Climate Change Tools
Tools for Individuals
TRCA Living City Calculator - You can learn your impact on climate change by measuring your carbon footprint. Click here to Calculate!
Tools for Businesses
Financial Assistance - a database of financial assistance incentives from various federal, provincial and local agencies, to help you improve your financial and environmental performance.
Sustainable Opportunities Database - a collection of case studies on local companies that are realizing the financial benefits of sustainability.
Bullfrog Power's Emissions Calculator and Methodology - These documents explain how estimates of emissions from the generation of electricity are calculated, and allow organizations to determine the greenhouse gases and pollutants avoided by green power produced on their behalf.
Green Business Directory - a collection of green businesses with products and services to assist your company.
Green Business Tools - a database of green business tools, ranging from guides and calculators, to fact sheets and procurement tools.
Greening Retail Program - Greening Retail undertakes research, develops resources and programs, and facilitates demonstration projects to help retailers implement environmental best practices.
Greening Health Care - The program reduces costs, contributes to the health and well-being of communities and demonstrates the health care sector's commitment to fiscal and environmental responsibility.
Renewable Energy for LEED-EB - This fact sheet provides an overview of how renewable energy can assist your organization in achieving LEED-EB certification.
RetScreen - This software is provided free-of-charge and can be used to evaluate the energy production and savings, costs, emission reductions, financial viability and risk for various types of Renewable-energy and Energy-efficient Technologies.
Rooftop Solar Barriers and Opportunities - This study identifies common barriers slowing the widespread adoption of rooftop solar projects in the commercial and industrial sectors.
Partners in Project Green Reports - a listing of reports completed by Partners in Project Green for the Pearson Eco-Business Zone.
To learn more about how businesses can become more involved with the climate change issue,click here.
Tools for Governments and Conservation Authorities
Ontario Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems. These new provincial guidelines have been developed by the University of Guelph and Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in an effort to encourage use of this promising technology by providing technical guidance on selecting, designing and installing these systems. Guidelines and Handbook.
Compendium of Decision Tools to Evaluate Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change
Innovative Stormwater Management Practices Database. This online database of Innovative and Low Impact Stormwater Management Practices is a free, publicly accessible archive for municipalities, developers, consultants and others to share information about innovative stormwater management projects across Ontario.
Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Planning and Design Guide. Developed by Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), the guide is a tool to help local developers, consultants, municipalities and landowners to understand and implement more sustainable stormwater practices.
Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation - was published to address public policy issues relating to land use, land markets, and property taxation.



