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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL)
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We're new here: Urban Climate Leadership is a pan-Canadian project of MakeWay dedicated to dismantling obstacles to equitable climate action by local governments. Website: https://www.urbanclimateleadership.org/about
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
⚡Can BC's low-rise buildings transition to #HeatPumps as a healthy, safe, affordable, equitable, and climate-smart solution?

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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 15d
📰 'The good news? We have the technology since 2022 heat pump sales exceed furnace sales in B.C. The challenge? Financing.'

The #HeatPumpSeries continues with this op-ed by AFFINE Climate Solutions:
🔗 : vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
“If we don’t do something, we have a major housing crisis.” - @Shauna Sylvester, UCL @shaunasylvester.bsky.social

#HeatPumps mean safer homes & healthier people.

Read this and other articles in our series #AQuestToKeepCool with @vancouversun.bsky.social

Follow along this week for more.
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Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · 17d
Help wanted: Incentives, innovative financing needed to help cool B.C.'s aging apartment buildings

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Help wanted: Incentives, innovative financing needed to help cool B.C.'s aging apartment buildings
Are expanded incentives, financing the answer to cooling aging apartment buildings in B.C.?
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
This is just the start.

Follow along all week as the series explores why heat pumps matter for renters, owners, and communities across BC — and what’s needed to make the transition fair and affordable.

🌐 Full series: vancouversun.com
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
'Complex path to transition to electric heat pumps.' by Tony Gioventu, Condo Home Owners Association of BC
🔗 epaper.vancouversun.com/article/2817...
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
'The costs of missed opportunity can be immense.' by Brian Jung, BC Non-Profit Housing Association @bcnpha.bsky.social
🔗 epaper.vancouversun.com/article/2816...
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
'Rental housing retrofits require a team effort.' by Ian Cullis, LandlordBC @landlordbc.bsky.social : 🔗 epaper.vancouversun.com/article/2816...
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
'Indigenous communities are prepared to build a climate-resilient future.' by Sara Fralin, Aboriginal Housing Management Association @sfralin.bsky.social @ahmabc.bsky.social
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
Our new @vancouversun.bsky.social series #AQuestToKeepCool explores how — starting with 4 op-eds from our peers highlighting the challenges & opportunities of bringing heat pumps to different types of housing in BC.

Here’s the lineup ⬇️
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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d
⚡Can BC's low-rise buildings transition to #HeatPumps as a healthy, safe, affordable, equitable, and climate-smart solution?

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Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · Jul 10
🌆 Welcome to UCL's Bluesky page! Follow us to stay informed on how local governments are dismantling obstacles to equitable climate action in cities across Canada. 🍃

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