The Government of Canada is leading by example by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and aiming towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient and clean growth economy.
Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, announced eight new projects in the National Capital Region funded through the Greening Government Fund.
Administered by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Greening Government Fund helps government organizations make strategic investments to reduce carbon emissions from their operations.
The following projects received a total of approximately $6.7 million through the fund:
- the Naval Electric Ship Technologies (NEST) project assesses hybrid and/or all-electric solutions for naval ships (Department of National Defence)
- the Ship Platform Exploitation of Energy Datasets (SPEED) 2.0 project optimizes energy efficiency and reduces GHG emissions for naval ships (Department of National Defence)
- a project where high-temperature-resilient renewable heating systems are analyzed, and the data collected for future improvements (Natural Resources Canada)
- an assessment of electric vehicle charging solutions for federal sites (Natural Resources Canada)
- a pilot project to study employee access to federal EV supply equipment including a pilot project in multiple Canada Border Services Agency locations (Natural Resources Canada, Canada Border Services Agency)
- a search tool to green public procurement (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
- a project to reduce GHG emissions for scientific equipment procurement of (Public Services and Procurement Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- a Life Cycle Assessment to determine the baseline carbon footprint of conventionally constructed federal buildings (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
Through the Greening Government Strategy, the Government of Canada is leading the transition to net-zero carbon and climate-resilient operations. These projects will advance greening operations by accelerating and improving green procurement practices through a focus on life-cycle assessment principles, the adoption of clean technology and green products and services, and by increasing buyer capacity to drive greener goods and services. Aligned with other Government of Canada greening priorities, these investments are important steps in advancing a Buy Clean approach in Canada.
In addition to these 8 projects, 11 projects in other regions across the country were approved this year for a total investment of over $14 million. These projects will support the Government of Canada's goal of net-zero carbon operations by 2050.
