Just launched: Carbon Emissions Inventory 2024
How might a provincial mandate help cities legislate the most effective climate programs? Ontario is currently reviewing key pieces of municipal legislation to ensure that municipalities across the Province have the tools, powers, and flexibility they need to effectively serve their communities.
What do you get when you corral representatives from industry, labour, non-profits, First Nations, academia, and healthcare in a room to discuss climate strategy? Believe it or not, you can round up a pretty clear consensus on how to tackle climate change in Ontario. That’s just what the Clean Economy Alliance did when it convened […]
City Council has just committed to implementing an Energy Reporting and Benchmarking policy for large buildings, a long-awaited victory for one of TAF’s key policy initiatives. Energy reporting and benchmarking is high on the list of strategies to reduce urban emissions, as 37% of Toronto’s GHGs come from large buildings. Toronto is giving the province […]
Recently, Move the GTHA, a collaborative project funded and co-initiated by TAF and Evergreen CityWorks, sent a letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne recommending that a significant portion of the province’s cap and trade revenues fund active transportation and public transit.
With the right support from the Province, cities can get the emission reduction job done.
On the heels of recent Provincial policy announcements, TAF reviews the key policies to address climate issues at the local level, including carbon pricing and transit funding.
Part 2 of a blog series examining key principles that should inform the design of Ontario’s carbon pricing system.
A closer look at some key carbon pricing principles.
Reviewing the best tools for carbon pricing.
Ontario’s climate change discussion paper and public consultation.
