Regional Municipality of Waterloo approved $15,000 from the Sustainability Grant stream towards the University of Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy - Analysis and promotion of sustainable vehicle technology. This project aims to collect and analyze data on local driving behaviours and patterns to inform consumer decision-making on the increasing number of emerging technologies such as new hybrid and electric vehicles becoming available on the market.  This will be done by installing data logging equipment on the local fleet of Grandriver Carshare to support the efforts of reducing emissions from automobile travel.  Dr. Roydon Fraser will analyze and share the results to illustrate where alternative powered vehicles are suitable replacements to traditional gasoline powered vehicles.  WISE will build on this publicly by working with local car dealerships to encourage consumers to allow installation of this equipment on purchases of new electric vehicles to compare emissions with traditional gas combustion engines.  Results are expected to demonstrate how air/GHG emissions from local transportation can be reduced in a cost effective manner.

Yesterday, on March 28^th, Regional Council approved the recommendations for this year's allocation of the Community Environmental Fund.  The approved recommendations can be viewed in the attached document.