This edition includes a new EV charging pilot, City of Mississauga's green building win, a hint for investors to check out DERs, a tribute to an environmental grantmaking pioneer, and new job opportunities at TAF.
TAF and Optiwatt, a leading EV charging management platform, just launched a Smart EV Charging Pilot. The goal is to identify tools to help meet demand as more people across the GTHA adopt EV.
Own an EV in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area? Join the first wave of EV owners in the program.
Ensuring residents across Canada can access EV charging in multi-family buildings will take a concerted effort from public and private sector players. A new report outlines 16 recommendations for Canadian decision-makers to address the EV-ready gap.
The new research is presented by Low Carbon Cities Canada, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, and Green Municipal Fund.
NEW BLOG → Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are fast-tracking around the world and have the power to transform Ontario’s electricity grid. Uzoma Erondu, Senior Manager of Impact Investing, explains how investors can mobilize capital through innovative financing and incentives to support a resilient, carbon-free grid.
NEW BUILDINGS → VP of Policy and Programs, Bryan Purcell, congratulates City of Mississauga council for adopting Green Development Standards, and highlights how their climate leadership will increase economic opportunity through new low-carbon development.
FUNDERS → The Ivey Foundation has supported leading-edge, long-term work to protect the planet for over 50 years and will concentrate its full $100 million endowment to environmental grantees over the next five years. CEO Julia Langer reflects on TAF’s long relationship with the Ivey Foundation and their leadership and legacy in responsible investing.
RETROFITS → A TAF project studying the impact of heat pump deep retrofits in buildings received recognition from IESO’s Grid Innovation Fund evaluation.
Our case study dispels the skepticism of the feasibility of heat pumps in cold climates. IESO has since released a another round of funding.
Careers
TAF is expanding! Use your skills for climate action.
Help deliver deep energy retrofits in the multi-family building sector across the GTHA in the new Technical Services Manager role on TAF’s Retrofit Accelerator.
Join the Impact Investing team as a Full-time Analyst to help scale promising new cleantech and low-carbon companies and projects.
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