Webinar recording: Accelerate your community’s net-zero transformation with new GMF funding
Learn how our updated energy, transportation and waste funding can help you build resilience and reduce local GHG emissions.
For over 20 years, the Green Municipal Fund has been supporting sustainable municipal projects with a unique mix of funding, training and resources across Canada. Last revised in 2015, our energy, transportation and waste funding offers were updated to be flexible, adaptable and aimed to maximize the impact of local climate action in communities of all sizes.
With our revised funding, GMF is better positioned to support Canadian municipalities in delivering high-impact projects that focus on net-zero emissions and prioritize biodiversity, sustainable materials management, and anti-racism, equity, inclusion, and reconciliation. This webinar explores how with GMF funding, municipalities could make local buildings more sustainable, electrify fleets, recover energy from waste, and much more.
Watch this webinar recording to:
- Learn about the new changes to our funding.
- Increase your understanding about the types of projects GMF supports.
- Discover the multiple co-benefits municipalities experience by completing projects with GMF funding.
Speaker:
- Athia Kabanguka, Advisor, Programs Outreach, Green Municipal Fund.
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