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Sustainable Development Technology Canada is a government organization established in 2001, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and employs more than 55,000 Canadians [18]. SDTC was founded due to the introduction of legislation by the then Natural Resource Minister Ralph Goodale in February of 2001. [19]. SDTC is lead by CEO and president Leah Lawrence, who was awarded the Female Executive of the Year Awarded by the Stevie Awards for women in business, an appointed chairperson by the name of James Laurence Balsillie and six appointed directors[20]. The chairperson and directors of the board are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister after they have consulted with the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Industry. SDTC’s main goal is to, “Help bridge the gap between research and market entry for Canadian clean tech projects” [21]. Sustainable Development Technology Canada is a government initiative that is attempting to work with entrepreneurs, not-for-profit companies, innovators and scientists to bring their clean technology projects to the market with the help of government funding [22]. SDTC operates mainly during the early stages of a company’s innovation process and a large part of attracting further funding is tied to company performance and demonstration of commercial relevance and viability of technologies. Through their innovative technology they bring positive contributions to Canada by creating quality jobs, driving economic growth, and aid in preserving the environment.

SDTC has five specific funds that support innovative, Canadian clean-tech projects, the SD Tech Fund, the SD Natural Gas Fund, the NextGen Biofuels Fund, the SDTC Joint Fund with CCEM[25]. Initially, an independent board of directors was chosen to manage the not-for-profit foundation and it was given an initial funding of $100 million [26]. Fifteen years later, SDTC has invested $928 million dollars in 320 projects and these dollars were leveraged three times over by both public and private sector funding[27]. SDTC gains about $11.6 billion in annual revenues while exporting about $6.6 billion to Canadian clean tech companies [28]. In 2016 the Government of Canada affirmed its on-going commitment to SDTC by providing another $50 million in funding to support Canada’s clean technology companies [29]. SDTC has had the largest impact on agriculture, forestry and forest products, oil and gas, transportation, energy efficiency, mining, and power generation. SDTC has led Canada’s investment in clean-tech for 15 years with successes in terms of companies in the global market and continuing investment in new project entrepreneurs. In 2015 another 32 projects were approved for funding by SDTC bringing the total number to 320 across the suite of SDTC funds[30]. SDTC has developed new partnerships with federal and provincial counterparts, specifically the Western Economic Diversification, Alberta’s Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation, Alberta Innovates: Energy and Environment and MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. In early 2016 SDTC announced a joint proposals with both the Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation and Alberta Innovates, the former for climate change-related technologies and the latter for water-related technologies [31]. SDTC is continuing to support both private and public sector initiatives for sustainable clean technology.

HISTORY

Sustainable Development Technology Canada is a government organization established in 2001 under the 26th Canadian Ministry chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien which was formed by the Liberal Government of Canada. Sustainable Development Technology Canada was founded due to the introduction of legislation by the then Natural Resource Minister Ralph Goodale in February of 2001. Later in their term the Minister of Natural Resources Ralph Goodale was then replaced with Herb Dhaliwal. Dhaliwal is known to be the first South Asian to hold a senior cabinet ministerial position anywhere in a Western democracy. Sustainable Development Technology Canada was created as an arms length organization to fund the development of clean technology initiatives.

GOVERNANCE

SDTC is lead by CEO and president Leah Lawrence and governed by a 15-member board of directors who are completely responsible for stewardship and strategic direction. Seven of the members on the board are appointed by the government of Canada while the other eight are appointed by the organization. In 2016 Leah Lawrence, Investment Committee Chair and President and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada, was awarded the Female Executive of the Year Awarded by the Stevie Awards for women in business. Appointed chairperson by the name of James Laurence Balsillie is also the current chair of the Centre of International Governance Innovation. The other six appointed directors are Leanne M.Bellegrade, Geoff Cape, Sarah Kavanagh, John Bradlow, K. Ross Creelman, and Judy Fairburn. The eight appointed members are Daniel Gagnier who was the negotiator and Facilitator on Québec-Aboriginal Relationships, Ronald Koudys who is apart of the Corporate Governance Committee as well as George E. Lafond, Jason Lee, Gary Lunn, Ellen McGregor, Andrée-Lise Methot, and Juergen Puetter. These directors of the board are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister after they have consulted with the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Industry.

OPERATIONS

Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s main goal is to, “Help bridge the gap between research and market entry for Canadian clean tech projects”. STDC is a government initiative that is attempting to work with entrepreneurs, not-for-profit companies, innovators and scientists to bring their clean technology projects to the market. This is done through investments and with the help of government funding. The purpose of focusing on clean tech technologies is that it improves business performance while using resources more responsibly and it minimizes a negative environmental impact. SDTC operates mainly during the early stages of a company’s innovation process. This allows the organization to bring to life the innovative ideas and design so that it has better hope of successfully reaching the market. SDTC has had the largest impact on agriculture, forestry and forest products, oil and gas, transportation, energy efficiency, mining, and power generation. SDTC has led Canada’s investment in clean-tech for 15 years with successes in terms of companies in the global market and continuing investment in new project entrepreneurs.

FUNDS

A large part of the company’s successful performance and demonstration of commercial relevance and viability of technologies tied to them potentially attracting future further funding. Through this innovative technology these companies bring positive contributions to Canada some of them being the creation of quality jobs, the driving of economic growth, and aid in preserving the environment. STDC alone does not fund all of these projects rather they themselves have built and sustained a network of investors and partners from private industry’s, academia and government, domestic and international. Initially the STDC board of directors were given funding of $100 million to invest in clean tech initiatives. Fifteen years after their founding STDC has invest over $928 million dollars in 320 projects and these dollars were leveraged three times over by both public and private sector funding. SDTC gains about $11.6 billion in annual revenues while exporting about $6.6 billion to Canadian clean tech companies. In 2016 the Government of Canada affirmed its on-going commitment to SDTC by providing another $50 million in funding to support Canada’s clean technology companies.

PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Canada’s industry mostly consists of over 800 small and medium sized companies that operate all around Canada. These companies employ about 50,000 Canadians with $11.6 billion in revenues. STDC invests in companies that present the opportunity to possibly change industries including but not limited to the transportation, agriculture, mining, forestry, forestry products, water, energy efficiency, oil and gas industries. SDTC has developed new partnerships with federal and provincial counterparts, specifically the Western Economic Diversification, Alberta’s Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation, Alberta Innovates: Energy and Environment and Mars Discovery District in Toronto. In early 2016 SDTC announced a joint proposal with both the Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation and Alberta Innovates, the former for climate change-related technologies and the latter for water-related technologies. SDTC is continuing to support both private and public sector initiatives for sustainable clean technology. SDTC has five specific funds that support innovative Canadian clean-tech projects, these funds are the SD Tech Fund, the SD Natural Gas Fund, the NextGen Biofuels Fund, TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program and the SDTC Joint Fund with ERA. All projects taken into consideration of receiving these funds are subjected to a multi-phased application process. This process involves an appraisal of the project similar as that of the private sector and finally an evaluation of its environmental and economic benefit to Canadians.

SD Tech Fund

The SD Tech fund was created to support the development and stability of clean tech solutions. This fund supports Canadian entrepreneurs in developing these technologies which gives them a better chance of of being successfully implemented within the marketplace. These innovative technologies receive funding based on their ability to meet market demand and support the double bottom line of the Canadian environment and economy in specific areas. Projects that will receive priority funding are those that reflect responsible natural resource development, carbon-free power generation and distribution, and energy efficiency for industry and communities. Responsible Natural Resource Development Technologies are those that have the ability to reduce the impact of oil and gas production. This includes the efficient combustion of conversion of fossil fuels, CO2 capture and storage, less energy intensive extraction of surface oil sands, and improve extraction methods for unconventional natural gas. Overall they support technologies that increase productivity and reduce energy consumption while also minimizing land disturbances along with waste production. Carbon-Free Power Generation and Distribution Technologies are those innovations that lower the overall cost of renewable power generation such as biomass, solar, wind, wave geothermal and tidal while enhancing its development through energy storage and smart grids. These technologies are meant to convert primary energy sources to carbon free energy without combustion or the production of negligible emissions or waste. Energy Efficiency for Industry and Communities focus on technologies that improve transportation with a focus on heavy duty vehicles with reduced carbon footprints. This fund specifically has received $915 million in investment to support these initiatives.

SD Natural Gas Fund

Natural Gas makes up 30 percent of Canada’s energy needs and is crucial to the energy mix. Over half of Canadian households and public sector organizations rely on Natural Gas and the energy it provides which includes but is not limited to heat and power in homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. The SD Natural Gas Fund supports projects within the later stage of their development prior to commercial demonstration. These projects demonstrate the ability to generate cleaner energy, create new jobs while also stimulating economic growth. This fund was created with an initial investment of $15 million over three years from the Canadian Gas Association matched through Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund. The overall aim of this fund is to push projects that have the opportunity to be successful onto the market while also helping Canadian entrepreneurs carry out innovative projects.

NextGen Biofuels Fund

The NextGen Biofuels Fund was created to support the entry of next generation renewable fuels within full scaled production plant that demonstrate a need for large capital expenditures. The fund focuses mainly on construction ready projects that have demonstrated successful progress through planning and implementation. These projects must already indicate successful project development, construction, plant commission and an intent to begin commercial operations. The fund has received its quota of projects and will no longer be excepting applications for funding.

TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program

SDTC and the Ontario Centre for Excellence (OCE) have joined together to form the TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program. The TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program focuses on small to medium sized companies that are in need of funding to develop innovative projects that result in GHG reduction. This fund accepts Emissions of Interest (EOIs) from these small businesses through the work on their innovative projects. The main goal is to increase the commercialization of sustainable technologies that have a global benefit by reducing GHG emissions while enforcing economic growth.

The total available fund available through the TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program is $45 million provided by SDTC, OCE and their partners. The Expression of Interest can be demonstrated through either industrial point sources, the organizations value chain, or their Carbon capture and utilization. Technology with the industrial point source operate by reducing GHG emission through sustainable approach at industrial production site. Other organizations focus on developing sustainable operations of technology within the industrial value chain. Finally, there are organizations that create technologies that work to capture and utilize carbon emissions.

SDTC Joint Fund with ERA

The Government of Canada and Government of Alberta launched a joint initiative between Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA, formerly CCEMC) for clean air projects that can demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gases. The SDTC joint fund with ERA clean technology initiative will award $40 million in funding to successful projects through a single approved application. The maximum fund awarded is $10 million per project though with this application process it allows organizations to submit multiple projects to receive one large sum of funding. This allows the applicant to receive more funding than would be available through an individual application through either SDTC or ERA.

The government of Canada financially aids not-for-profit companies, innovators and scientist in order to mitigate climate change. Politicians support technological innovations that may limit the treat of climate change. AaliyahCS

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REVISED LEAD SECTION: Sustainable Development Technology Canada, established in 2001 and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and exists to fund clean tech initiatives. SDTC’s main goal is to, “Help bridge the gap between research and market entry for Canadian clean tech projects”. Sustainable Development Technology Canada is one of the many initiatives that are attempting to work tis entrepreneurs to bring their clean-tech projects to the market using government funding.

MAIN FUNDING OPERATIONS SD Natural Gas Fund & SD Tech Fund SD Natural Gas: Acts in collaboration with the Canadian Gas Association and supports the development and demonstration of new natural gas technology. SD Tech Fund, supports technology that addresses the challenges of clean air, soil, water and climate change. Companies that qualify for these grants are all developing technology that intend to replacing existing ones with the hope of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, environmental contamination, or water consumption. The project must be able to support 2/3 other projects not covered by the grant and not yet but able to enter the commercialization stage with 1-5 years.

INVESTMENTS

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. is a company that has developed a process that can efficiently and cost effectively breakdown chemicals and produce mixed rare earth metal oxides. Because of this innovation Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has provided them with a %5 million grant. The new process is referred to as Quest’s Selective Thermal Sulphation (STS) and this process is said to be simpler, requires fewer lower chemical dosages, and requires less capital and lower operating costs than its competitors.

With the aid of the SDTC investment, Farmers Edge and their partners will be able to develop a data management platform that has the ability to capture, visualize and analyze specific information that incorporates multiple variable that have an effect of crop performance. Some of these variables are weather patterns, soil processes, disease and pest impacts. the grant in total will amount to $6,107,563 million. This will go directly to developing the environmental sustainability aspects of the system and developing the next generation of its hardware, software and agronomic support systems.

GOVERNANCE

For a term of 5 years Ellen McGregor has been appointed by the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario and Director for Sustainable Development Technology Canada. McGregor is seen by her community as a leader in sustainable development, science, technology and integration. Before this she was the CEO of Fielding Chemical Technologies, a Canadian clean tech company specializing in producing recycled chemicals.

The government of Canada financially aids not-for-profit companies, innovators and scientist in order to mitigate climate change. Politicians support technological innovations that may limit the treat of climate change.AaliyahCS (talk) 17:37, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Sustainable Development Technology Canada is a government organization established in 2001, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and employs more than 55,000 Canadians. SDTC was founded due to the introduction of legislation by the then Natural Resource Minister Ralph Goodale in February of 2001. . SDTC is lead by CEO and president Leah Lawrence, who was awarded the Female Executive of the Year Awarded by the Stevie Awards for women in business, an appointed chairperson by the name of James Laurence Balsillie and six appointed directors. The chairperson and directors of the board are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister after they have consulted with the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Industry. SDTC’s main goal is to, “Help bridge the gap between research and market entry for Canadian clean tech projects”. Sustainable Development Technology Canada is a government initiative that is attempting to work with entrepreneurs, not-for-profit companies, innovators and scientists to bring their clean technology projects to the market with the help of government funding. SDTC operates mainly during the early stages of a companies innovation process and a large part of attracting further funding is tied to company performance and demonstration of commercial relevance and viability of technologies. Through their innovative technology they bring positive contributions to Canada by creating quality jobs, driving economic growth, and aid in preserving the environment. SDTC has five specific funds that support innovative, Canadian clean-tech projects, the SD Tech Fund, the SD Natural Gas Fund, the NextGen Biofuels Fund, the SDTC Joint Fund with CCEM. Initially, an independent board of directors was chosen to manage the not-for-profit foundation and it was given an initial funding of $100 million. Fifteen years later, SDTC has invested $928 million dollars in 320 projects and these dollars were leveraged three times over by both public and private sector funding. SDTC gains about $11.6 billion in annual revenues while exporting about $6.6 billion to Canadian clean tech companies. In 2016 the Government of Canada affirmed its on-going commitment to SDTC by providing another $50 million in funding to support Canada’s clean technology companies. SDTC has had the largest impact on agriculture, forestry and forest products, oil and gas, transportation, energy efficiency, mining, and power generation. SDTC has led Canada’s investment in clean-tech for 15 years with successes in terms of companies in the global market and continuing investment in new project entrepreneurs. In 2015 another 32 projects were approved for funding by SDTC bringing the total number to 320 across the suite of SDTC funds. AaliyahCS (talk) 19:09, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

HISTORY

Sustainable Development Technology Canada is a government organization established in 2001 under the 26th Canadian Ministry chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien which was formed by the Liberal Government of Canada. Sustainable Development Technology Canada was founded due to the introduction of legislation by the then Natural Resource Minister Ralph Goodale in February of 2001. Later in their term the Minister of Natural Resources Ralph Goodale was then replaced with Herb Dhaliwal. Dhaliwal is known to be the first South Asian to hold a senior cabinet ministerial position anywhere in a Western democracy. Sustainable Development Technology Canada was created as an arms length organization to fund the development of clean technology initiatives.

GOVERNANCE

SDTC is lead by CEO and president Leah Lawrence and governed by a 15-member board of directors who are completely responsible for stewardship and strategic direction. Seven of the members on the board are appointed by the government of Canada while the other eight are appointed by the organization. In 2016 Leah Lawrence, Investment Committee Chair and President and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada, was awarded the Female Executive of the Year Awarded by the Stevie Awards for women in business. Appointed chairperson by the name of James Laurence Balsillie is also the current chair of the Centre of International Governance Innovation. The other six appointed directors are Leanne M.Bellegrade, Geoff Cape, Sarah Kavanagh, John Bradlow, K. Ross Creelman, and Judy Fairburn. The eight appointed members are Daniel Gagnier who was the negotiator and Facilitator on Québec-Aboriginal Relationships, Ronald Koudys who is apart of the Corporate Governance Committee as well as George E. Lafond, Jason Lee, Gary Lunn, Ellen McGregor, Andrée-Lise Methot, and Juergen Puetter. These directors of the board are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister after they have consulted with the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Industry.

OPERATIONS

Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s main goal is to, “Help bridge the gap between research and market entry for Canadian clean tech projects”. STDC is a government initiative that is attempting to work with entrepreneurs, not-for-profit companies, innovators and scientists to bring their clean technology projects to the market. This is done through investments and with the help of government funding. The purpose of focusing on clean tech technologies is that it improves business performance while using resources more responsibly and it minimizes a negative environmental impact. SDTC operates mainly during the early stages of a company’s innovation process. This allows the organization to bring to life the innovative ideas and design so that it has better hope of successfully reaching the market. SDTC has had the largest impact on agriculture, forestry and forest products, oil and gas, transportation, energy efficiency, mining, and power generation. SDTC has led Canada’s investment in clean-tech for 15 years with successes in terms of companies in the global market and continuing investment in new project entrepreneurs.

FUNDS

A large part of the company’s successful performance and demonstration of commercial relevance and viability of technologies tied to them potentially attracting future further funding. Through this innovative technology these companies bring positive contributions to Canada some of them being the creation of quality jobs, the driving of economic growth, and aid in preserving the environment. STDC alone does not fund all of these projects rather they themselves have built and sustained a network of investors and partners from private industry’s, academia and government, domestic and international. Initially the STDC board of directors were given funding of $100 million to invest in clean tech initiatives. Fifteen years after their founding STDC has invest over $928 million dollars in 320 projects and these dollars were leveraged three times over by both public and private sector funding. SDTC gains about $11.6 billion in annual revenues while exporting about $6.6 billion to Canadian clean tech companies. In 2016 the Government of Canada affirmed its on-going commitment to SDTC by providing another $50 million in funding to support Canada’s clean technology companies.

PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Canada’s industry mostly consists of over 800 small and medium sized companies that operate all around Canada. These companies employ about 50,000 Canadians with $11.6 billion in revenues. STDC invests in companies that present the opportunity to possibly change industries including but not limited to the transportation, agriculture, mining, forestry, forestry products, water, energy efficiency, oil and gas industries. SDTC has developed new partnerships with federal and provincial counterparts, specifically the Western Economic Diversification, Alberta’s Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation, Alberta Innovates: Energy and Environment and Mars Discovery District in Toronto. In early 2016 SDTC announced a joint proposal with both the Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation and Alberta Innovates, the former for climate change-related technologies and the latter for water-related technologies. SDTC is continuing to support both private and public sector initiatives for sustainable clean technology. SDTC has five specific funds that support innovative Canadian clean-tech projects, these funds are the SD Tech Fund, the SD Natural Gas Fund, the NextGen Biofuels Fund, TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program and the SDTC Joint Fund with ERA. All projects taken into consideration of receiving these funds are subjected to a multi-phased application process. This process involves an appraisal of the project similar as that of the private sector and finally an evaluation of its environmental and economic benefit to Canadians.

SD Tech Fund

The SD Tech fund was created to support the development and stability of clean tech solutions. This fund supports Canadian entrepreneurs in developing these technologies which gives them a better chance of of being successfully implemented within the marketplace. These innovative technologies receive funding based on their ability to meet market demand and support the double bottom line of the Canadian environment and economy in specific areas. Projects that will receive priority funding are those that reflect responsible natural resource development, carbon-free power generation and distribution, and energy efficiency for industry and communities. Responsible Natural Resource Development Technologies are those that have the ability to reduce the impact of oil and gas production. This includes the efficient combustion of conversion of fossil fuels, CO2 capture and storage, less energy intensive extraction of surface oil sands, and improve extraction methods for unconventional natural gas. Overall they support technologies that increase productivity and reduce energy consumption while also minimizing land disturbances along with waste production. Carbon-Free Power Generation and Distribution Technologies are those innovations that lower the overall cost of renewable power generation such as biomass, solar, wind, wave geothermal and tidal while enhancing its development through energy storage and smart grids. These technologies are meant to convert primary energy sources to carbon free energy without combustion or the production of negligible emissions or waste. Energy Efficiency for Industry and Communities focus on technologies that improve transportation with a focus on heavy duty vehicles with reduced carbon footprints. This fund specifically has received $915 million in investment to support these initiatives.

SD Natural Gas Fund

Natural Gas makes up 30 percent of Canada’s energy needs and is crucial to the energy mix. Over half of Canadian households and public sector organizations rely on Natural Gas and the energy it provides which includes but is not limited to heat and power in homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. The SD Natural Gas Fund supports projects within the later stage of their development prior to commercial demonstration. These projects demonstrate the ability to generate cleaner energy, create new jobs while also stimulating economic growth. This fund was created with an initial investment of $15 million over three years from the Canadian Gas Association matched through Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund. The overall aim of this fund is to push projects that have the opportunity to be successful onto the market while also helping Canadian entrepreneurs carry out innovative projects.

NextGen Biofuels Fund

The NextGen Biofuels Fund was created to support the entry of next generation renewable fuels within full scaled production plant that demonstrate a need for large capital expenditures. The fund focuses mainly on construction ready projects that have demonstrated successful progress through planning and implementation. These projects must already indicate successful project development, construction, plant commission and an intent to begin commercial operations. The fund has received its quota of projects and will no longer be excepting applications for funding.

TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program

SDTC and the Ontario Centre for Excellence (OCE) have joined together to form the TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program. The TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program focuses on small to medium sized companies that are in need of funding to develop innovative projects that result in GHG reduction. This fund accepts Emissions of Interest (EOIs) from these small businesses through the work on their innovative projects. The main goal is to increase the commercialization of sustainable technologies that have a global benefit by reducing GHG emissions while enforcing economic growth.

The total available fund available through the TargetGHG Collaborative Technology Development Program is $45 million provided by SDTC, OCE and their partners. The Expression of Interest can be demonstrated through either industrial point sources, the organizations value chain, or their Carbon capture and utilization. Technology with the industrial point source operate by reducing GHG emission through sustainable approach at industrial production site. Other organizations focus on developing sustainable operations of technology within the industrial value chain. Finally, there are organizations that create technologies that work to capture and utilize carbon emissions.

SDTC Joint Fund with ERA

The Government of Canada and Government of Alberta launched a joint initiative between Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA, formerly CCEMC) for clean air projects that can demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gases. The SDTC joint fund with ERA clean technology initiative will award $40 million in funding to successful projects through a single approved application. The maximum fund awarded is $10 million per project though with this application process it allows organizations to submit multiple projects to receive one large sum of funding. This allows the applicant to receive more funding than would be available through an individual application through either SDTC or ERA.

The government of Canada financially aids not-for-profit companies, innovators and scientist in order to mitigate climate change. Politicians support technological innovations that may limit the treat of climate change.