Four reasons you’re about to see more EVs in the GTHA5/2021 - Big automakers and splashy government spending are grabbing headlines, but there are some pioneering problem-solvers in the EV world that are tackling the challenges ahead to electrify everything. TAF is funding four climate leaders across the GTHA to take on specific roadblocks to decarbonizing our transportation systems.
Meeting People Where They Are10/2019 - Emmay Mah describes how a TAF grant helped understand how community hubs can create wider engagement with climate solutions.
Achieving bold reductions in transportation-related carbon emissions10/2019 - Funded by a grant from TAF and the City of Toronto, our research group set out to create an on-road emission inventory using traffic count data.
Strategy for School Boards to Save Energy and Money9/2019 - Students, parents of students, friends of students, take note: school boards can be an important actor in mitigating climate damage.
Education News Canada: Bay Area Climate Change Office Launches with Community Support2/2019 - The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) has contributed $46,000 in funding to support the launch of the Bay Area Climate Change Office (BACCO) at the Centre for Climate Change Management at Mohawk College's Fennell campus.
Faces of Climate Action1/2019 - Can you guess what a major real estate developer and a community equity advocate have in common? Both are leaders…
Bay Observer: Grant awarded to Hamilton Chamber Of Commerce will help local manufacturers optimize uses of industrial waste heat1/2019 - “This project presents a unique opportunity to demonstrate the business case for climate action, and we are honoured to be a TAF grant recipient,” said Keanin Loomis, President and CEO of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
Hamilton’s business community is turning industrial waste heat to energy1/2019 - The Atmospheric Fund provided grant funding for the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce to accelerate innovative industrial energy solutions in the Bayfront area. Find out more about how this industry-led project will reduce emissions and increase business competitiveness by optimizing uses of industrial waste heat.
Hamilton Spectator: Waste heat diversion project for harbour industries1/2019 - A $189,500 grant from The Atmospheric Fund will fund a two-year project that will attempt to divert unused waste heat from manufacturing industries on Hamilton Harbour, primarily steelmaking, to help heat nearby buildings.
Homes Magazine: Markham commits to becoming Canada’s largest net-zero emissions city11/2018 - TAF supports the City of Markham in their design of a new geothermal community, in partnership with Mattamy Homes and Enwave Energy Corp. Best practices from this project will help advance geothermal community energy systems across the GTHA.
Electric Energy Online: First of its kind geothermal community planned for Berczy-Glen11/2018 - To become a net-zero emissions city by 2050, the City of Markham announces a new geothermal community of approximately 300 homes, in partnership with Mattamy Homes and Enwave Energy Corporation. Grant funding has been provided by TAF for design activities.
Beyond the commute: Three ways that the King Street Pilot creates more liveable communities11/2018 - Data shows an 11% increase in public transit ridership in the downtown core; this increase in ridership indicates that the pilot is working for commuters. But is it working for the rest of the community? Here are the top three ways the King Street Pilot contributes to a more livable downtown.
