CACOR and CMOS ANNUAL LUNCHEON This presentation provides an overview of the challenges Canadian municipalities face in addressing sustainability and related issues and focus on the solutions the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) and it’s sustainability and climate change programs address via capacity building and funding support. It also examines GMF’s 5 Year Strategic Plan (2018-2023) […]
Homes with no energy bills
Homes with no energy bills are catching on — even in Pueblo — and the extra cost isn’t as high as you’d think A study that found building net-zero homes costs not much more than standard homes changed the trajectory of a Pueblo housing project. Now, more than 5,000 net-zero ready homes are proposed for […]
A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan
Update government policies and build partnerships to improve local climate resilience It means finding effective and affordable ways to slow down climate change and build more resilient communities to prepare for its effects. Update government policies and build partnerships to improve local climate resilience • Modernize the Building Code to better equip homes and buildings to be better able […]
How individuals can help move the clean energy transition forward — with or without government
Update June 19, 2018: In addition to axing the province’s cap and trade program, Ontario Premier-designate Doug Ford has announced the shut down of GreenON, the provincial agency that helped homes and businesses lower their energy costs while tackling climate change through rebates and other incentives. At a time when fighting climate change is more urgent than ever, […]
All fossil-fuel vehicles will vanish in 8 years
All fossil-fuel vehicles will vanish in 8 years in twin ‘death spiral’ for big oil and big autos, says study that’s shocking the industries This speedy revolution, a Stanford economist says, will be driven by technology, not climate policies — and while his timing may be off a few years, there is little doubt about […]