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Battery storage in Nevada
Cleantech
Batteries beat gas for powering data centres, report finds

Fossil fuel power has become the go-to for the AI industry, but batteries are cleaner, cheaper and faster-to-deploy

CommentMining
Canadian philanthropists are funding mineral exploration and calling it Indigenous reconciliation

OPINION | Charities that use flow-through financing for mineral exploration are complicit in undermining Indigenous rights

2026 30 Under 30Fall 2026Rankings
Meet the solution generation

We have one thing to say about this bold batch of tomorrow-shapers, consciousness-raisers and sustainability wizards: let them cook

Natural Capital
The top global cities growing more urban forests

Cities are increasingly using urban forests as infrastructure and are building the plans and capacity to support them long-term

La Rose vs. Canada
Climate Crisis
In a landmark climate trial, Canadian youth accuse the government of violating their rights

Here’s what you need to know about Canada’s first youth-led climate lawsuit to take on the federal government

Finance
The AI backlash is hitting sustainable investors

Sustainable investors piled into Big Tech before the AI boom. Now, as backlash builds and threats multiply, those investments are getting harder to justify.

Leadership
Lula’s victory in Brazil is good news for the Amazon

Environmental groups had warned that a victory for his challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, would be devastating for the environment

Energy
How community financing can make local energy systems a no-brainer 

The stage is set for community bonds to make microgrids and small energy hubs proliferate across Canada 

Floating solar
Cleantech
The solar industry is taking to the seas, raising questions about marine impacts

Oceans offer major opportunities to renewables developers, but work is still needed to understand the consequences for aquatic species

Quantum computing
Cleantech
Can quantum computers solve AI’s sustainability problem?

Quantum processors could turn computing power into a near-infinite resource, but the environmental benefits remain an open question

Transportation
Communities are leading the charge to fund Canada’s EV destiny 

Vehicle-to-grid charging infrastructure will make all the difference, and community finance could be a key enabler

EVs at a dealership
Transportation
Electric vehicle sales are back on an upward trend in the U.S.

EV sales plummeted after Trump scrapped federal tax credits, but high fuel prices have prompted a rebound that seems set to last

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