Getting the facts straight on green development standards12/2024 - In the wake of a legal threat to the Toronto Green Standard, Evan Wiseman addresses several common misconceptions about the policy.
Statement from The Atmospheric Fund on Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations12/2024 - Bryan Purcell, VP Policy and Programs reacts to the federal Clean Electricity Regulation announcement.
What’s next for EV charging in cities12/2024 - What’s next for EV charging in cities and multi-family buildings? Amanda Mosca, EV Charging Program Manager, reflects on lessons from our EV Station Fund.
How Ontario’s new energy plans can tackle surging electricity emissions11/2024 - Laura McLoskey, Climate Policy Coordinator, weighs in on various stakeholder consultations about Ontario's energy future.
Leadership is needed to follow the data and deliver widely available climate solutions11/2024 - Bryan Purcell, VP Policy and Programs, provides his insights on the 2023 Carbon Emissions Inventory for the GTHA.
Carbon emissions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area increased again despite steep reduction targets11/2024 - Carbon emissions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) rose by a million tonnes in 2023, a 2% increase over the previous year, The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) reported today.
Demand for prefabricated overcladding is here, supply is catching up11/2024 - How can we make building retrofits faster, easier, and less expensive? Keith Burrows, Director, Low-Carbon Buildings, takes us on a journey of insulation that goes on the outside of an existing building.
Net-zero energy, buildings, and infrastructure can drive Toronto’s economic development10/2024 - With the Toronto's infrastructure, built environment, and electricity grid decades behind modernization, the time is right for the City of Toronto put net-zero at the core of its new economic plan.
Extreme heat bylaws: Perspectives from our retrofit services manager10/2024 - Our latest retrofit diary from Kaitlin Carroll, Retrofit Services Manager, offers practical considerations and explores how thoughtful planning can ensure extreme heat bylaws benefit both building owners and tenants.
Retrofit of affordable seniors’ apartments aims for deep decarbonization9/2024 - TAF and TCHC's most ambitious building retrofit yet, featuring geothermal heat pumps and overcladding, and targetting an 80% reduction in carbon emissions, is underway at a low-rise seniors’ apartment building in Toronto’s Birchmount Park neighbourhood.
How demand-side management investments deliver a reliable, low-carbon grid9/2024 - With the right public and private investments, demand-side management is one of the best tools we have to minimize the need for gas plants and grid expansion, keep electricity costs down, and build on Ontario’s past record as a leading low-carbon power producer.
Ontario shouldn’t backtrack on its commitment to non-emitting electricity9/2024 - With affordable options available, Ontario can meet growing electricity demand without ramping up fossil fuels. TAF urges the government to priortize clean, renewable energy, ensuring Ontario's energy strategy remains aligned with its climate commitments.