City Action
Wards Project
Want to get more involved in advocating for City climate action in your ward? Together, TCAN and Climatefast are building teams of motivated climate advocates at the community level in as many wards as possible. The goal is to meet with your local councillor to let them know you support TransformTO and that you want action on the climate crisis. You can sign up here.
Climate Voting Records Toronto
Use the voting records developed by the Climatefast team, to find out where your city councillor stands on climate. You can search by councillor and item. The site also provides a Councillor scorecard and can be used to generate letters to councillor and the Mayor on specific items. Check it out here!
City Budget and Climate Action
The City Budget will be launched on January 8th and there are numerous opportunities to have your say. TCAN encourages everyone to speak up for climate justice. We need to accelerate our climate action plan across all sectors and support initiatives that will improve resilience, increase affordability, and protect the most vulnerable. For more information on the Budget process and opportunities to get involved go to the City's website.
Other Events:
More information: City of Toronto Climate Action Reports
For more information about the City of Toronto’s Net-Zero Strategy see here.
Reports of Note
Toronto’s Current and Future Climate – Report from the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority (2024)
Toronto’s Sector-Based Emissions Inventory (SBEI) for the year 2022
Summary of Progress to Date for Short-Term Implementation Plan 2022- 2025 (With state of progress noted on each item)
TransformTO Annual Report 2022: Laying the Foundation for Net-Zero
TransformTO Net Zero Strategy: A climate action pathway to 2030 and beyond
Bonus: Report on municipal action and equity from the David Suzuki Foundation.
To note: Interim 2030 targets:
Transport: 75% of trips under 5k to be walked, biked or by transit. 30% of registered vehicles in Toronto will be electric.
Buildings: 100% of new buildings to be near-zero emissions. 100,000 existing buildings retrofitted to achieve a 50% reduction in emissions
Local Renewable Energy: (solar, wind, geothermal, batteries, waste heat recovery): 50% of community-wide energy to come from renewable sources
Waste Reduction - Circular Economy Initiatives: Repair, repurpose, re-use & recycle, reduce waste & create jobs: Divert 70% of residential waste from landfill
Green space and tree canopy: Increase canopy cover and biodiversity and enhance greenspaces. [Tree canopy target is 40% coverage by 2050; there is no 2030 target.]