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Outdated zoning bylaws: stuck in the Twilight Zone while climate tech moves forward8/2025 - Outdated zoning bylaws fail to accommodate low-carbon solutions such as heat pumps, EV charging stations, and rooftop solar, writes Diviya Leonard, but modernizing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.
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.
A smarter approach to EV upgrades in buildings: What Quebec’s draft regulation gets right5/2025 - Quebec is implementing a comprehensive strategy to upgrade multi-unit buildings to be EV-ready. Understand the incentives and how Ontario can support building owners and tenants to access EV charging at home.
Making rooftop solar work for Ontarians: strengthening the Home Renovation Savings program5/2025 - Laura McCloskey, Climate Policy Coordinator, explains why allowing net-metering for all rebated solar programs can maximize the potential and impact of Ontario's new Home Renovation Savings Program.
Canada sprints past the U.S. on appliance efficiency5/2025 - Samia Anwer, Climate Policy Analyst, discusses the latest amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act and why raising the bar on efficiency standards for everyday appliances is one of the most impactful policy tools to-date.