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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 →






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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 →






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Can Toronto’s buildings be carbon-neutral?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Marianne Touchie

Earlier this month, the International Union of Architects (UIA) issued a stunning announcement. Member organizations of the UIA – representing more than 1.3 million architects in 124 countries around the world – unanimously adopted the “2050 Imperative,” a declaration to … Continue reading →






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Hackathon showcases winning ideas

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Mary Pickering

Last Sunday I enjoyed the unique experience of being one of the judges in the ALERT Power of 50 Hackathon. ALERT stands for Affordable & Low-Income Environmental Renewal in Toronto – a project supported by the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance … Continue reading →






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After shutting down coal, what’s next?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Julia Langer

On a recent snowy evening, we attended a large gathering that included Premier Kathleen Wynne to say “goodbye” to Ontario’s coal-fired energy generation plants. After a 17-year slog led by Jack Gibbons and the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA), the … Continue reading →






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