The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)

We need more than a "business-as-usual" approach to building retrofits to deliver maximum emissions savings alongside economic rewards. Toronto Region Board of Trade's 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 report outlines a four-part strategy to achieve an 80% reduction in building emissions. This approach addresses the complexity and cost of upgrading aging building stocks while ensuring long-term success contributing to a more sustainable built environment. The report also highlights real-world examples of retrofits and financial innovations, such as University of Toronto's Project LEAP. This project, featuring the largest geoexchange field in urban Canada, is estimated to achieve a 46,000 metric tonne reduction in CO2 emissions and $9,000,000 in savings during its first year of full operation. Explore existing retrofit financing, programs, and service providers putting the GTHA at the forefront of the green building movement: https://lnkd.in/gyPd98j3 #Retrofits #CleanTech #Sustainability #BuiltEnvironment #Innovation #GTHA #ONpoli #ClimateEconomy

The City of Toronto has consulted with the development industry for 15 years to establish fair and effective green development standards. Now, the association that represents those developers is suing Toronto over them. RESCON cites the housing affordability crisis and a need for standardization as reasons for the challenge. We care about these priorities too. A new blog post from Evan Wiseman sets record straight on their claims: https://lnkd.in/gtE6fsN3   #TorontoGreenStandard #GreenBuilding #GreenDevelopmentStandards #ESG #ClimateChange #BuildingEmissions

We're excited to see Volta Research Inc. lead this work, bringing together stakeholders from different sectors to share collective wisdom and learnings. This type of cross-industry collaboration has the potential to drive so many positive outcomes: improved building and electrical codes, a deeper understanding of key issues and trade-offs, and stronger relationships across industries and regions. We're looking forward to the insights and results! #Electrification #Policy #GTHA #ONpoli #Collaboration #Sustainability #BuildingCode

📣 New #funding opportunity! Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)'s Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative (DRAI) has just opened up funding applications to support deep #retrofit capacity building activities. This funding comes at a crucial time to scale up and support deep retrofit market transformation. Organizations working to develop tools, resources, or other activities that finance deep retrofit projects, build workforce development and capacity, or support the development of business cases are all eligible to apply. As building owners recognize the multi-solving benefits of #NetZero buildings, more capacity is needed to enable these projects. As recipients of earlier DRAI funding, we are excited to see more support for efficient buildings become available. Applications open now until February 12, 2025. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gZRJ-qin #Retrofits #Buildings #Decarbonization #EnergyEfficiency

Canada's Clean Electricity Regulation is finally out, and the result is disappointing. Changes to the intended regulation will allow fossil fuel facilities to operate for longer, delaying the necessary transition to clean resources. According to the government’s own analysis, these changes cut the emissions impact of the CER nearly in half, allowing an additional 161 million tonnes of carbon pollution to be emitted. To close these gaps and ensure Canada stays on track to a net-zero electricity grid, the federal government must: ➡️ Introduce supplemental policies to provide targeted support for renewables and energy storage. ➡️ Collaborate with provinces and municipalities to modernize the grid and deploy non-emitting energy infrastructure faster. ➡️ Provide targeted funding to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuel electricity in Canada, ensuring a clean energy advantage that attracts companies, investments and jobs. Read the full reaction from Bryan Purcell, VP Policy and Programs: https://lnkd.in/gRzQzT-k

🪩 Welcome Colleen Mahaffie-Nixon to the TAF team! As the Communications and Campaigns Lead, Colleen supports the facilitation, design, and implementation of communications and campaigns to accelerate retrofits and net-zero buildings in the GTHA. Get to know Colleen a little more below. ✨ What’s most exciting about your work? I'm really excited to dive into sharing and amplifying the stories of our retrofits and net-zero buildings projects, and highlighting the huge opportunities this work offers to reduce carbon emissions in the GTHA. ✨ What keeps you hopeful? Seeing so many groups and organizations across the GTHA committed to climate action and social impact. When things feel dark, it's nice to know that there are thousands of people working to make a difference. ✨ What is a fun fact about yourself? After studying abroad in Copenhagen, I fell in love with urban biking, cozy hygge spaces, and winter activities ❄️ #Welcome #Team

💡 A new report from Pollution Probe and the Net-Zero Reliability Initiative highlights opportunities for Ontario to maximize the value and reliability of its #CleanElectricity investments. The report outlines eight actions to help the province build a cleaner, more reliable #NetZero electricity system while avoiding costly investments in outdated technologies. Explore the findings, based on insights from stakeholders across the electricity sector: https://lnkd.in/eKMygyas #Electricity #Report #ONpoli

🌎 😷 The Lancet's latest report emphasizes the link between health and climate, highlighting the need to empower health professionals and foster collaboration between governments to shape policy that safeguards public health. Canada-specific policy actions to address climate-related health impacts include investing in resilient health systems and adaptation, improving communication about the health impacts of climate change, and promoting a shift to a more sustainable, plant-based diet. Get the full breakdown and actionable steps for policymakers: https://lnkd.in/gN32NqZN. #Policy #CdnPoli #ClimateChange #PublicHealth 

#BreakingNews Ontario just announced an increase to their goal of procuring new energy resources from 5,000 MW to 7,500 MW. We're encouraged to see a commitment to distributed energy resources like small-scale solar. In fact, the Minister has requested that the IESO report back with a proposal for a local small generation procurement program in Ontario. If designed well with a fair price to reflect the business case for such investments, this could be fantastic for homeowners, communities and small businesses who want to generate their own power. https://lnkd.in/gm3y9wAv #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #Electricity #DERs #Solar #ONpoli

🚗✨ Our EV Station Fund is wrapping up at the end of 2024, having supported the installation of 828 #EVchargers across the #GTHA. Amanda Mosca, EV Charging Program Manager, shares lessons learned from the three-year program, which distributed $4 million to install chargers in multi-family buildings and public spaces. Get her take on what cities need next to expand EV charging nationwide: https://lnkd.in/gY_F-wCv #EVs #ElectricVehicles #EVinfrastructure #Electrification #GoElectric