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TAF News: April 2022

4/2022 - Urban climate action highlights from Budget 2022

Aerial drone view of a wind turbine in the foreground of a coal fired power generating station.

Clean Electricity Standard to set the stage for Canada’s energy transition

4/2022 - The federal government is now consulting on its Clean Electricity Standard to help Canada reach a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. With Ontario’s electricity emissions forecast to triple in the next decade, this is an important opportunity to provide feedback.

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.

Electric car plugged into an EV charging station

Budget 2022 – urban climate action highlights

4/2022 - The 2022 budget includes funding and investment dollars for key urban climate solutions to help drive down emissions by 2030 and beyond. As always, their impact will depend on effective roll-out, which cities, local utilities and businesses, home and building owners, citizens and organizations like TAF are eager to provide.

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.

Honda confirms plan to switch Ontario plant to hybrid vehicles

3/2022 - GLOBAL NEWS- The federal and provincial government are investing $130M each in updating Ontario’s Honda plat to produce hybrid-EVs.

TAF News: March 2022

3/2022 - Just a few days left to rescue Ontario’s failing building code

How Ontario’s proposed clean energy program will actually increase carbon

3/2022 - Ontario's proposed clean energy credit system may sound like a high-impact climate action, but it won’t lead to cleaner electricity. How can clean energy credits increase carbon pollution? Find out

Remembering Tony O’Donohue

3/2022 - Tony O'Donohue, Toronto City Councillor for 25 years and one of TAF's founders, passed away last week. His legacy is remembered in this tribute by Philip Jessup, Executive Director from 1999-2008.

Climate and affordability depend on these essential building code updates

3/2022 - Ontario’s building code is only updated every five to seven years, so we can’t afford to miss this opportunity to reduce carbon emissions by building better buildings that are cleaner and more affordable to operate. Read our recommendations to align it with an affordable, net zero future.