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What does Canada’s new $15 billion plan mean for urban climate action?

12/2020 - Canada’s new climate plan is historic because it is the first to follow the science and chart a clear path to the 2030 target.

Why Canadians need the clean fuel standard

12/2020 - The clean fuel standard establishes a practical and predictable approach for removing 30 million tonnes of carbon every year without affecting daily life.

How to trigger a net-zero building wave

11/2020 - CORPORATE KNIGHTS - Roundtable makes business case for deep retrofits and net-zero new builds

Under the hood of Environmental Insights Explorer’s latest transportation emissions release

11/2020 - MEDIUM - EIE is a free online platform developed by analyzing Google’s comprehensive global mapping data together with standard GHG emission factors to help cities measure, plan, and track efforts in their climate action plans.

California just voted down stricter gig economy rules. Now, Toronto advocates are asking: do app companies have too much power?

11/2020 - TORONTO STAR - TAF's Juan Sotes comments on the carbon impact of rideshare programs in Toronto.

What the widespread use of outdoor heaters means for Toronto’s carbon footprint this winter

11/2020 - CBC - TAF comments on the carbon impact of Toronto's propane patio heaters

The uncomfortable path to climate action scale-up

10/2020 - With less than a decade left to stem the worst global climate impacts, we need to think critically about getting proven climate actions to scale...

Three things no one is telling you about the business case for retrofits

10/2020 - Open up your spreadsheets, it’s time for some fun with business case analysis...

Beyond financing: how workforce capacity can support big investments

10/2020 - As we seek to “build back better,” even capital markets have a role to play by investing in a fair, responsible recovery.

A throne speech worthy of the next generation

9/2020 - If we asked a child of the next generation to look back at vintage footage of Canada’s 2020 throne speech, from the era of pandemic and wildfires, what would they need to hear?

TAF News: September 2020

9/2020 - Big Canadian moment for climate, heat pumps in Mississauga, Halton Official Plan Review

Big Canadian moment for climate: unique model goes national

9/2020 - With the increasing urgency of the climate crisis, it’s out with incrementalism and in with big investments. New tools and new hope just landed