Emissions Quantification

Leadership is needed to follow the data and deliver widely available climate solutions

11/2024 - Bryan Purcell, VP Policy and Programs, provides his insights on the 2023 Carbon Emissions Inventory for the GTHA.

Ontario Electricity Emissions Factors and Guidelines

6/2024 - 2024 Edition TAF has published emissions factors since 2017 to support best practices in greenhouse gas quantification. Accurate emissions factors…

Ontario’s carbon emissions rose only slightly in 2021 and pandemic-driven shifts could be why

4/2023 - "Climate action really is going to create a lot of benefits, and it's important to make sure that the government follows through," said Ekaterina Tzekova, director of research and innovation for The Atmospheric Fund

Bus Rapid Transit could combat rising emissions and increase well-being in Brampton

4/2023 - The key to achieving our 2030 climate targets is investing in public transportation.

Carbon Emissions Quantification Methodology

3/2023 - April 2023. A summary of TAF’s emissions quantification methodology.

Dear election candidates: Climate action means working across issues and regional lines

10/2022 - To handle the complex and intersectional issues that face our region, hopeful new leaders will need to follow the carbon and collaborate.

Ambitious ZEV Strategy doomed without buy-in from provincial government

8/2022 - THE POINTER - "As the densest region after Toronto, Peel has an opportunity to reduce transportation emissions by building transit and electrifying transportation," reads TAF's Carbon Emissions Inventory.

Methane Emissions Far Exceed Reported Levels as Ontario Plans Gas Ramp-Up

5/2022 - THE ENERGY MIX - Almost none of the methane leakage that happens during extraction and transmission is counted in our inventories or any other reporting.

TAF News: May 2022

5/2022 - New report: Fugitive methane emissions in Ontario is double the reported rate

Fugitive methane emissions in Ontario are double the reported rate

5/2022 - There is growing consensus that ‘fugitive methane’ (gas leakage that occurs during the extraction and transmission of fossil fuels) is drastically underestimated -- but by how much? A new TAF report provides updated guidelines to account for the full life cycle emissions of natural gas, badly needed as we face crucial infrastructure decisions in Ontario.

Fugitive Methane – New Guidelines

5/2022 - May 2022. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas combustion is responsible for 40% (20 megatonnes)…

For 2 years, climate resources shifted in COVID-19. Now, cities like Hamilton look to get on track

4/2022 - CBC HAMILTON - In Hamilton, groups like EH and Hamilton 350 say that over the past two years, the city has fallen behind on its plans to combat climate change — and it's time to get on track