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TAF Newsletter: September 2025

9/2025 - In this edition, a new coalition is turning up the heat on maximum temperature advocacy. Be the first to get new emissions factors for Ontario and explore industry recommendations to speed up factory-built housing. Plus, find out how retrofit policies will benefit workforce development.

Surviving the heat: What this summer taught us about urban design

9/2025 - Taric Somani explains how designing with resilience reduces grid strain, improves air quality, and protects public health, especially for vulnerable communities.

Outdated zoning bylaws: stuck in the Twilight Zone while climate tech moves forward

8/2025 - Outdated zoning bylaws fail to accommodate low-carbon solutions such as heat pumps, EV charging stations, and rooftop solar, writes Diviya Leonard, but modernizing these policies offers a significant opportunity for cities to realign priorities and fast-track climate action.

A person plugs in their EV for a charge.

Experts uncover incredible health impacts of electric cars: ‘Compelling’

8/2025 - THE COOL DOWN - Coverage of the National Observer's feature on the public health benefits of the EV sales mandate.

Protecting housing affordability in BEPS policy

8/2025 - A review of the best practices and existing policies to protect affordability in Toronto's Building Emissions Performance Standards.

Is the workforce ready for a growing retrofit industry?

8/2025 - Organizations are leading the way to develop the green building workforce ahead of new building policies like Toronto’s emerging Building Emissions Performance Standards.

TAF Newsletter: August 2025

8/2025 - This edition includes a new investment to boost electric mobility, a step toward more wind and solar in Ontario, the latest opportunity for Canada to lead on climate policy, why investing in cleantech is here to stay, our impact report, and more.

Less risk, more reward: Investing in cleantech delivers both

8/2025 - Cleantech markets may appear precarious due to economic stresses, tariffs and trade tensions, writes Kristian Knibutat, VP Impacting Investing, but the energy transition is coming, and early investors will benefit from staying the course.

U.S. policy shifts shouldn’t destabilize Canada’s environmental regulations

8/2025 - Samia Anwer, Climate Policy Coordinator, writes that Canada must decouple its regulatory direction from the United States.

Virtual net-metering is a win for industry. It could be a win for everyone

8/2025 - Ontario's latest Corporate Power Purchase Agreement is a good step towards a more modern and responsive electricity system, writes Taric Somani, Clean Electrification Junior Analyst, but expanding it to other customers and clean technologies would spread the benefits further.

The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) announces investment of $4.5M in Jule

8/2025 - CANADIAN MANUFACTURING - TAF’s financing is meant to support the building and deployment of 66 bundled battery-powered fast-charging stations across Ontario.

Project partners join a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Longo's, Milton.

The Atmospheric Fund invests in Jule to fast-charge electric mobility in the GTHA

8/2025 - TAF's investment in Jule will help accelerate EV adoption with the deployment of battery-powered fast-charging infrastructure and reduce peak-hour demand, supporting a reliable, affordable electricity grid.