Sgt. Pepper’s and Canadian Climate Policy
I listened to a Noel Gallagher interview recently, and he has some great opinions, not that I agree with all of them. He was saying…
Community Efficiency Financing – a Pathway to Creating your Residential Energy Efficiency Program
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is currently funding municipalities to create residential energy efficiency programs. Through these programs, municipalities can support community members in upgrading…
The Diffusion of Responsibility for Active Transportation
The term “diffusion of responsibility” typically refers to situations in which individuals are unlikely to act or assume responsibility in the presence of a large…
2022 at Climate Action Partnership
2022 was, unfortunately, another record year for global carbon emissions. CO2 reductions observed at the start of the pandemic were rapidly eroded, with emissions exceeding…
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…
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…
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,…
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…