Toronto City Council has made firm commitments to cut carbon emissions and protect us from climate change. These commitments were sparked by a massive public call to action and successful campaigns from TEA and allies.
A new bill from Premier Ford takes aim at many protections Torontonians hold dear - from tenant rights to bike lanes to green building requirements.
The City is looking for your thoughts on how to reduce single-use items (like cups, bags and disposable take out containers) – see our tips on what actions will have the biggest impact.
Last week, TEA spoke up about greenwashing and false claims at City Hall, and we’re glad to say that Councillors listened.
On January 1, 2026, the City of Toronto will no longer have any role in residential recycling. If you're interested in how this might affect you, read our blog here. If you're interested in finding out why this happened, keep reading, we've laid it all out.
You may have noticed new stickers on Toronto’s blue bins - it’s a sign of some important changes to the Blue Box happening across the province. (Unfortunately, it’s not going to be good.)
On a warm July evening, community members in Thorncliffe Park gathered for a guided tree walk.
City Council recently voted to bring litter-vaccuming across Toronto back in-house to public workers which is a victory for good green jobs, lower costs, and better environmental service.
The Toronto Environmental Alliance has released a new report, Kicking off with reusables: The opportunity of the FIFA World Cup 26™ for Canadian events, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
UPDATE: On the afternoon of June 3, 2025, Doug Ford's government pushed through Bill 17.
Unfortunately, even though there have been significant concerns about the effect that this Bill would have on municipal environmental programs like the Toronto Green Standard for new buildings, the Ford government chose to fast track its approval. This meant that, unlike most Bills, the provincial government did not hold any committee meetings — which is where experts and stakeholders like the City of Toronto would usually make statements and deputations for staff to review.
The City of Toronto is seeking public input on Toronto's Long Term Waste Strategy. The survey asks about how best to reduce and divert waste (more on that below), which is great. Unfortunately, the City is also looking at false solutions, like ‘energy from waste’ incineration that will send Toronto backwards in terms of climate action, zero waste goals, and put human health at risk.
Investments in sustainability and green energy will not only protect Canadians from American tariffs, but they’ll put us on course for a more resilient future.
Why we must seize this moment to drive transformative change through local action.
Toronto is one of 15 host cities for the FIFA men’s World Cup in 2026, and our city is grappling with the costs and the opportunities such a mega event can bring.
On Feb 11, Toronto City Council will meet to vote on the 2025 Budget. Overall, this is a positive budget for Toronto’s environment. It includes promising steps to help protect Torontonians, cut emissions, improve transit, improve affordability, and make Toronto a greener, healthier place for all.
Thank you for speaking up to fix flooding and bring in a fair stormwater charge! Here's what happened at the Executive Committee on January 28th.
Updated February 12, 2025
Toronto City Council has passed the City’s 2025 Budget. Thousands of pages long, this budget sets out billions of dollars in City spending for everything from transit and libraries, to watering plants and trees on City land.
This December, the City of Toronto released two important climate reports. The first showed that weather in Toronto is projected to get hotter, wetter, and weirder over the coming decades as the climate continues to shift. The second showed that the City is behind on its climate change goals and will likely miss meeting its 2025 short-term targets on the way to Net Zero by 2040.
On behalf of the TEAm at TEA, thank you to everyone who made this years Greener City Celebration a success!
Each year, TEA presents the Greener City for All Award to an individual or organization that is making an outstanding contribution to building a greener, healthier and more equitable Toronto. The award is made at our Greener City Celebration.