s Agrisoma Biosciences is expanding its partnership with the University of Florida to advance production of carinata, an oilseed that can be used as jet fuel. Canadian airlines have expressed interest in bio jet fuel
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U.S. tech workers increasingly looking for careers in Canada: report
Job listings company Indeed says search data shows the average American clicks on Canadian job listings for roughly 12 per cent of their total search, but tech workers do so for nearly 30 per cent
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Model 3 buyers may be waiting a while; Tesla again misses production targets
The electric car maker has built just 260 Model 3s since July, drastically short of expectations. Tesla blamed “production bottlenecks” for the slow rollout, but analysts warned more delays could put the firm in a precarious place
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Across the political spectrum, Americans really like trading with Canada
A new report shows an overwhelmingly positive view of the commercial relationship with Canada, and that the opinion is a rare matter of partisan consensus
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GM plans electric surge: 20 new EVs in five years
In a dramatic change of gears, the U.S. automaker says it sees its future vehicle lineup consisting solely of battery electric or fuel cell vehicles
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Tax reforms could be ‘devastating’ for small manufacturers, CME says
As blowback against the federal tax changes continues, the manufacturing and exporting association says the reforms pursue “too-narrow” a definition of tax fairness
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Canadian electric car maker inks manufacturing deal with Chinese firm
Motorcycle manufacturer Zongshen Industrial Group has agreed to produce 75,000 of Vancouver-based Electra Meccanica’s SOLO electric vehicles. The Canadian company says it has over 20,000 orders for its cars
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Ontario mulls banning all organic waste from landfills
The province warns its landfills could run out of capacity within the next 20 years if no changes are made. The plan aims to create a “circular economy” where waste is considered a resource