Today’s announcement is a welcome investment in Canadians’ homes, health and economic future. We applaud the federal government’s leadership in making heat pumps and home retrofits more accessible while strengthening support for rental buildings. Building on this momentum, a whole-building approach that explicitly includes older three- and four-storey apartments and condo buildings will help bring these benefits to vulnerable residents. Pairing targeted grants with affordable financing and delivery support will make these upgrades affordable, protect residents from extreme heat, and create a dependable pipeline of projects that will grow Canadian manufacturing, skilled jobs, and local economies.” Shauna Sylvester, Founder and Lead Convenor, Urban Climate Leadership, a project of MakeWay
Urban Climate Leadership and Climate Caucus announce new national initiative equipping municipal leaders with practical tools to assess data centre proposals and secure stronger federal funding and support mechanisms that enable local decision-making about data centre planning.
Bell’s proposed Saskatchewan AI data centre could quadruple in size, drawing up to 1.2 gigawatts of power. UCL’s Mairin Loewen joined CBC Blue Sky to discuss what the expansion could mean for communities—and the questions to ask about energy, water, land, public costs and local benefits.
The Better Ideas Show: UCL’s Shauna Sylvester and The Energy Mix’s Mitchell Beer sit down to discuss local leadership and the clean economy.
