Climate and affordability depend on these essential building code updates3/2022 - Ontario’s building code is only updated every five to seven years, so we can’t afford to miss this opportunity to reduce carbon emissions by building better buildings that are cleaner and more affordable to operate. Read our recommendations to align it with an affordable, net zero future.
Embracing the challenge of multisolving3/2022 - Many of the big, complex problems we face cannot be resolved without acknowledging their inter-connections. Multi-solving is based on the idea that “siloed” thinking is part of the problem. Only by working to find solutions that “float more boats” can we access the innovation generated in working across diverse sectors and create truly equitable solutions.
$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.
Three key climate measures for Toronto’s 2022 budget2/2022 - Council will vote on the City Budget this Thursday: what do we want to see most? To continue its role as a climate leader, Toronto needs to shift to implementation in top three climate priority areas: Climate Lens Policy, electrification of public bus fleets, and green development standards.
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
Hybrid heat pumps can be a stopgap to an electric future2/2022 - New case studies show the promise of hybrid heat pumps in the GTHA, and Erik Jansen of TRCA explores the upsides and downsides of the technology.
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.