Accelerating Neighbourhood Climate Solutions through Community Hubs

Community hubs are well-positioned to serve as launch points for wider community engagement to develop low-carbon neighbourhoods and create tangible community benefits across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area – according to the findings from a collaborative feasibility study by Enviromentum, the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA), and the Toronto Community Benefits Network. Resources offered by community hubs – such as supportive staff, engaged residents, and physical space – can be further developed and leveraged to support climate action. Since the completion of this study, TEA has used a TAF follow-on grant to engage more deeply with a smaller sample of community hubs to support them in achieving significant carbon reductions in their local neighbourhoods, and in so doing, generate prototypes and tools that can be used to activate the large network of GTHA hubs.