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In the lead up to the GLOBE Capital leadership summit, CEO Mike Gerbis reflects on the challenges and opportunities for investors in today’s low-carbon economy. For two decades Mike has advised Canadian corporations, institutions and government on how to create long-term value by addressing environmental, social and economic risks and opportunities. Deputy Governor of […]
In celebration of TAF’s anniversary, guest blogger Philip Jessup reflects on 25 years of Toronto climate action. Philip co-chaired Toronto’s environmental committee that first recommended the Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF) to Council, served on its inaugural board, and was its staff director for nine years. Over the past 30 years, I’ve led various Canadian and […]
Guest blogger Zia Islam is a P. Eng at Toronto Public Health You may be familiar with stories about the big bad industrial companies releasing toxic chemicals into the air, but what about the mom and pop dry cleaner that cleans your shirts, or the auto body shop on your street that uses toxic paint? Some […]
Ian Morton is the CEO of Scout Environmental Two drivers travel down the street in the same model car; and yet by the end of the road one driver has spent more money than the other. Why is that? If you’re getting strong flashbacks to high school math, stay with me, because this situation reflects […]
Nancy Smith Lea is the Director of the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation at the Clean Air Partnership. The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT), a project of Clean Air Partnership, just held a launch event at Ryerson University to celebrate its new book, Complete Street Transformations in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region. The book […]
Guest blog post by Dusha Sritharan, Campaigner, Toronto Environmental Alliance Without public support, green policies aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. In recent years, a number of low carbon policies have been eroded because they’ve lacked strong public support. For example, the Transit City Plan was scrapped when policy-makers failed to communicate the benefits of […]
Guest blog post by Brock Carlton, CEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities One of the first things I noticed when I arrived in Paris for the COP21 conference was the restrained optimism in the meeting rooms. Sure, delegates were confident that a deal could be reached. But there was still a real understanding of what it meant […]
Guest blog post by Jose Etcheverry, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University As world leaders meet in Paris to negotiate solutions to climate change, what are communities doing on the ground to find practical local solutions to a global problem? Fossil-fueled transportation is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse […]
Last week, Toronto City Council passed the Green Market Acceleration Program (GMAP) for a two-year pilot period. Run collaboratively by the Toronto Office of Partnerships and Economic Development and Culture, GMAP will allow local businesses to apply to the City to use city infrastructure for applied research, proving concepts and demonstrating new technologies developed here in Toronto.
Guest blog post by Nancy Smith Lea, Director, Toronto Centre for Active Transportation Imagine a place with a population the size of Regina, Windsor or Oakville, where virtually 100% of trips between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. are on bike or by foot. This is not a flight of fancy, it’s a real place and […]
