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Canada’s existing buildings hold key to climate targets

8/2017 - Governments at all levels in Canada are moving toward requiring new buildings to be low-carbon and energy-efficient. But Canada still lacks a comprehensive strategy to achieve significant reductions in carbon emissions from existing buildings. Read the joint media release by Pembina Institute and The Atmospheric Fund.

Canadian Press: Resale homes should carry energy use label by 2019 – environmental groups

8/2017 - Ten organizations, including the Pembina Institute, the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance and The Atmospheric Fund, want the federal government to implement nearly two dozen policies to cut energy use in commercial and residential buildings - including energy labelling for homes on the market.

Global News: Toronto council unanimously supports climate change action plan

7/2017 - Global News covers the City Council approval of the TransformTO climate plan and quotes TAF VP and project co-lead Mary Pickering.

Toronto Star: City council unanimously passes TransformTO climate plan

7/2017 - The Toronto Star reports on the momentous City Council decision that renews Toronto's climate leadership. The Council vote comes after over two years of consultations, in-depth modelling, and expert input, co-led by TAF and City staff.

Toronto renews climate leadership with unanimous TransformTO vote; collaboration key for plan’s success

7/2017 - The Atmospheric Fund (TAF), project co-lead for TransformTO, welcomes City Council's unanimous approval of the ambitious climate plan. We now call on the provincial and federal governments to help us refine, fund, and implement it.

InsideToronto: It’s been a long time since Toronto was willing to go this green

5/2017 - TransformTO plan may be the most ambitious anti-climate change plan this city's ever seen, columnist and City Hall veteran David Nickle writes for the York Guardian (InsideToronto).

InsideToronto: Ambitious climate change plan gets approval from Parks Committee

5/2017 - Toronto’s Parks and Environment Committee has recommended going ahead with an ambitious climate change plan that would cut the carbon footprint of public housing, transportation and new development by 2050, Metroland Media reports (InsideToronto).

Toronto Star: Councillors’ plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions will create more walkable and transit-focused communities

5/2017 - TransformTO has received approval from the City's Park and Environment Committee. Jim Baxter, Director of the City's Environment and Energy department, walks the Star through the plan to get carbon emissions to 80 per cent below 1990 levels by the year 2050.

Toronto the resilient: how the city plans to adapt to climate change in 2050

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What the Building Sector Needs to Know About Ontario’s Climate Plan

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Financing for energy efficiency retrofits a key Infrastructure Bank opportunity

3/2017 - The nascent Canadian Infrastructure Bank is a golden opportunity to invest in energy efficiency on a large scale. By scaling up retrofits and reducing energy waste across Canada, the CIB would yield a financial and environmental Return on Investment.

GTA, Hamilton greenhouse gas emissions could be slashed through shuttles, ride-sharing: report

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