Monthly Archives: September 2014

Why I joined 400,000 people in demanding climate action

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Victoria Foote

Sarah Amelia Sackville McLauchlan is a guest blogger for our 80×50 Blog site. Sarah travelled with Toronto350.org to participate in the People’s Climate March in New York City where approximately 400,000 marchers made history with the largest ever demonstration for … Continue reading →

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Climate Week: Financing the climate revolution

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Tim Stoate

More than 100 events are taking place September 22 to 28 in New York City for Climate Week. Despite the number of panel discussions, workshops and meetings, there isn’t much in the line-up that speaks to the role of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy efficiency, General, Green finance | Tagged Cities, climate, climate change, emissions, Energy, energy efficiency, ESPA, finance | Leave a comment

Climate Week: The People’s Climate March

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Victoria Foote

Jason Lee is a guest blogger for our 80×50 Blog site. Jason traveled with Toronto350.org to participate in the People’s Climate March in New York City where approximately 400,000 marchers made history with the largest ever demonstration for Climate Action. … Continue reading →

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Climate Week: Solutions lie in the building sector

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bryan Purcell

This year marks the sixth anniversary of Climate Week, which got off to an extraordinary start with yesterday’s People’s Climate March. In New York City, where most of the climate action is taking place including the UN Climate Summit, more … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Energy efficiency, General, Green finance, High-rise energy efficiency | Tagged climate week, Condos, energy efficiency, Green Buildings, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, TowerWise | Leave a comment

My summer with TAF

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Victoria Foote

Our summer intern, Nicole Langballe, wrote this guest blog about her time with us at TAF. Nicole is now a graduate student in the engineering program at University of Toronto. I just concluded my six-week internship with Toronto Atmospheric Fund … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Energy efficiency | Tagged C02 emissions, Cities, climate, Condominiums, Condos, energy efficiency, Green Buildings, home retrofits | Leave a comment

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