For 2 years, climate resources shifted in COVID-19. Now, cities like Hamilton look to get on track4/2022 - CBC HAMILTON - In Hamilton, groups like EH and Hamilton 350 say that over the past two years, the city has fallen behind on its plans to combat climate change — and it's time to get on track
Forty-two electric vehicle charging stations to be built across Durham using federal funds4/2022 - DURHAM RADIO NEWS - Durham Region will be partnering with TAF to promote EV charging. TAF will be offering rebates of up to 50 per cent for municipalities, parking authorities, non-profits, residential buildings and other groups to construct new charging stations.
If you rely only on public chargers, it’s tough to own an EV3/2022 - THE GLOBE AND MAIL - TAF has recently received $2-million from Natural Resources Canada to install about 300 chargers, and expects a big chunk of that will go toward installing chargers on residential streets as well as near multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs).
New federal Clean Fuel Standard headed in the wrong direction3/2022 - NATIONAL OBSERVER - If Canada's Clean Fuel Standard is to deliver climate and cleantech investment successes, it needs a higher ambition and tighter rules.
Ontario’s plan to sell ‘clean energy’ credits doesn’t wash with environmental groups3/2022 - CBC- Bryan Purcell says the government's clean energy credits proposal has fundamental flaws that undermine any environmental benefit.
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).