TEA has been actively involved in a new and unique initiative connecting five city-based environmental groups in Ontario that focus on building greener cities. On April 14, we met in Windsor to discuss what we should work on and how we can work together.

On Wednesday, Council adopted two reports that set out what City Hall will do to make sure we have a state of the art, funded plan for reducing greenhouse gas pollution and getting the city ready for the challenges climate change will bring.

Read a report by TEA Exec. Director, Franz Hartmann on the Greenbelt Town Hall meeting held on Monday, March 30.

On March 2nd, City Council chambers were packed with people from across the city sharing their ideas and concerns about what Toronto can do to get ready to fight climate change.

On March 2nd, the city's new Climate Change Committee will meet for the first time. Here are some ideas TEA will likely be expressing at the meeting.

For its first meeting, on March 2 at City Hall, the subcommittee will be looking for help from Torontonians to set the terms of reference for its first two years.

In 2013, the flood and ice storm cost the city over $1 billion. TEA has been advocating for investment in Toronto's infrastructure to prepare the city for the severe weather that climate change will bring.

New Provincial climate change consultation needs a city focus

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