Challenge fund

Major upgrades to Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario for cleaner, healthier air and energy savings

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024

In addition, two new heat pumps will be used to reduce energy consumption from natural gas-fired boilers.

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In addition, two new heat pumps will be used to reduce energy consumption from natural gas-fired boilers.
In an average year, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario emits over 6,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
With these upgrades in place, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario will be able to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by over 2,500 tonnes per year, the equivalent of approximately 600 homes' energy use for one year.
"At the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, reducing our carbon emissions helps kids today and tomorrow.

Government of Canada launches applications for $170 million Low Carbon Economy Challenge, highlighting University of Victoria pollution-cutting project

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Venerdì, Novembre 17, 2023

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Applicants can find more information on the program, project eligibility, and the application process by visiting the Low Carbon Economy Challenge website .

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Applicants can find more information on the program, project eligibility, and the application process by visiting the Low Carbon Economy Challenge website .
Through the Low Carbon Economy Fund, the Government of Canada is partnering with climate leaders across the country to cut emissions, cut costs, and create jobs, and will continue to do so through this renewed funding."
The Low Carbon Economy Challenge is supporting projects across the country that invest in proven, low-carbon technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
On November 14, 2023, the Government of Canada launched the Low Carbon Economy Indigenous Leadership Fund, which will invest up to $180 million in clean energy and energy-efficiency projects led by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and organizations.

If you participated in the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan since March 13, 2014, you could get a payment from a class action Settlement.

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Mercoledì, Maggio 25, 2022

CHANHASSEN, Minn., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Analytics, the notice administrator for the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan Class Action, announces the following:

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CHANHASSEN, Minn., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Analytics, the notice administrator for the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan Class Action, announces the following:
If you participated in the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan since March 13, 2014, you could get a payment from a class action Settlement.
Before any Settlement recovery is made, the Court will have a hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlement.
The Net Settlement Fund will be allocated to Settlement Class members who invested in at least one of the Challenged Funds ("Affected Settlement Class members").
Settlement recoveries will be automatically distributed to Affected Settlement Class members in the following manner if the Court approves the Settlement.

Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador invest in climate action projects across the province

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Mercoledì, Maggio 19, 2021

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The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is also contributing $3.3 million in support of these initiatives.

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The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is also contributing $3.3 million in support of these initiatives.
Such projects are part of the work to support the development of a green economy and initiatives to move the province forward both environmentally and economically.
"\nOther projects that will receive funding from the Climate Change Challenge Fund are the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation\'s Furnace Replacement Project with $786,130, and the Fisheries and Marine Institute\'s Fuel Switching Project with $1,039,980.
The remaining ten projects will be announced in the coming week.\nNewfoundland and Labrador\'s Climate Change Challenge Fund is a competitive grantbased program to fund greenhouse gas reduction projects.

Can innovation deliver five more years of healthy living?

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Venerdì, Febbraio 28, 2020

Innovation economics, Product management, Ageing, Gerontology, Old age, Articles, Challenge fund, Innovation, Academic disciplines, Economy

The Governments Ageing Society Grand Challenge aims to use innovation to improve health in old age, with the target of adding five years of healthy life expectancy by 2035 whilst also reducing health inequalities.

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The Governments Ageing Society Grand Challenge aims to use innovation to improve health in old age, with the target of adding five years of healthy life expectancy by 2035 whilst also reducing health inequalities.
The Committee will also ask the officials about the 98million Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund for innovation in products and services to support healthy ageing.
What was the rationale for focussing on innovation, and will the innovation approach alone be able to achieve the five years of additional healthy life?
What types and sizes of businesses and innovations will be prioritised or best supported by the 98million Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund?

Can innovation deliver five more years of healthy living?

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Venerdì, Febbraio 28, 2020

Innovation economics, Product management, Ageing, Gerontology, Old age, Articles, Challenge fund, Innovation, Academic disciplines, Economy

The Governments Ageing Society Grand Challenge aims to use innovation to improve health in old age, with the target of adding five years of healthy life expectancy by 2035 whilst also reducing health inequalities.

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The Governments Ageing Society Grand Challenge aims to use innovation to improve health in old age, with the target of adding five years of healthy life expectancy by 2035 whilst also reducing health inequalities.
The Committee will also ask the officials about the 98million Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund for innovation in products and services to support healthy ageing.
What was the rationale for focussing on innovation, and will the innovation approach alone be able to achieve the five years of additional healthy life?
What types and sizes of businesses and innovations will be prioritised or best supported by the 98million Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund?