New York City currently has an office vacancy rate of 17.4%, a figure that has skyrocketed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As urbanists Edward Glaeser and Carlo Ratti claim, this empty
Sweden's transition from oil to heat pumps has helped bring about a significant decrease in carbon emissions, and its approach holds important lessons for Canada. Heat pumps are a more energy
The Greater Montreal Climate Fund has entered into a partnership with Efficiency Capital to launch a new program called MultiRés, a retrofit program that aims to decarbonize multi-unit residential
Germany is urging world leaders to come together and declare an end to the use of fossil fuels. As well as creating a plan for phasing out fossil fuel production, Germany has called for setting
The German government has approved a bill that bans the installation of most new oil and gas heating systems from 2024 in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change.
The ban
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has launched a new video designed to help municipalities identify ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by retrofitting community buildings. The video
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Subsidies to the industry paradoxically increases our addiction in many ways. Despite the fact that the International Monetary Fund and The Economist has been
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What are the strategies, policy instruments and incentives that could be used by the federal and provincial levels of government to accelerate more ambitious
The 12 Neighbours NGO is building a tiny home development in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The development consists of tiny homes that are approximately 240 square feet each, which will be offered as
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The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released their Sixth Assessment Report, outlining the current state of scientific, technical