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January 17, 2023 by Mike Hager

A Marketing Playbook for the Public Sector

When you hear the term marketing, you might think of a creative tv commercial, an online ad you saw or even the strategy behind the…

December 9, 2022 by Jennie Geleff

Art and Creativity Will Light the Way for Safer Streets 

Through this blog, Jennie reflects on the need to break silos and build rich partnerships with artists, affordable housing advocates and others to advance Active Transportation.

November 28, 2022 by Gaby

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…

November 14, 2022 by Gaby

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.

October 18, 2022 by Gaby

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…

September 20, 2022 by Kevin

Looking out for our most vulnerable during extreme heat events

Heat events can have a major impact on health in Canada and around the world. For example, in 2003 Europe experienced unseasonably hot weather which…

August 29, 2022 by David Simor

‘Streets For All’ or ‘Streets for the Housed’?

TCAT, like many active transportation and road safety organizations, has long been a proponent of Complete Streets, an approach to road design that seeks to…

July 20, 2022 by Devanshi Kukadia

Implementation of Nature-based Solutions by Municipalities to Advance Climate Action

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are multi-functional, economical and provide a variety of benefits for local government and communities, such as improved health and well-being, reduced pollution and revitalized urban spaces.

June 20, 2022 by Kevin

Single Occupancy Electric Vehicles – a Stopgap, not a Climate Solution

North American cities have undergone dramatic changes over the last century. Locations that were once inconvenient have become accessible through extensive road networks leading to…

June 14, 2022 by Devanshi Kukadia

Clean Air Partnership’s Annual General Meeting

Clean Air Partnership will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, at 5:30 PM Eastern Time. The meeting will be…

June 8, 2022 by David Simor

Is a Lack of Data around Best Practice Informed Policy a Problem for the Active Transportation World? 

Active transportation (AT) researchers, advocates, and practitioners are data-hungry people. We continuously seek out slightly newer best practices and slightly more robust case studies. This…

May 2, 2022 by Gaby

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…

April 22, 2022 by Devanshi Kukadia

Clean Air Partnership launches the Climate Action Atlas

Climate change is the most critical challenge of our time. Around the world, people are accustomed to thinking about climate challenges as future threats leading…

April 7, 2022 by Jennie Geleff

What if Culture Matters Just as Much as Infrastructure? 

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a virtual seminar mostly comprised of other BIPOC attendees when a young woman shyly said, “Some of…

March 28, 2022 by Devanshi Kukadia

Electrifying Light Duty Equipment

When we think of activities that contribute to climate change, we often think of industrial-scale activities such as manufacturing. Rarely do we associate routine activities…

March 10, 2022 by Kevin

Home Energy Labeling – a Natural and Necessary Complement to Energy Efficiency Programming

While we rightly expect transparency from labels on our food, appliances and vehicle purchases, our homes, the single largest purchase most Canadians will ever make,…

February 16, 2022 by David Simor

Red Light for Automated Speed Enforcement

“Roadway design/maintenance has never been objective. Design and engineering are more effective than policing.” – Dr. Destiny Thomas Toronto City Council recently approved a plan…

February 9, 2022 by Devanshi Kukadia

We are Hiring a Freelance Report Designer

We are looking for a freelance Report Designer to join our team. They will be responsible for designing Clean Air Partnership reports on an ad-hoc…

February 2, 2022 by Gaby

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…

January 17, 2022 by Devanshi Kukadia

Clean Air Partnership’s 2021 at a Glance

2021 was a year like no other. Despite the pandemic bringing sustained challenges, Clean Air Partnership continued to engage municipalities and stakeholders and made progress…

December 1, 2021 by Gaby

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…

November 15, 2021 by Kevin

TCFD for Canadian Municipalities

The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was created in 2015 by the Financial Stability Board of the G20 group of nations. Designed primarily to…

November 1, 2021 by Keenan Mosdell

That’s a Wrap on the Third Season of Markham Cycles

Markham Cycles is a community program with the goal of increasing cycling in Markham by removing barriers and building a cycling community. Launched in July…

October 12, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Why Half a Degree Matters so Much.

In 2021, North America witnessed severe heatwaves and searing wildfires in British Columbia, California, and other parts of the west. Lytton, BC recorded a Canadian…

October 1, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management

Think of the saying, when it rains, it pours and then add snowmelt, impervious urban areas that don’t absorb precipitation and what do you get?…

September 13, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Equity and Climate Change Integration into City of Toronto’s Transportation Planning

Cycling is a mode of transportation that is not only good for your waistline and health but also for the environment.  Recognizing the significant role…

August 30, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Smart Cities – The Way Forward

Rapid urbanization and unsustainable development have catastrophic consequences affecting the health of the population. Cities are by far the largest contributors to GHG emissions, consuming…

August 9, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Climate Action Support Centre (CASC) Retrospective Blog

The Climate Action Support Centre (CASC) project was implemented to address staff and budgetary constraints faced by municipalities in implementing climate action. These constraints posed…

July 26, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Steps to Reduce In-vehicle Air Pollution Exposure

If you walk along a busy road, you are likely to inhale vehicle exhaust. Surprisingly, drivers and passengers in passing cars are breathing even more…

City on the water
July 13, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Deep Energy Retrofits Part 2- The City of Vancouver Advances Net Zero Emission Buildings

Why do energy retrofits matter and what are Canadian cities doing to advance them? The City of Vancouver has a target to reduce 50% of…

June 28, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

Deep Energy Retrofits Part 1-New York Retrofit Challenges and Advantages of Retrofits

Buildings account for almost 70 per cent of New York City’s Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Advancing energy efficiency retrofits within our existing building stock…

June 14, 2021 by Devanshi Kukadia

The Federal Government’s Race to Zero

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and poses major threats to human health, biodiversity, and economic development. In the…

June 1, 2021 by Gaby

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…

May 25, 2021 by Gaby

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…

May 17, 2021 by Gaby

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…

April 14, 2021 by Kevin

Using Non-profits to Deliver Municipal Climate Action

In Ontario, municipal governments are responsible for providing most services within the municipal boundary including, but not limited to, water and sewage, electric utilities, road…

March 25, 2021 by Nancy Smith Lea

Complete Streets in the 15 Minute City

After decades of automobile-centric planning, cities around the world have begun to reimagine and redesign their streets to be safer and more inviting for everyone,…

February 10, 2021 by Gaby

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…

January 14, 2021 by Gaby

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…

December 8, 2020 by Nancy Smith Lea

Markham Cycle’s 2020 Season a Success

How do you increase cycling in places where very few people bike? Since 2014, The Centre for Active Transportation, a project of  Clean Air Partnership,…

July 30, 2020 by Kevin

Applying a Climate Lens to COVID Response and Recovery Plans

At Clean Air Partnership we have created a climate lens for use in municipal decision making. The climate lens asks, ‘how will a municipal decision…

June 23, 2020 by Gaby

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…

June 17, 2020 by Nancy Smith Lea

TCAT Releases New Report on Health, Equity and Active Transportation in Markham

Neighbourhoods in Markham with more low-income residents have higher rates of pedestrian and cyclist collisions, finds a new research report by The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT)…

May 12, 2020 by Nancy Smith Lea

Celebrating Ten Years of Co-Designing Active Cities

In April 2020, the Active Neighbourhoods Canada [ANC] network celebrated ten years of co-designing active communities across Canada. The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at…

May 5, 2020 by Kevin

Why Standards for Green Development Should be a Standard Part of Municipal Climate Action

Housing development in Ontario seems to be proceeding frantically. In Toronto, there are no shortage of towering condo developments appearing as if by magic. Across…

April 29, 2020 by Kevin

Climate Action in Small Communities

There are 444 municipalities in Ontario. Approximately 90% of these communities are populations of less than 25,000. Tacking climate change poses specific challenges for communities…

Commercial street in Toronto with crowded sidewalk
April 21, 2020 by Nancy Smith Lea

Needed During Covid: Space & So Much More

“I haven’t been on a bike in years, and this will help so much!” These were the words of Jessica, an addiction services worker, who recently…

February 25, 2020 by Kevin

Incubating cycling in suburban communities

Cycling offers communities a wide range of potential benefits, including improved health, friendlier streets, reduced traffic congestion, reductions in GHG emissions, and improvements in air…

January 28, 2020 by Gaby

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…

January 21, 2020 by Kevin

Energy Reporting: an Enabling Action that Leads to Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reductions

It is frequently said that what gets measured gets managed, but we also often hear the saying that what is truly important cannot be measured.…

January 8, 2020 by Kevin

Compounding the zero-emission impact

On January 9th, the City of Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee will decide whether or not to adopt an Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy. This strategy…

November 25, 2019 by Kevin

Why are we not talking about air pollution in Ontario?

When Clean Air Partnership was established 20 years ago, air pollution was a public health crisis that rightly attracted considerable media and political attention. Smog…

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