This ClimateFast Action Alert shares activist opportunities related to the Climate Crisis that may interest our readers, but that do not necessarily reflect the views of ClimateFast as an organization, nor the views of its members.
Bill 40, also known as the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025 is a bill that would give the Minister of Energy and Mines the decision-making power to prioritize and approve AI data centres connection requests from projects that strictly serve the province's economic interests. This is a dangerous step as it limits transparency, undermines the role of independent regulators, and concentrates energy decision-making power with a small group of politicians and industry leaders behind closed doors. This is urgent because Bill 40 is likely to go through 3rd Reading and be passed on Dec. 8, without proper debate or scrutiny in the House!
To the record number of folks who deputed to the city's Infrastructure and Environment Committee December 4 on the TransformTO Net Zero Strategy: Action Plan 2026-2030 - THANK YOU! Cheers also to those wrote in, and who called their councillors. If you weren't able to attend or watch live online, here's the YouTube recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4d6hxovHrI. While there were many heartfelt deputations, you might note CAPE's Dr Milli Roy at 2:35:33.
Any ClimateFast subscriber who would like to be connected to a small team in their ward to help further build relationships with councillors, please email wardsproject@climatefast.ca. Personal contact with your councillor is a really effective way to get our message heard anytime, but especially now before the December 16 council meeting when the 2026-30 action plan will be voted on.
FYI: Below are two stories on the Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS)... a bylaw that would require a gradual reduction in emissions from large existing buildings; it was anticipated to be included in the 2026-30 action plan, but was not.
