Just launched: Carbon Emissions Inventory 2024
When it comes to meeting Toronto’s climate targets, words are not enough. We need to invest to achieve our goals, starting now. That’s why the Council decision on the TransformTO 2018 operating budget is so important. Read TAF’s letter to the City’s Budget Committee.
Would anyone ditch all fruits and vegetables and switch to a carbs-only diet because it’s the cheapest? Obviously not. Likewise, governments shouldn’t solely focus on cost per tonne of emissions reduced when it comes to investing public dollars in climate action. A nuanced approach is what we need.
When it comes to public projects, does our big-thinking habit get in the way of excellence implementation as we fail to consider local-level impacts and aspirations? Our VP Mary Pickering looks at best practices from recent transit projects in Ontario.
Sanjay Khanna is a futurist, speaker, and thought-leader who sits on the advisory group of the City of Toronto and TAF project, TransformTO. This is the fifth interview in our TransformTO Talks series with multi-sectoral experts. TAF: Can you tell us about your current work and interest in the topic of resilience? Sanjay: I began my work looking at […]
Yesterday, sparks flew as Mayor John Tory endorsed expressway tolls on the Gardiner and DVP, and the City Manager released a Long-Term Financial Direction Update on new funding sources to be considered by Council, including road tolls and a hotel tax. The report is expected to be considered by Executive Committee on December 1 and […]
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 […]
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 […]
How can we bring optimism and engagement to bear in creating the low-carbon city of the future? John Robinson offered some insightful answers to these questions this week’s 2016 Eric Krause Memorial Lecture at the University of Toronto. Professor Robinson recently came to Toronto from BC, where he played a key role in supporting sustainability […]
Mid-rise development is a critical component of livable, transit-connected, low-carbon communities. A new report by the Pembina Institute and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association outlines the multiple benefits of mid-rise development and proposes five key strategies for supporting it in the Greater Toronto Area.
