Report shows GTHA carbon emissions rising — but data points to shift to lower-carbon lifestyles11/2022 - TORONTO STAR - The rebound in emissions in 2021 was substantially smaller than the pandemic-induced drop in 2020.
Local Green Building Laws at Risk as Ontario Fast-Tracks New Housing Bill11/2022 - THE ENERGY MIX - Municipal climate and energy leaders in Ontario are scrambling to protect energy-efficient building standards that may be at risk in the provincial government’s rush to push through its More Homes Built Faster Act, Bill 23.
Addressing climate change through advocacy, policy and planning11/2022 - CANADIAN ARCHITECT - The symbiotic relationship between municipalities, advocacy groups, and the real estate development community is a complex ecosystem critical for the design community to understand when addressing climate change through advocacy, policy and planning.
Doug Ford’s new housing bill guts green building law he voted for as Toronto councillor, say critics11/2022 - TORONTO STAR - "The Building More Homes Faster Act includes clauses that will inadvertently make future homes more unaffordable and less efficient for Ontarians," says Bryan Purcell.
Ontario gambling that feds will allow new gas plants despite net-zero targets10/2022 - POLITICS TODAY - The upcoming Clean Electricity Standard would make the business case for new gas plants impossible in Ontario.
TAF News: October 202210/2022 - Dear candidates: Climate action means working across issues and city boundaries.
Toronto Housing’s Flagship Green Retrofit to Deliver 70% Drop in Energy Use8/2022 - THE ENERGY MIX - New TAF retrofit is expected to garner at least $52,000 in annual utility savings, and 196 job years of local employment, establishing a model for other deep retrofits of similar buildings in TCHC’s portfolio and beyond that can be easily replicated.
TAF News: August 20228/2022 - It's now or never for clean electricity in Canada. Plus, new investment in magnet recycling.
TAF invests in rare earth magnet recycling to support sustainable electrification8/2022 - TAF invests $1.3 million in Noveon Magnetics, a waste-to-value company that recovers rare earth minerals from electronic waste and reprocesses them into high-quality magnets
Ambitious ZEV Strategy doomed without buy-in from provincial government8/2022 - THE POINTER - "As the densest region after Toronto, Peel has an opportunity to reduce transportation emissions by building transit and electrifying transportation," reads TAF's Carbon Emissions Inventory.