Greenspace is a critical component of climate adaptation and mitigation. A land securement strategy was developed and approved by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Board of Directors in 2022. The strategy guides the securement of lands within the Niagara Peninsula watershed over the next decade for environmental, natural hazard Read more…
This program builds and expands upon the past and current work of Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority’s (NPCA) restoration and stewardship programs and initiatives, formalizes programming for emerging partnerships and opportunities, and meets the internal needs of integrating knowledge and building organizational capacity. The program identifies six program and service areas Read more…
Project is to develop an integrated carbon budget model that will be applied to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority’s (NPCA) jurisdiction using the best available data and approaches for the landcover types present within the watershed. Using the integrated model, net carbon storage and sequestration will be estimated over a Read more…
Enbridge Gas has programs to help residents conserve energy and reduce GHG emissions. They also have programs for commercial, new construction, affordable housing, and low carbon options.
Moving past the ‘low-hanging-fruits’ approach to energy retrofits, these projects are packaged to produce the highest-value for the lowest-cost investment. They include full-facility LED lighting and low-voltage controls retrofits, building BAS and controls system recommissioning, and plumbing isolation and monitoring improvements.
The District Energy System (DES) electrification project will significantly reduce Brock’s carbon emissions by diversifying campus heat sources and reducing the use of natural gas in the DES. Scheduled to be completed by March 2025, the project will include the installation of an electric boiler, refurbishing several existing electric boilers. Read more…
Atura Power selected the Niagara Region as their first Ontario site for commercial-scale hydrogen production. The Niagara Hydrogen Centre will also be Ontario’s largest green hydrogen production facility, with a hydrogen production capacity of 20 MW, utilizing proton exchange membrane electrolysis technology to split water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules Read more…