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1 day ago · The Government of Canada commits to introducing a regulatory framework that will allow the phase-out of the installation of expensive and polluting oil heating systems in new construction, as early as 2028. This phase-out would include necessary exclusions for regions with insufficient access to the electricity grid and where standby back up heating fuel is required.
9 hours ago · Greenhouse gas emissions associated with heating and cooling are the cause of buildings being Canada's third-largest emitting sector (after oil and gas and transportation). Buildings are a ...
1 day ago · OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced an intention to ban the installation of oil furnaces in new construction as early as 2028. Updated 5 mins ago. July 16, 2024. 1 min read ...
21 hours ago · Bringing costs down. But heat pumps also come with considerable upfront costs. According to Efficiency Canada, the average cost of a heat pump in Canada is $18,400, while the average price of an ...
6 days ago · From building new net-zero office buildings and homes to green retrofitting the rest, a new generation of developers are changing the way Canada thinks about its built environment. In the second story in our Big Green Build series, CNO shines a spotlight on five pioneers showing how the industry can embrace a low-carbon future.
systems are neede(e.g. when installation of oil or natural gas heating systems would no longer be d permitted). Looking toward 2030 and 2050, the Canada Green Buildings Strategy will align with an economy-wide approach to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in particular through supporting increased use of low-carbon
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Sep 28, 2023 · 28 September 2023, OTTAWA— Emissions from oil and gas and buildings continued to rise in 2022, undercutting Canada’s progress reducing emissions overall, according to a new independent estimate from 440 Megatonnes, a project of the Canadian Climate Institute.
