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Cleantech startup Kite Mobility lands C$3.5m in third seed round

8/2023 - VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL - Through investments from five organizations including TAF, Kite Mobility has raised $3.5 million in a third seed financing round.

Kite’s electric mobility-sharing solution can displace up to 10 parking spots per one shared electric vehicle

8/2023 - CANADIAN MANUFACTURING -Kristian Knibutat discusses why TAF invested in this electric mobility-sharing solution.

Three climate funds invest in Kite Mobility to boost electric ridesharing in Canadian apartments and condos

8/2023 - TAF announces a joint investment of $1 million in Kite Mobility, a growing Canadian startup that is scaling their “mobility as an amenity” service.

The Atmospheric Fund congratulates City of Toronto on innovative revenue tools to fight climate change

8/2023 - TAF applauds City of Toronto staff and the mayor for their hard work and leadership in advancing these bold proposals.

5 system-changing ways to fight rising energy bills in heat waves

8/2023 - CORPORATE KNIGHTS - Ontario has announced major investments in non-renewable power projects, including a long-term bet on new nuclear plants. But there’s still time to embrace energy efficiency and smaller renewable- energy options as cost-effective, quicker-to-deploy approaches to community resilience.

Statement from The Atmospheric Fund on Canada’s clean electricity regulations

8/2023 - Today’s federal announcement of the draft clean electricity regulations demonstrates the government’s commitment to a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.

TAF Newsletter: August 2023

8/2023 - This edition includes analysis of Ontario’s energy plan, a national call for EV readiness, an explainer and call for proposals on DERs, funding support for deep retrofits, and a new job opportunity at TAF.

Distributed energy resources reward households, businesses, and the grid

8/2023 - With distributed energy resources (DERs) moving swiftly from the margins to the mainstream in North America, Ontario can seize opportunities in a popular and reliable innovation in power system management.

The Atmospheric Fund calls on Ottawa to create $250 million annual EV infrastructure support fund

8/2023 - ELECTRIC AUTONOMY - The Atmospheric Fund has 75 signatories for its letter requesting government assistance for multi-unit residential buildings.

Canada’s Climate Goals Hinge On EV Charging, Advocates Say

8/2023 - ENERGY MIX: TAF has launched a letter campaign urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allocate $1 billion over four years in next year’s federal budget for equitable EV readiness in multi-residential buildings (MURBs) “to ensure the EV wave reaches across the population.”

Ontario energy planning is still missing its North Star

7/2023 - Ontario’s newly released energy strategy signals a growing openness to expanding the role of renewables, efficiency, and distributed resources. But one thing is missing: climate leadership.

TAF’s EV Station Fund supports priority EV charging in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

7/2023 - Today we join Parliamentary Secretary Julie Dabrusin to announce the official reopening of TAF's EV Station Fund