At the recent COP26 climate-change conference, nearly 500 global financial-services firms agreed to align US$130 trillion — about 40 per cent of the world’s financial assets — with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 C.
This was the latest in a string of developments proving that net zero is no longer niche; it’s the new normal. With around 90 per cent of the world’s economy now covered by a net-zero target, it’s clear that a top priority — from corporate boardrooms to the corridors of political power, in Canada and around the world — is tackling climate change across all sectors and systems.
Engineers and entrepreneurs are exploring a myriad of technologies and pathways to accelerate the transition to clean energy. While there’s no silver bullet, it’s evident that clean electrification — substituting fossil fuels with clean, zero-carbon electricity — is key. The recently published…
