Can you guess what a major real estate developer and a community equity advocate have in common? Both are leaders in their fields helping to reduce carbon in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Region. TAF collaborates with players from across many differnet sectors who have ideas and opportunities to address climate change, supporting the most promising concepts to offer multiple benefits like improved public health, resilience, equity, and local jobs. 2019 will be an impactful year - and we want to hear from you. Get inspired and learn how our collaborators plan to make a mark this year in our brief, Faces of Climate Action. And visit taf.ca to get in touch and find out about upcoming funding and collaboration opportunities. 

The Atmospheric Fund provided grant funding for the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce to accelerate innovative industrial energy solutions in the Bayfront area. Find out more about how this industry-led project will reduce emissions and increase business competitiveness by optimizing uses of industrial waste heat. The project was also recently featured in Novae Res Urbis and the Bay Observer. TAF's next grants deadline is Friday, February 22; get in touch with your low-carbon ideas. 

This investment from the federal Low Carbon Economy Fund will help to expand Enwave's deep lake-water cooling system. This process draws cold water from Lake Ontario to cool hospitals. schools, and other downtown Toronto buildings - reducing the amount of energy needed for air conditioning by up to 80%. Great to see deep investment to meet our TransformTO climate goals. We’ve come a long way from 2004 when TAF was one of the first funders to initiate Enwave’s low-carbon system.

Ontario’s new environment plan hopes to reduce emissions through a $350 million investment into the “Ontario Carbon Trust”. Hear from climate finance experts like TAF CEO Julia Langer on this upcoming Clean Economy Alliance webinar. The webinar will be this upcoming Monday, January 21 at 2:30PM.

If you own, manage or represent a commercial or residential building that’s 100,000 square feet and larger, you may be required to report its energy and water use by July 1, 2019. Ontario’s Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) initiative can help you make your building more efficient. Here's a great guide on EWRB from Partners in Project Green about the benefits of reporting your usage and how you can prepare. 

Building collaborations, especially among diverse stakeholders, is far from easy. Join us for “Collaborating with the Enemy” with author Adam Kahane and TAF VP Mary Pickering on February 4. Ready to dive deeper? Sign up for April's Partnership Brokering training session.  

Plus, more information and resources on our newly launched GTHA Partnerships website. 

We want to highlight the best low-carbon ideas and initiatives in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. If you want to build profile for your organization or project, pitch us your ideas or submit a guest blog.

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