Surviving the heat: What this summer taught us about urban design9/2025 - 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Outdated zoning bylaws: stuck in the Twilight Zone while climate tech moves forward8/2025 - Outdated zoning bylaws fail to accommodate low-carbon solutions such as heat pumps, EV charging stations, and rooftop solar, writes Diviya Leonard, but modernizing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.
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.
Less risk, more reward: Investing in cleantech delivers both8/2025 - 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 regulations8/2025 - 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 everyone8/2025 - 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 invests in Jule to fast-charge electric mobility in the GTHA8/2025 - 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.
Cancelling EV sales targets could cost 11,000 Canadian lives, climate and health experts warn7/2025 - Read TAF's joint statement with health experts urging the federal government to stand by its commitment to the EV Availability Standard.
The Atmospheric Fund launches EV-ready pilot in multi-family buildings7/2025 - TAF launches pilot project to expand EV charging in apartment and condo buildings.
Bill 17 can’t stop the momentum for green buildings6/2025 - The passing of Bill 17 is disappointing but there’s still an opportunity to shape what comes next.
How ready for heat pumps is Toronto Hydro?6/2025 - A TAF interview with Toronto Hydro's Julia McNally, Director of Climate Action at Toronto Hydro, on how the utility is preparing for BEPS.