Toronto Adds $2B to Climate Programs Through First-Ever Carbon Budget Process2/2025 - THE ENERGY MIX - Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, comments on the City of Toronto's first ever carbon budget process.
Toronto adopts its first carbon budget2/2025 - Today, Toronto City Council officially adopted the City’s 2025 budget. This year, for the first time, the budget development included a new carbon budget process.
EV adoption hindered by PC policies that ‘deliberately increase carbon emissions’2/2025 - THE POINTER - Ian Klesmer, Director of Strategy and Grants, told The Pointer that long-term investments will not only speed up EV adoption but also strengthen local supply chains, cut pollution, and increase affordability for low- and middle-income families.
The Atmospheric Fund invests in PaceZero Capital Partners, an impact-focused private credit firm2/2025 - The Atmospheric Fund announced today that it has invested in PaceZero Capital Partners’ Sustainable Credit Fund II.
Toronto can reduce building emissions while protecting tenants – here’s how2/2025 - NATIONAL OBSERVER - Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, explains Building Emissions Performance Standards improve the livability of homes for renters in an interview with Canada's National Observer Cloe Logan.
Court battle with City of Toronto could undermind building standards meant to make homes more resilient to climate change and sustainable1/2025 - THE POINTER - Evan Wiseman, Senior Manager of Climate Policy, addresses the legal challenge to the Toronto Green Standard.
A legal bid by developers to strike down Toronto’s green building rules would ‘gut’ the city’s housing standards, say critics1/2025 - TORONTO STAR - "We’re building a city here, not just buildings," Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, said in an interview with Kate Allen about green standards.
Getting the Facts Straight on Toronto’s Green Development Standards1/2025 - THE ENERGY MIX - Evan Wiseman, Climate Policy Senior Manager, was featured in The Energy Mix for his blog.
We thrive in better buildings – how a new bylaw could transform retrofits in the GTHA1/2025 - The City of Toronto is introducing Building Emissions Performance Standards (BEPS) to tackle building-related carbon emissions.
TAF Newsletter: January 20251/2025 - This edition includes our green standards myth-buster, a transformational win for energy efficiency that will deliver billions in benefits and savings, insights on what’s next for EV charging, a new toolkit on embodied carbon, and more.
Lowering emissions, raising up equity – perspectives on Toronto’s building policy1/2025 - Toronto's emerging BEPS policy needs to be well-designed and informed by representative stakeholders and rightsholders regarding equity impacts.
TAF congratulates Province of Ontario for committing to invest $10.9 billion in electricity conservation and demand-side management1/2025 - Aakash Harpalani, Director of Clean Energy, comments on Ontario’s 2025-2028 Incentives Framework.