City of Toronto’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (Feb 2019)2/2019 - In early 2019, TAF compiled a summary overview of the City of Toronto’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory using 2016…
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…
TransformTO Steps: Two transformative tools for community change10/2018 - As change-makers, our role is to make the complex relevant. Here are two takeaways and tools from Tamarack Insitute's Community Change Festival to center relevance at the heart of our climate conversations.
TransformTO brochure10/2018 - Like other leading international cities, Toronto is planning to reduce city-wide carbon emissions. The good news is that TransformTO research…
Keeping Track: Carbon Emissions Inventory (July 2018)9/2018 - In 2018 TAF compiled the first comprehensive carbon emissions inventory for the GTHA Despite local differences, we found many commonalities…
TAF comments on the City of Toronto’s Residential Energy Retrofit Program updates5/2018 - Given that buildings are responsible for 53 per cent of Toronto’s carbon emissions, improving building energy performance is a crucial component…
TransformTO neighbourhood grants: TAF invests $100,000 in 20184/2018 - This year, TAF will provide grants to local engagement projects that will help shape the creation of the TransformTO Low-Carbon Neighbourhoods campaign. We're looking for initiatives to broaden community engagement by exploring and conveying the co-benefits of key climate actions. Get in touch with your ideas to TransformTO.
TransformTO Steps: Lake Ontario points to the future of district energy4/2018 - Did you know Lake Ontario is a valuable renewable energy source for many of Toronto’s largest downtown buildings? TAF was an early supporter of Enwave's deep lake water cooling system, but what's next? In this blog, we discuss the future of district energy and its contribution to Toronto’s carbon reduction goals.
TransformTO funding approved: And the race begins3/2018 - Every journey begins with a first step, and thanks to Toronto City Council, we’ve embarked on the journey to turn the TransformTO climate plan into reality. What happens next now that the 2018 budget received approval?
Sharing climate-friendly ideas: Perspectives from Picture20503/2018 - Led by the Toronto Climate Action Network and sponsored by The Atmospheric Fund, the TransformTO-inspired Picture2050 contest asked residents to imagine Toronto in the year 2050 as a caring and climate-friendly city of the future. The winning photos highlighted public transit and green infrastructure - here's what we learned:
Greenhouse Gas Reduction – Action and Opportunity in the GTHA1/2018 - The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) expanded our mandate to include the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). We asked ourselves, “How…
TAF Response to the Food & Organic Waste Framework1/2018 - The Ontario government plans to initiate a ban on organic waste disposal in landfills in 2022. TAF provided feedback to…