Honda confirms plan to switch Ontario plant to hybrid vehicles3/2022 - GLOBAL NEWS- The federal and provincial government are investing $130M each in updating Ontario’s Honda plat to produce hybrid-EVs.
$500M boost for ArcelorMittal Dofasco secures future steel jobs for Hamilton, province says2/2022 - CBC- Ontario's quest to replace coal-fed coke ovens and blast furnaces with new, low-emission technology got a major boost on Tuesday, with the province contributing up to $500 million in loan and grant support to Hamilton's ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant.
Toronto’s flagging electric-vehicle project given a jolt as council adds more on-street chargers2/2022 - TORONTO STAR -“We urgently need a reliable and convenient network of on-street charging across Toronto to help speed up adoption of EVs,” Ian Klesmer, strategy and grants director at TAF
Effort to boost electric vehicle charging stations in GTHA gets $2M in new federal funding1/2022 - CBC- TAF's EV Station Fund to support up to 300 EV chargers in the GTHA
EV Station Fund will support priority EV charging in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area1/2022 - The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) launched the “EV Station Fund” to support installation of up to 294 charging stations across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
Have your say: Pickering invites public to help shape the future of sustainable development1/2022 - TORONTO STAR - The city is developing a new set of standards to help shape new development and redevelopment in Pickering
Peel carbon emissions dropped significantly in 2020 but could be back to pre-COVID levels: report1/2022 - TORONTO STAR - Bryan Purcell, TAF’s VP of policy and programs, said the drop in Peel's emissions is temporary and preliminary data from last year shows that emissions are likely near pre-pandemic levels again.
Peel is warming twice as fast as the global average; will the climate emergency be taken seriously?1/2022 - THE POINTER - "Each year we fail to meet the trajectory toward our climate targets, it puts more pressure on the future years," said Bryan Purcell.