Watch this video featuring renowned Canadian speed skater and Olympic Champion, Gaetan Boucher, discussing how climate change is affecting the sport.
Our natural resources, like trees and oceans, absorb nearly half of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere. But to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, nature needs a boost. That’s where carbon capture and removal comes in — an innovative set of technologies designed to trap CO2 at its source (such as industrial smokestacks) or directly from the air. Once captured, the CO2 can be safely stored deep underground or repurposed into new products, creating a sustainable, closed-loop solution.
Global warming isn’t just affecting ice sports — it’s putting all winter activities at risk. From frozen lakes and rivers to backyard rinks, these iconic staples of Canadian winters are under threat as our planet warms. Let’s take action to preserve the seasons we love.
We will purchase a carbon credit from Deep Sky’s direct air capture project, which will commit a half a kilogram of CO2 to be removed from the atmosphere for every video share.**
Speed Skating Canada and Svante have joined forces to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on winter sports like speed skating. Together, we are inspiring Canadians to take action so we can help preserve our ice and our winter sports.
Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Svante is a purpose-driven, leading carbon capture and removal solutions provider. The company makes nanoengineered filters and modular rotating contactor machines that capture and remove CO2 in an environmentally responsible way from industrial emissions and the air. Svante is on the 2025 Global Cleantech 100, the XPRIZE Foundation’s XB100 – World’s Top 100 Deep Tech Companies, and was ranked second among private companies in the Corporate Knights’ Future 50 Fastest Growing Sustainable Companies. For more information, visit www.svanteinc.com.
Speed Skating Canada is the national governing body responsible for the organization, coordination and administration of both short track and long track speed skating in Canada. Founded in 1887, we proudly represent over 15,000 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers from coast to coast. Our non-profit organization is accountable to our 13 provincial and territorial speed skating organizations (PTSOs) and our national team program. We’re here to rally, inspire and lead the charge for our country’s most successful Olympic sport.
Montreal-based Deep Sky is the world’s first tech-agnostic carbon removal project developer aiming to remove gigatons of carbon from the atmosphere and permanently store it underground. As a project developer, Deep Sky brings together the most promising direct air and ocean carbon capture companies under one roof to bring the largest supply of high-quality carbon removal credits to the market, commercializing and catalyzing carbon removal and storage solutions like never before. With $130M in funding, Deep Sky is backed by world class investors including Investissement Québec, Brightspark Ventures, Whitecap Venture Partners, OMERS Ventures, BDC Climate Fund, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, BMO, National Bank of Canada, and more. For more information, visit deepskyclimate.com.
Watch this video featuring renowned Canadian speed skater and Olympic Champion, Gaetan Boucher, discussing how climate change is affecting the sport.
Our natural resources, like trees and oceans, absorb nearly half of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere. But to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, nature needs a boost. That’s where carbon capture and removal comes in — an innovative set of technologies designed to trap CO2 at its source (such as industrial smokestacks) or directly from the air. Once captured, the CO2 can be safely stored deep underground or repurposed into new products, creating a sustainable, closed-loop solution.
Global warming isn’t just affecting ice sports — it’s putting all winter activities at risk. From frozen lakes and rivers to backyard rinks, these iconic staples of Canadian winters are under threat as our planet warms. Let’s take action to preserve the seasons we love.
We will purchase a carbon credit from Deep Sky’s direct air capture project, which will commit a half a kilogram of CO2 to be removed from the atmosphere for every video share.**
Speed Skating Canada and Svante have joined forces to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on winter sports like speed skating. Together, we are inspiring Canadians to take action so we can help preserve our ice and our winter sports.
Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Svante is a purpose-driven, leading carbon capture and removal solutions provider. The company makes nanoengineered filters and modular rotating contactor machines that capture and remove CO2 in an environmentally responsible way from industrial emissions and the air. Svante is on the 2025 Global Cleantech 100, the XPRIZE Foundation’s XB100 – World’s Top 100 Deep Tech Companies, and was ranked second among private companies in the Corporate Knights’ Future 50 Fastest Growing Sustainable Companies. For more information, visit www.svanteinc.com.
Speed Skating Canada is the national governing body responsible for the organization, coordination and administration of both short track and long track speed skating in Canada. Founded in 1887, we proudly represent over 15,000 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers from coast to coast. Our non-profit organization is accountable to our 13 provincial and territorial speed skating organizations (PTSOs) and our national team program. We’re here to rally, inspire and lead the charge for our country’s most successful Olympic sport.
Montreal-based Deep Sky is the world’s first tech-agnostic carbon removal project developer aiming to remove gigatons of carbon from the atmosphere and permanently store it underground. As a project developer, Deep Sky brings together the most promising direct air and ocean carbon capture companies under one roof to bring the largest supply of high-quality carbon removal credits to the market, commercializing and catalyzing carbon removal and storage solutions like never before. With $130M in funding, Deep Sky is backed by world class investors including Investissement Québec, Brightspark Ventures, Whitecap Venture Partners, OMERS Ventures, BDC Climate Fund, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, BMO, National Bank of Canada, and more. For more information, visit deepskyclimate.com.
*Carbon removal is facilitated through Deep Sky’s direct air capture projects. Svante’s total commitment under this social media campaign is limited to the removal of up to 20,000 half kilograms of CO₂, corresponding to a maximum pre-purchase of $10,000 CAD in carbon removal credits. The actual removal of CO₂ will take place at a future date, subject to Deep Sky’s project capacity and operational timelines.