It’s now or never for clean electricity in Canada. Plus, new investment in magnet recycling.
Author: TAF
TAF invests in rare earth magnet recycling to support sustainable electrification
TAF invests $1.3 million in Noveon Magnetics, a waste-to-value company that recovers rare earth minerals from electronic waste and reprocesses them into high-quality magnets
Ambitious ZEV Strategy doomed without buy-in from provincial government
THE POINTER – “As the densest region after Toronto, Peel has an opportunity to reduce transportation emissions by building transit and electrifying transportation,” reads TAF’s Carbon Emissions Inventory.
Heat pumps – cutting costs while cooling tenants
THE GLOBE AND MAIL – The low-carbon HVAC system provides both heating and cooling to an apartment and uses a maximum of a third of the electricity of baseboards heaters.
Breaking ground on a climate-friendly way to heat and cool homes in Toronto
TVO -“It’s really critical that we get all new developments to net-zero or near-zero as soon as possible. Low-carbon district energy is one way to address that challenge,” says Bryan Purcell.
Retrofit of TCHC building will yield climate, affordability and community benefits
TAF and Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) kicked off a deep, multi-measure retrofit of 840 Eglinton Avenue West.
TAF News: June 2022
Lessons from a heat pump retrofit and new grant funding
Methane Emissions Far Exceed Reported Levels as Ontario Plans Gas Ramp-Up
THE ENERGY MIX – Almost none of the methane leakage that happens during extraction and transmission is counted in our inventories or any other reporting.
TAF News: May 2022
New report: Fugitive methane emissions in Ontario is double the reported rate
For 2 years, climate resources shifted in COVID-19. Now, cities like Hamilton look to get on track
CBC HAMILTON – In Hamilton, groups like EH and Hamilton 350 say that over the past two years, the city has fallen behind on its plans to combat climate change — and it’s time to get on track
