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Julia Langer

CEO

Julia Langer

Julia has held senior leadership positions in the environmental sector for over 30 years, managing campaigns and organizations, defining strategy and policy, and inspiring public and private action to address air pollution and climate change.

Julia leads TAF’s staff in advancing the organization’s solutions to climate and air pollution, and with support from TAF’s Investment Committee, oversees the fiscal integrity of TAF’s endowment.

Julia is a recipient of the 2016 Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence for her environmental and climate work and a member of the federal government’s Generation Energy Council.

Ivey Foundation models leadership in environmental grantmaking and impact investing

Opinionssss Apr 2024

A tribute to Martin Willschick

Opinionssss Jan 2024

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

Opinionssss Oct 2022

Budget 2022 – urban climate action highlights

Opinionssss Apr 2022

Ontario’s repeated failure to produce a natural gas conservation plan

Opinionssss Sep 2021

Budget 2021 is a healthy dose for the clean economy, but climate measures lack potency

Opinionssss Apr 2021

Toronto has an embarrassing gas problem

Opinionssss Feb 2021

Why Canadians need the clean fuel standard

Opinionssss Dec 2020

Beyond financing: how workforce capacity can support big investments

Opinionssss Oct 2020

A throne speech worthy of the next generation

Opinionssss Sep 2020

Big Canadian moment for climate: unique model goes national

Opinionssss Sep 2020

Investing in retrofits is no longer an “if” – here’s the “how”

Opinionssss Apr 2020

Scaling and focusing for greatest impact

Opinionssss Apr 2019

Ontario environment plan needs a better bang for its buck

Opinionssss Mar 2019

Cities can’t lead from behind: TAF reviews Ontario climate plan

Opinionssss Dec 2018

The Urban Anthropocene: An AGO Podcast with TAF CEO Julia Langer

Opinionssss Dec 2018

What’s in, what’s out? TAF reviews Ontario’s climate policy cancellations

Opinionssss Oct 2018

Generation Energy report shows path to Canada’s low-carbon future

Opinionssss Jun 2018

The U.S. is leaving the Paris Agreement, Canada’s not. Why follow on weakening car emissions standards?

Opinionssss May 2018

Best bang for our climate bucks: Looking beyond cost per tonne

Opinionssss Jan 2018

Money on the table: Why investors miss out on the energy efficiency market

Opinionssss Dec 2017

TransformTO: Here’s the blueprint to reach Toronto’s climate target

Opinionssss May 2017

TAF launches innovative climate solution: carbonate Toronto’s water

Opinionssss Apr 2017

Why is Ontario turning its back on renewables?

Opinionssss Sep 2016

Ontario climate action plan: follow the carbon

Opinionssss Jun 2016

Ontario kick-starts climate action with $325M down payment

Opinionssss Feb 2016

Cap and trade an important signal – but needs stricter allowances

Opinionssss Nov 2015

Trudeau’s climate platform: 6 promises we’re watching

Opinionssss Oct 2015

Canada’s ex-central banker calls for action on “tragedy of the horizon”

Opinionssss Oct 2015

Four climate challenges for Alberta’s new government

Opinionssss Jul 2015

Toronto Climate Summit signals global climate hope

Opinionssss Jul 2015

Follow the leaders – de-carb your money

Opinionssss May 2015

Climate action in cities key to provincial success

Opinionssss May 2015

The Many Different Flavours of Carbon Pricing

Opinionssss Mar 2015

Ontario’s 45-Day Climate Consultation Count-Down

Opinionssss Feb 2015

TAF’s Secret Weapon

Opinionssss Feb 2015

Tanking oil price doesn’t affect retrofit business case

Opinionssss Jan 2015

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