News

Hybrid heat pumps can be a stopgap to an electric future

2/2022 - New case studies show the promise of hybrid heat pumps in the GTHA, and Erik Jansen of TRCA explores the upsides and downsides of the technology.

Effort to boost electric vehicle charging stations in GTHA gets $2M in new federal funding

1/2022 - CBC- TAF's EV Station Fund to support up to 300 EV chargers in the GTHA

EV Station Fund will support priority EV charging in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

1/2022 - The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) launched the “EV Station Fund” to support installation of up to 294 charging stations across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

Have your say: Pickering invites public to help shape the future of sustainable development

1/2022 - TORONTO STAR - The city is developing a new set of standards to help shape new development and redevelopment in Pickering

TAF News: January 2022

1/2022 - TAF launches fund for EV charging stations in the GTHA

Peel carbon emissions dropped significantly in 2020 but could be back to pre-COVID levels: report

1/2022 - TORONTO STAR - Bryan Purcell, TAF’s VP of policy and programs, said the drop in Peel's emissions is temporary and preliminary data from last year shows that emissions are likely near pre-pandemic levels again.

Peel is warming twice as fast as the global average; will the climate emergency be taken seriously?

1/2022 - THE POINTER - "Each year we fail to meet the trajectory toward our climate targets, it puts more pressure on the future years," said Bryan Purcell.

TAF News: December 2021

1/2022 - New report: GTHA carbon emissions are on the rise

TAF News: November 2021

1/2022 - Peek inside a YWCA Passive House for lessons in innovation

TAF News: October 2021

1/2022 - IESO study on gas phaseout misses the point

TAF News: September 2021

1/2022 - Ontario fumbles the easiest path to reduce carbon, again.

TAF News: August 2021

1/2022 - More climate action with Toronto Community Housing