British Columbia’s emerging carbon management sector will be in focus this summer as industry leaders gather in Vancouver for Carbon Connect: Building the Silicon Valley of Carbon in BC. Taking place during PNW Climate Week, the July 16 event will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers, and climate technology leaders working across carbon capture, carbon […]
Wheaton Launches $1 Million Challenge To Reduce Mining’s Land Impacts
Vancouver-based Wheaton Precious Metals has launched the third annual Future of Mining Challenge, calling on cleantech innovators around the world to propose new ways to optimize mining while reducing land impacts. For the 2026/2027 challenge, Wheaton will award USD $1 million to a cleantech venture developing technology that strengthens orebody knowledge or improves extraction methods. […]
Deep Sky Lands Carbon Removal Deal With TD
Montreal-based Deep Sky has signed a ten-year carbon removal agreement with TD Bank Group, marking another corporate offtake deal for Canada’s emerging direct air capture sector. Under the agreement, TD will purchase over 18,000 verified direct air capture carbon dioxide removal credits from Deep Sky. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is intended to […]
Swift Charge Expands InnVest Hotel Partnership
Swift Charge is expanding its partnership with InnVest Hotels, bringing electric vehicle charging infrastructure to more than 70 hotel locations across Canada. The Canadian EV charging network announced that InnVest, Canada’s largest hotel owner and operator, is scaling up its Swift Charge deployments following a successful initial pilot across 12 properties. The broader rollout will […]
NorthX Invests $1 Million in BC Carbon Utilization Startup
NorthX Climate Tech is investing $1 million in Anodyne Chemistries, a BC-based company developing a new way to produce industrial chemicals from captured carbon dioxide. The follow-on investment will support Anodyne’s EZ Formate Pilot Plant in British Columbia, described as a first for Canada and among the first of its kind globally in scaling the […]
Canada’s Climate Capital Community Convenes In Vancouver
Investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders from across Canada gathered in Vancouver this week for the inaugural Canadian Climate Capital Summit, an event organizers described as the largest gathering of Canada’s climate and hard tech capital allocators. Hosted jointly by Renewal Funds, Pangaea Ventures, Evok Innovations, Active Impact Investments, and NorthX Climate Tech, the summit brought […]
Foresight Names First Canadian Cleantech Award Winners at Web Summit Vancouver
Foresight Canada has named the winners of its inaugural Canadian Cleantech Awards, recognizing companies, funders, adopters, and ecosystem leaders helping scale the technologies needed to build a more sustainable economy. The awards were announced today at Web Summit Vancouver’s Climate Innovation Zone, placing the winners in front of global investors, industry leaders, and key decision-makers. […]
Vancouver’s Arca Scales Carbon Mineralization Solution
Vancouver-based Arca is advancing a new approach to carbon dioxide removal through a collaboration with Carbon Direct, aimed at bringing its Industrial Mineralization (IMin) technology to market as a scalable climate solution. Arca’s process accelerates carbon mineralization—a naturally occurring reaction between CO₂ and alkaline rocks—by applying proprietary techniques to mine waste and other industrial byproducts. […]
NorthX Backs Wildfire Tech Scale-Up in B.C.
As wildfire risk intensifies across North America, NorthX Climate Tech is doubling down on solutions aimed at prevention, detection, and response, announcing $2.2 million in follow-on investments into three British Columbia–based companies: CRWN.ai, Nova, and Skyward Wildfire Technologies. The funding targets technologies already being deployed in real-world conditions, with a focus on protecting communities, energy […]
Indigenous-Led BECCS Project Secures Microsoft Deal
A major Indigenous-led carbon removal project in Saskatchewan has secured a long-term agreement with Microsoft, marking a significant step forward for Canada’s carbon capture and clean energy sector. Svante and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) announced that North Star Carbon Solutions will deliver 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 15 […]