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…
Green Energy
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Position: Project Manager, The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) Project: TCAT, a project of Clean Air Partnership Location: Toronto office. Remote work options (required during the COVID-19 pandemic). Compensation: Full Time. $60,000-65,000,…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…