CITY OF BRAMPTON
138 for a system installed at a City of Brampton building as it has found success in other building applications .” The system may be able to reduce emissions associated with heating . Regarding the reduction of vehicle emissions , charging stations for electric cars have been installed at City owned buildings with a focus on public facing sites such as libraries and community centres .
“ We ’ re in a race against time to hit the provincial and federal emission reduction target , which is based on the Paris Agreement , so we need to transition to zero carbon as soon as we can ,” says Liang . It is obvious that Brampton is proactively contributing to this effort , setting targets and bringing in concrete measures to ensure their achievement . Nevertheless , sometimes advancements can bring their own drawbacks . “ We have a number of solar photovoltaic installations that generate electricity for us , and they provide a steady stream of revenue , as well as reducing our electricity use . The challenge is the cost of electricity . If we switch over to electricity to heat our buildings , electricity costs
AUGUST 2019