In this webinar, Natalia Enriquez Goyes and Ekaterina Tzekova from The Atmospheric Fund took participants on a Building Emissions Performance Standards (BEPS) journey. This webinar explored the role of BPS in net zero targets, why they are essential based on research on uptake from voluntary versus mandatory standards, and the progress occurring across North America. The speakers shared lessons learned from ongoing efforts that can inform local leading practices and approaches.
To inform future BEPS CoP efforts, following the presentation, participants engaged in break-out groups to explore municipal BEPS needs, concerns and required support. This webinar was the first in a series that aims to build municipal capacity and capabilities for exploring the role of BEPS in their community net-zero commitments.
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In this webinar, Sarah Rodrigues and Devon Stopps from the City of Toronto's Environment, Climate and Forestry Division will share the City's journey on Building Emissions Performance Standards research and development. They will speak to the importance of BEPS to achieve climate targets, their roadmap of research and analysis undertaken, internal discussions, stakeholder outreach efforts and preliminary findings, and upcoming actions. The presentation will be followed by break out group discussions on the transferability of the research and learnings to inform municipal BEPS conversations.
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