TAF Newsletter: April 20264/2026 - Inside this edition: how renewables just won on cost in Ontario, a controversial push for jets in Toronto ignores air quality and carbon emissions, digging into Bill 98, why everyone is talking about industrialized construction, and more.
Industrialized construction 1014/2026 - Keith Burrows explains what modern methods of construction are, why they matter, and how they’re used in practice.
Can an expanded Billy Bishop Airport be compatible with a net-zero Toronto?4/2026 - Adam Rosenfield examines how the proposed expansion of Billy Bishop airport could affect climate, air pollution, and quality of life in Toronto.
Federal tax credits open new doors for municipal and Indigenous clean energy projects4/2026 - Chris Caners explains the fundamentals of the new federal Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit.
Guide to the Environmental Registry of Ontario for Bill 984/2026 - Based on the sweeping changes proposed in this omnibus bill, now is a critical opportunity for stakeholders and rightsholders to weigh in on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO).
Green roofs and charging stations: what Ontario wants to ban in cities4/2026 - RADIO-CANADA - Evan Wiseman, Senior Climate Policy Manager, explains Bill 98 will result in more construction using gas and higher bills for Ontarians, and will not fundamentally change the way things are built in the province.
Could this be the end of green building standards in Ontario — again?4/2026 - THE CANADIAN PRESS - Bill 98 "strip cities of a tool to design their communities" based on local needs, said Evan Wiseman, Senior Climate Policy Manager, in an interview with Jordan Omstead. "These changes will improve the profit margins for developers, but our communities will suffer."
Home Solar Accelerator will help GTHA homeowners go solar4/2026 - TAF launched Home Solar Accelerator today, offering homeowners in the GTHA free, personalized support to install rooftop solar systems, paired with optional battery storage.
Budget you’d pass if climate change wasn’t a problem’: Ford doubles down on highways4/2026 - THE POINTER - Evan Wiseman, Senior Climate Policy Manager, explains Bill 98 will not speed up construction, nor reduce costs for Ontarians. Instead, it will increase reliance on American gas, while reducing public input in how communities are designed.
Ontario moves to gut green development standards, undercut affordable energy4/2026 - THE ENERGY MIX - Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, explains how Bill 98 undermines energy affordability, public health, and climate objectives.
Ontario’s Bill 98 undermines energy affordability and independence4/2026 - Bryan Purcell, VP Policy and Programs, responds to Ontario’s Bill 98, the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026.
TAF Newsletter: March 20263/2026 - This edition includes financing tools to decarbonize buildings, a new program to help scale home solar and storage, a report on the future of data centres in Ontario, new job opportunities, and more.