Ontario’s energy regulator is blocking efforts that could slash natural gas emissions10/2021 - Ontario needs to conserve natural gas to reduce emissions, but the regulatory process is taking years we cannot afford. Find out why no one is talking about this.
IESO study on gas phaseout misses the point10/2021 - As electricity emissions increase exponentially in Ontario, TAF and others including industry leaders and 31 municipalities have advocated for a fair study to explore the alternatives. IESO's new study falls fatally short.
2021 Federal Election Climate Policy Recommendations8/2021 - TAF urges the federal parties of Canada to bring credible climate change plans before voters in the 2021 election. We…
Toronto just approved a host of climate-related policies. We asked experts how they stack up8/2021 - “Toronto is such a significant part of Ontario, and of Canada, that if we fall behind on climate, it puts at risk provincial and national targets toward net zero (carbon). It also risks Toronto being left behind in the 21st-century economy,” says TAF VP Bryan Purcell.
TAF congratulates the City of Toronto on passing two landmark low-carbon building policies7/2021 - Toronto City Council approved the Toronto Green Standard Version 4 to regulate new building performance and the Net Zero Existing Building Strategy to accelerate building retrofits, putting the City on a solid path to a net zero future.
Fiddling while Toronto burns7/2021 - It may be time for the province and the Ontario Energy Board to completely overhaul the traditional approach to natural gas consumption by promulgating conservation policies that provide building owners and homeowners with financial incentives to get off gas entirely instead of simply moving to high efficiency gas furnaces.
All new Toronto buildings could soon face tighter greenhouse gas emissions targets7/2021 - "With a rapidly growing city, there is simply no path to net zero that doesn't require a transition to near-zero new construction," Bryan Purcell, TAF VP, told the city's Planning and Housing Committee. "The Toronto Green Standard is by far Toronto's most important climate policy."
Toronto’s New Buildings Could Soon be Required to Go Greener7/2021 - Update to the Toronto Green Standard would require that all new mid-high rise buildings produce fewer carbon emissions and consume less energy. The update would take effect May 2022 and require a 25% drop in annual greenhouse gases and a 28% cut in energy use intensity.
Submission on IESO Gas Phase-Out Impact Assessment6/2021 - As part of a formal stakeholder consultation process on the phaseout of gas-fired electricity, TAF urges the IESO to prepare…
Comments on proposed Halton Hills Green Development Standard6/2021 - TAF strongly supports the adoption of the Halton Hills Green Standards which will put Halton Hills on the pathway to…
Submission on Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act (Bill 276)5/2021 - TAF submitted this letter to Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) responding to Bill 276 which proposes repealing sections of the Electricity…
ZEV industry urges there’s no time to idle on the Clean Fuel Standard4/2021 - The Clean Fuel Standard is now under review by the federal government and advocates are concerned about potential delays or further changes to the policy following other concessions.
