TAF in the Media

Ontario gambling that feds will allow new gas plants despite net-zero targets

10/2022 - POLITICS TODAY - The upcoming Clean Electricity Standard would make the business case for new gas plants impossible in Ontario.

Toronto Housing’s Flagship Green Retrofit to Deliver 70% Drop in Energy Use

8/2022 - THE ENERGY MIX - New TAF retrofit is expected to garner at least $52,000 in annual utility savings, and 196 job years of local employment, establishing a model for other deep retrofits of similar buildings in TCHC’s portfolio and beyond that can be easily replicated.

Ambitious ZEV Strategy doomed without buy-in from provincial government

8/2022 - THE POINTER - "As the densest region after Toronto, Peel has an opportunity to reduce transportation emissions by building transit and electrifying transportation," reads TAF's Carbon Emissions Inventory.

‘Quite a transformation’: Why this Toronto Community Housing green retrofit is coming with unexpected benefits for residents

7/2022 - TORONTO STAR - TCHC’s mission to retrofit every unit in the city will bring unexpected benefits for residents, including AC, starting at Bathurst and Eglinton.

Heat pumps – cutting costs while cooling tenants

7/2022 - THE GLOBE AND MAIL - The low-carbon HVAC system provides both heating and cooling to an apartment and uses a maximum of a third of the electricity of baseboards heaters.

Breaking ground on a climate-friendly way to heat and cool homes in Toronto

7/2022 - TVO -“It’s really critical that we get all new developments to net-zero or near-zero as soon as possible. Low-carbon district energy is one way to address that challenge,” says Bryan Purcell.

Methane Emissions Far Exceed Reported Levels as Ontario Plans Gas Ramp-Up

5/2022 - THE ENERGY MIX - Almost none of the methane leakage that happens during extraction and transmission is counted in our inventories or any other reporting.

For 2 years, climate resources shifted in COVID-19. Now, cities like Hamilton look to get on track

4/2022 - CBC HAMILTON - In Hamilton, groups like EH and Hamilton 350 say that over the past two years, the city has fallen behind on its plans to combat climate change — and it's time to get on track

Forty-two electric vehicle charging stations to be built across Durham using federal funds

4/2022 - DURHAM RADIO NEWS - Durham Region will be partnering with TAF to promote EV charging. TAF will be offering rebates of up to 50 per cent for municipalities, parking authorities, non-profits, residential buildings and other groups to construct new charging stations.

If you rely only on public chargers, it’s tough to own an EV

3/2022 - THE GLOBE AND MAIL - TAF has recently received $2-million from Natural Resources Canada to install about 300 chargers, and expects a big chunk of that will go toward installing chargers on residential streets as well as near multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs).

New federal Clean Fuel Standard headed in the wrong direction

3/2022 - NATIONAL OBSERVER - If Canada's Clean Fuel Standard is to deliver climate and cleantech investment successes, it needs a higher ambition and tighter rules.

Ontario’s plan to sell ‘clean energy’ credits doesn’t wash with environmental groups

3/2022 - CBC- Bryan Purcell says the government's clean energy credits proposal has fundamental flaws that undermine any environmental benefit.