Just launched: Carbon Emissions Inventory 2024
As we come upon the darkest time of the year, the cost of keeping the lights on continues to be a hot topic. With two rate hikes in the last six months, many people in Ontario are feeling the burn of rising electricity prices. Why are prices rising so steeply, and are the Province’s renewable […]
Almost one million people live in several thousand concrete tower blocks throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Many of these apartment buildings, built between the 1940s and 1980s, are inefficient and in deteriorating condition. Many are also surrounded by spaces that are underused and poorly maintained. The Tower Renewal Partnership aims to revitalize these apartment towers […]
Yesterday the Ontario government cancelled future large-scale clean power projects, claiming that we have no “urgent need” to procure more electricity supply. What is clear is that projection of Ontario’s electricity generation needs is a difficult challenge, and over-projection of need has left Ontario with a costly over-supply of electricity from inflexible, centralized generation facilities. […]
Transforming the built environment = investing in prosperous, healthy and equitable communities Joint blog by Vivian Chung, policy research and engagement coordinator at TAF and guest blogger Dylan Heerema, analyst with the buildings and urban solutions program at the Pembina Institute in Vancouver. There is growing recognition across the country of the importance of buildings and energy efficiency to […]
Germany, Italy, and Japan ranked the top countries in the world when it comes to using energy efficiently. And Canada? We’re middle of the pack, an un-inspiring tenth. Countries like Poland, Turkey, and Indonesia bring up the rear (and Saudia Arabia is dead last). The 2016 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard published by the non-profit American Council […]
Just a year ago, the Toronto Board of Health approved a report that promoted an active role for Toronto Public Health in responding to climate change. Part of this mandate included developing an understanding of how measures Toronto might take to reduce its carbon footprint might support – or conflict – with improvements to public […]
By upgrading the way these two buildings provide hot water, we can help save 46 tonnes eCO2 every year. Since the release of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan, we’ve been hearing a lot about heat pumps and their potential to replace natural gas. TAF has a number of exciting projects underway related to electric heat […]
Time to act! The time has come to face climate change head-on, invest in practical solutions, and reap the environmental and economic benefits. Premier Wynne made this message clear when she revealed Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan on Wednesday. Responding to reporters who questioned why Ontario should foot the bill for climate change, she […]
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 […]
The Ontario government is proving its commitment to large building energy reporting and benchmarking. Following closely on the heels of the enabling legislation, the Ontario government has proposed draft regulations for its province-wide large building energy and water benchmarking and reporting (EWRB) policy. TAF is proud to have contributed to the evolution of EWRB at […]
