Earth Overview Blog Series Part 3 – How Earth’s Feedback Loops Are Exacerbating Climate Change
I have been working in the climate field for over 25 years, and it is only in recent years that I have learned more about…
Earth Overview Blog Series Part 2 – Befriending Earth’s Carbon Cycle
Earth’s carbon cycle describes the way the element carbon moves between the Earth’s biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.
Earth Overview Blog Series Part 1 – Experiencing the Overview Effect Without Going into Space
There is a phenomenon called the Overview Effect that describes the change in perspective astronauts feel when they are out in space and looking back…
Getting to Zero Emissions in Municipal Buildings
For several years CAP has facilitated the Municipal Corporate Energy Managers Community of Practice, where designs and plans have been advanced. Scaling up climate action…
Climate Accountability in Municipal Decision Making
Over 500 Canadian municipalities have now declared climate emergencies. These Declarations often include direction for staff to apply a climate lens (or similar measure) to…
Ensuring New Buildings are EV Ready
Electric vehicle (EVs) adoption is growing rapidly. Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts that within five years, the cost to produce EVs will be equivalent to…
Geothermal’s Super Power: Fighting Climate Change While Managing Electricity Demand
One of the challenges of weaning our society off the use of fossil fuels to heat our buildings is determining what this increased reliance on…
Heat Pumps and their Role in the Low Carbon Future
To achieve our climate targets, we must reduce the use of fossil fuels to heat our homes. Heat pumps offer an efficient and cost-effective way…
Geothermal as a Climate Solution
During May we will be sharing a few blogs on the role that heat pumps and geothermal can play in helping to reduce greenhouse emissions…
Hamilton Senior Housing Becomes Climate Champion
Advancing the energy efficiency of existing buildings is a critical part of any community’s climate action plan and social housing retrofits presents an ideal opportunity…
CAP’s releases Green Fleets Support Package
In a previous blog post we discussed some of the challenges and opportunities of fleet electrification. Together with fleet managers from over 30 municipalities, we…
Fleet electrification – challenges and opportunities
Transportation is a significant source of GHG emissions in most municipalities. Therefore, a transition towards a low carbon fleet is needed. Clean Air Partnership works…
The Clean Air Council – Canada’s largest municipal climate action network
The Clean Air Council (CAC) is a project of the Clean Air Partnership (CAP). The CAC is a network of 30 municipalities and health units…