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This Uber driver made the switch to an EV and watched the profits roll in

7/2023 - TORONTO STAR - Ian Klesmer responds to the need to reach tenants and drivers of taxis and ride shares with EV charging options.

TAF Newsletter: July 2023

7/2023 - This edition includes funding for EV charging stations, insights on Ontario’s new power plan, recommendations for cities on low-carbon affordable housing, upcoming grant opportunities, and a farewell to our longest-serving volunteer.

From traffic to bad air, low-income groups face the worst of climate change in Toronto: experts

6/2023 - CBC NEWS - Building retrofits can improve social housing comfort and health, says TAF's Keith Burrows.

Burlington to offer interest-free loans to 20 residents for heat pumps

6/2023 - BURLINGTON TODAY - TAF's Amanda Burns provides a deputation at Burlington Council, supporting interest-free loans to install an air-source heat pump.

TAF Newsletter: June 2023

6/2023 - This edition includes two stories of how condos can take the lead on building decarbonization, from the rooftop to the parking garage. We’ll give you what’s new for Ontario’s electricity grid and introduce new team members at TAF.

How hard is it to get EV charging stations into residential buildings?

6/2023 - CBC NEWS - Ian Klesmer wants to see more funding to help condo boards and building owners figure out EV charging. When they do, it will be much more affordable & convenient to switch to an EV.

Canadian cities embrace a more climate-friendly form of cooling

6/2023 - NATIONAL OBSERVER - “By 2025 Toronto Green Standard will be strong enough to ensure most new buildings have heat pumps. For existing buildings and repairs, there’s no such policy requirement, but we want to see heat pumps everywhere possible,” Bryan Purcell

Finding pathways out of Ontario’s hydro and climate mess

5/2023 - POLICY OPTIONS: New ground has been broken in thinking about electricity systems, but there needs to be transparent and accountable planning for implementation.

Toronto city council voted against more gas-plant production. The province is making it happen anyway

5/2023 - TORONTO STAR: “The pace that electricity sector emissions are rising is going to offset a lot of the gains made elsewhere. We’re a little further behind every year," says Bryan Purcell.

How a downtown Toronto condo defied the odds to save energy and money

5/2023 - TORONTO STAR: “This particular project, we were interested right off the bat because of the emission reduction potential for sure, but also because of this particular use of technology: A drop-in replacement for a chiller really has the potential to scale and we wanted to do what we could to make sure the project was a success,” said Keith Burrows, TAF's Director of Low-Carbon Buildings.

Putting high-rises on a low-carbon diet

5/2023 - GLOBE AND MAIL: Policy paper published last year by U of T, City of Toronto, The Atmospheric Fund and Mantle Developments calls for the regulation of embodied carbon as well as the development of standardized ways of measuring these emissions.

What to make of IESO’s natural gas expansion, and what cities can do now

5/2023 - Ontario just announced the results of a competitive procurement process, which will expand natural gas-powered electricity generation capacity by up to 586 megawatts. What's next for cities who need to decarbonize?