Julie Leach

Opposition to federal EV standard could cost $90-billion in health benefits

6/2024 - HILL TIMES - CEO Julia Langer and partners provide an oped on the health and financial outcomes of the EV Availability Standard.

Three climate funds invest in Kite Mobility to boost electric ridesharing in Canadian apartments and condos

8/2023 - TAF announces a joint investment of $1 million in Kite Mobility, a growing Canadian startup that is scaling their “mobility as an amenity” service.

Statement from The Atmospheric Fund on Canada’s clean electricity regulations

8/2023 - Today’s federal announcement of the draft clean electricity regulations demonstrates the government’s commitment to a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.

TAF’s EV Station Fund supports priority EV charging in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

7/2023 - Today we join Parliamentary Secretary Julie Dabrusin to announce the official reopening of TAF's EV Station Fund

This Uber driver made the switch to an EV and watched the profits roll in

7/2023 - TORONTO STAR - Ian Klesmer responds to the need to reach tenants and drivers of taxis and ride shares with EV charging options.

From traffic to bad air, low-income groups face the worst of climate change in Toronto: experts

6/2023 - CBC NEWS - Building retrofits can improve social housing comfort and health, says TAF's Keith Burrows. 

Burlington to offer interest-free loans to 20 residents for heat pumps

6/2023 - BURLINGTON TODAY - TAF's Amanda Burns provides a deputation at Burlington Council, supporting interest-free loans to install an air-source heat pump. 

Clean Energy Credit Registry has the potential to attract clean energy investments and reduce carbon emissions

3/2023 - Ontario’s Clean Energy Credit Registry has the potential to attract clean energy investments and reduce carbon emissions from the electricity grid, says Bryan Purcell, VP Policy & Programs.

Budget 2023 is a commitment to a clean electricity system

3/2023 - budget is a significant commitment to decarbonizing our electricity system and competing with cleantech manufacturing and industry abroad. However, it supports manufacturing and export of clean technology more than it reduces emissions in Canada.

Canada’s electric vehicle sales targets will reduce air pollution and create at least $90 billion in health benefits

3/2023 - New analysis by TAF indicates that Canada’s proposed federal zero-emission vehicles sales regulation will result in over $90 billion in health benefits for Canadians over the next 25 years, including up to 11,000 avoided premature deaths.  

Statement from The Atmospheric Fund on Canada’s electric vehicle sales targets

12/2022 - Julia Langer, CEO, responds to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s announcement of a new federal zero-emission vehicles regulation.

New research: Ontario has affordable options to meet growing electricity demand without ramping up fossil fuels

11/2022 - A new report by Power Advisory demonstrates that Ontario can meet its rising electricity demands with reliable, affordable energy solutions that are aligned with the global transition to net-zero carbon emissions.