Just launched: Carbon Emissions Inventory 2024
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 […]
Amidst the climate information overload driven out of the Paris conference, a fantastic research report was released to guide the way for city climate action over the next five years. Prepared by C40 and global consulting firm Arup, the report Potential for Climate Action considers actions cities need to take to significantly reduce carbon emissions, with […]
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.
When one of the world’s most powerful central bankers gives a speech at an insurance industry event on climate change, you know there has been a sea-change in the attitudes of the financial sector.
TAF’s new $4.2 million TowerWise Retrofit Project will finance and implement energy efficiency upgrades in seven Toronto Community Housing buildings across Metro Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and North York. In addition to expected greenhouse gas reductions of 30%, the project will be complimented by a slew of other benefits.
What do Harbourfront Centre, six YMCA buildings, and an Etobicoke housing co-op have in common? Each of these Toronto buildings is shaving $25,000 a year off their energy bills– without the owners putting up any capital. A Recent Toronto Star article highlighted TAF’s innovative non-debt financing for retrofits called the Energy Saving Performance Agreement, or […]
The energy efficiency sector may face significant hurdles, but the market is quickly maturing as it addresses climate change, energy security concerns, and utility costs. Last week, I joined hundreds of colleagues from the public and private sectors, eager to accelerate investment in efficiency. We convened for the Energy Efficiency Finance Forum (E2F2), hosted by ACEEE in San Francisco.
Big funds are acknowledging the risk of carbon-heavy investments – are you?
TAF launches a new energy efficiency finance company, Efficiency Capital Corp.
A sold out event on carbon pricing.
