Tag: transportation
Earth Hour City Challenge: Getting Around Green
WWF March 13, 2014
Did you know that transportation accounts for nearly a quarter of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions? Did you also know that Canadians can work together with their cities and towns to reduce that number?
Moving from laggards to leaders in the Transportation rEVolution
Rebecca Spring November 12, 2013
Canada’s electric vehicle numbers lag far behind jurisdictions like Norway and California. Clearly, we’ve got a long way to go. But it’s not all doom and gloom.
The road to 600,000 electric vehicles
Rebecca Spring October 31, 2013
A year ago, WWF launched a nation-wide campaign to see 600,000 electric vehicles on Canadian roads by 2020. Ambitious? Sure. Fraught with challenges? No doubt. Doable? Oh yeah.
Tell Me Tuesday: Where do you find eco-initiatives?
Riannon John February 28, 2012
I was recently in Europe for some meetings and vacation, and couldn’t help but notice the many eco-friendly initiatives that some cities and regions have put into place.
Tell Me Tuesday: Trains, planes and automobiles – how are you cutting your transportation footprint?
Riannon John December 13, 2011
I’m in Ottawa for meetings this week, a visit I make on a bi-monthly basis. There’s nothing to replace face time with our Arctic team (which is based in Ottawa), so these trips are incredibly valuable for me (and hopefully for them!). But getting to Ottawa takes some consideration.