Policy Development

Could offshore wind in the Great Lakes provide the cheap, clean power Ontario needs?

4/2023 - All clean energy options should be on the table in order to affordably meet Ontario's growing electricity needs. That means lifting the moratorium on offshore wind.

2023 Federal Budget Recommendations

2/2023 - February 2023. Government of Canada. TAF submitted recommendations urging the federal government to investment in three key areas with potential…

Doug Ford’s new housing bill guts green building law he voted for as Toronto councillor, say critics

11/2022 - TORONTO STAR - "The Building More Homes Faster Act includes clauses that will inadvertently make future homes more unaffordable and less efficient for Ontarians," says Bryan Purcell.

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.

Comments on framework for Clean Electricity Regulation

8/2022 - August 2022. Government of Canada. TAF submitted this letter strongly supporting the Clean Electricity Regulation and the key design features…

TAF News: August 2022

8/2022 - It's now or never for clean electricity in Canada. Plus, new investment in magnet recycling.

It’s now or never for clean electricity in Canada

8/2022 - Electricity is the fourth largest source of emissions in Canada, and the electricity demand is growing as we electrify buildings and transportation. The Clean Electricity Regulation is key to making Canada’s electricity supply net-zero by 2035. The federal government recently requested input from stakeholders on a proposed frame of one of Canada’s most critical climate policies, the Clean Electricity Regulation.

Clean fuel regulations won’t reduce emissions as needed – what’s next?

7/2022 - After six years of work, it would be easy for climate advocates to feel frustrated about the missed opportunity of the Clean Fuel Regulations. But the regulations were just one opportunity to decarbonize. Get involved by urging government to follow through on two other upcoming federal policies to decarbonize transportation.

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.

Policy Development

Could offshore wind in the Great Lakes provide the cheap, clean power Ontario needs?

2023 Federal Budget Recommendations

Doug Ford’s new housing bill guts green building law he voted for as Toronto councillor, say critics

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

Comments on framework for Clean Electricity Regulation

TAF News: August 2022

It’s now or never for clean electricity in Canada

Clean fuel regulations won’t reduce emissions as needed – what’s next?

Fugitive methane emissions in Ontario are double the reported rate

Submission on Sustainable New Communities Program for Brampton

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

Ontario Election 2022: Key climate action priorities

Policy Development

Could offshore wind in the Great Lakes provide the cheap, clean power Ontario needs?

2023 Federal Budget Recommendations

Doug Ford’s new housing bill guts green building law he voted for as Toronto councillor, say critics

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

Comments on framework for Clean Electricity Regulation

TAF News: August 2022

It’s now or never for clean electricity in Canada

Clean fuel regulations won’t reduce emissions as needed – what’s next?

Fugitive methane emissions in Ontario are double the reported rate

Submission on Sustainable New Communities Program for Brampton

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

Ontario Election 2022: Key climate action priorities

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