TAF financing facilitates better-than-code Windmill Developments Condo11/2015 - The recently completed Cathedral Hill condo and townhouse project by Windmill Development Group is 43 per cent more energy efficient than the Ontario Building Code. This was made possible by innovative financing provided by The Atmospheric Fund (TAF).
Trudeau’s climate platform: 6 promises we’re watching10/2015 - For the 27 million Canadians living in cities, it’s notable that the new Liberal government has made some important commitments to urban sustainability. The Party’s on-line election platform has an overwhelming raft of content, So we’ve put together a summary of the key elements that focus on climate change, cities, and the low-carbon economy. We hope this record of the tangible commitments made during the election can act as a reference point for measuring this government’s progress over time.
Province steps up to help municipalities address climate change10/2015 - How might a provincial mandate help cities legislate the most effective climate programs? Ontario is currently reviewing key pieces of municipal legislation to ensure that municipalities across the Province have the tools, powers, and flexibility they need to effectively serve their communities.
A new City program to help green tech innovators succeed10/2015 - Last week, Toronto City Council passed the Green Market Acceleration Program (GMAP) for a two-year pilot period. Run collaboratively by the Toronto Office of Partnerships and Economic Development and Culture, GMAP will allow local businesses to apply to the City to use city infrastructure for applied research, proving concepts and demonstrating new technologies developed here in Toronto.
Canada’s ex-central banker calls for action on “tragedy of the horizon”10/2015 - When one of the world’s most powerful central bankers gives a speech at an insurance industry event on climate change, you know there has been a sea-change in the attitudes of the financial sector.
Toronto Community Housing retrofits help residents and the climate10/2015 - TAF’s new $4.2 million TowerWise Retrofit Project will finance and implement energy efficiency upgrades in seven Toronto Community Housing buildings across Metro Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and North York. In addition to expected greenhouse gas reductions of 30%, the project will be complimented by a slew of other benefits.
Toronto Community Housing buildings to undergo $4m in energy retrofits in TowerWise program9/2015 - September 22, 2015