Date of Publication: June 07, 2021

Author: Dianne Saxe

Summary:

Municipalities across Canada are grapphling with how to honour their climate emergency declaration and net-zero commitments. To reach net-zero by 2050, municipalities would have to ensure deep energy efficiency and/or renewable renovations in an average of ~3% existing buildings every year, starting now. PACE (property-assessed clean energy) programs could help tackle this huge task, but only if they grow at unprecedented speed to unprecedented size. .

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https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/built-environment/canadas-buildings-are-a-climate-drag-can-they-pick-up-the-pace-16230600//