CBC- Ontario’s quest to replace coal-fed coke ovens and blast furnaces with new, low-emission technology got a major boost on Tuesday, with the province contributing up to $500 million in loan and grant support to Hamilton’s ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant.
Author: TAF
Toronto’s flagging electric-vehicle project given a jolt as council adds more on-street chargers
TORONTO STAR -“We urgently need a reliable and convenient network of on-street charging across Toronto to help speed up adoption of EVs,” Ian Klesmer, strategy and grants director at TAF
Effort to boost electric vehicle charging stations in GTHA gets $2M in new federal funding
CBC- TAF’s EV Station Fund to support up to 300 EV chargers in the GTHA
EV Station Fund will support priority EV charging in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) launched the “EV Station Fund” to support installation of up to 294 charging stations across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
Have your say: Pickering invites public to help shape the future of sustainable development
TORONTO STAR – The city is developing a new set of standards to help shape new development and redevelopment in Pickering
TAF News: January 2022
TAF launches fund for EV charging stations in the GTHA
Peel carbon emissions dropped significantly in 2020 but could be back to pre-COVID levels: report
TORONTO STAR – Bryan Purcell, TAF’s VP of policy and programs, said the drop in Peel’s emissions is temporary and preliminary data from last year shows that emissions are likely near pre-pandemic levels again.
Peel is warming twice as fast as the global average; will the climate emergency be taken seriously?
THE POINTER – “Each year we fail to meet the trajectory toward our climate targets, it puts more pressure on the future years,” said Bryan Purcell.
TAF News: December 2021
New report: GTHA carbon emissions are on the rise
TAF News: November 2021
Peek inside a YWCA Passive House for lessons in innovation
