Energy Manager, May 21, 2015
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Follow the leaders – de-carb your money
The financial risk of investing in fossil fuels was reinforced late last week as more mega pension funds joined the UN-sponsored Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC). Gathering in Paris to mark…
How to leverage cap and trade to improve transit
While the inner workings of carbon policy are not usually fodder for broad public dialogue, there is certainly one aspect of Ontario’s upcoming cap and trade program generating wide audience…
Pumping energy savings – global heat pump performance review
Heat pump technology is elegant in its simplicity. By harnessing the ambient heat from the air or ground, we can use it to efficiently heat and cool buildings. Heating spaces…
Devon Calder
Devon Calder no longer works at TAF. Devon is TAF’s Stakeholder Relations Manager for our building Retrofit program. He leads multifaceted climate action research and demonstration programs, that target accelerated…
Julie Leach
Julie Leach manages communications strategy at the Atmospheric Fund. By sharing campaigns, research, and perspectives, and collaborating across governments, media, and diverse industries, she aims to influence a net zero,…
A critical moment for efficiency finance
The energy efficiency sector may face significant hurdles, but the market is quickly maturing as it addresses climate change, energy security concerns, and utility costs. Last week, I joined hundreds…
Energy retrofits become an investment vehicle
Toronto Star, June 21, 2015
Smoothing the potholes and making strides with energy retrofits
What do Harbourfront Centre, six YMCA buildings, and an Etobicoke housing co-op have in common? Each of these Toronto buildings is shaving $25,000 a year off their energy bills– without…
Coming to large buildings near you: landmark energy reporting policy
City Council has just committed to implementing an Energy Reporting and Benchmarking policy for large buildings, a long-awaited victory for one of TAF’s key policy initiatives. Energy reporting and benchmarking…
Toronto Climate Summit signals global climate hope
Today – with climate experts, decision-makers, and indigenous leaders gathered in Toronto for day one of the two-day Climate Summit of the Americas – we mark a shift in global…
Partners trump powers when it comes to climate action
Hey Toronto – what’s your urban personality type? A new report from C40 Cities and ARUP mines characteristics of global cities to find out how they act – and how…