Tomorrow! 📣 Join our Ontario Climate Caucus at 3pm Eastern time on zoom to workshop sustainability and resiliency actions for communities in Ontario.

Local elected leaders in Ontario can join the call by emailing [email protected]

Join us at Climate Caucus' Summit for our morning keynote speech by bestselling author, John Vaillant! His most recent book, Fire Weather, depicts the fossil fuel industry’s role in our changing relationship with fire.
Register Here: buff.ly/49vlqM0

Le Caucus Climat se réjouit de voir le gouvernement fédéral investir dans les collectivités locales en 2024, en particulier dans les domaines du logement et de l'infrastructure, qui en ont grandement besoin.

Réponse au budget 2024: drive.google.com/file/d/1YXAEko…

#Budget2024 #cdnpoli

Climate Caucus is excited to see the Federal government investing in local governments in 2024, especially in the much-needed areas of housing and infrastructure.

See our full response: drive.google.com/file/d/1YXAEko…

#Budget2024 #cndpoli

BC Chapter had a meeting last month with presentations on Affordable Offsite Wood Construction and the Zero Carbon Step Code🌲

Check out the recording on our Youtube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=U00XmD…

Tweet 2: B.C. Lower Mainland Leads, Others Follow on EV-Ready Multi-Unit Buildings via @theenergymix theenergymix.com/2023/07/09/b-c…

Check our Electric Autonomy's EV-ready bylaw tracker for Canada!
They list jurisdictions that have implemented or are considering charging requirements for condos, stratas and other multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs): electricautonomy.ca/canada-ev-read…

Have you seen this new opportunity from TAF to build affordable housing via the new federal Housing Accelerator Fund?
Check out this brief for ideas and resources for municipalities to integrate low-carbon strategies into affordable housing: lnkd.in/gF9q5bYy

Most of our calls are officially on pause for the summer! We will just have 2 drop in electeds calls and a BC Chapter call next week 💻 (check our “Calendar” on our website)

Come along for a presentation by Alex Boston on the potential of offsite construction of low-embodied carbon wood frames and mass timber buildings to increase our housing supply. Also an update on the downsides of RNG in new construction!

Rocked by extreme weather, climate change exposes ‘infrastructure gap’ in Canadian communities

nationalobserver.com/2023/06/02/new… via Canada's National Observer

Have you seen the Clean Air Partnership's Equity and Climate Synergies Resource Hub?

This resource hub is intended to support municipal staff in identifying equity and climate synergies in their climate action plans:
guides.co/g/equity-and-c…

Welp.

'The earth is already past safe limits for humans as temperature rise, water system disruption and destruction of natural habitats have reached boundaries' ft.com/content/b59f9f…

#HamiltonON could be Canada’s 1st city to protect apartment residents from extreme heat. But cities must also expand their heat adaptation toolbox by embracing low-carbon technologies like #heatpumps to mitigate the urban heat island effect. theenergymix.com/2023/05/29/ham… ACORN Canada

Supporting your residents do home energy retrofits is a big undertaking. But it doesn’t have to be a daunting one. Retrofit concierge programs like Retrofit Assist can help homeowners navigate the task.

Check out our recording to learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=TXDHnB…

One of Canada’s first municipalities to develop a maximum heat bylaw and protect renters from dangerous heat waves!

theenergymix.com/2023/05/29/ham…

Get on the Bus with Small Change Fund on June 12 at 1pm ET. This exciting webinar will feature voices across Canada on the importance & value of empowering youth through free public transit & training. Register at: bit.ly/getonthebus-zo…
#GetYouthontheBus #YouthTransitRevolution

Rural and Small Communities Chapter!

Come along to this meeting to learn about Retrofit concierge programs and how it is working so far since it has been rolled out in a few communities!

eventbrite.ca/e/rural-small-…

Our Zero Waste and Circular Economy working group is meeting on Friday! We will hear a presentation from former Victoria Councillor, Jeremy Loveday and then have a roundtable discussion on upcoming priorities!

See you there!

Register and details: eventbrite.ca/e/zwce-embeddi…

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