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Nate Wallace

Program Manager, Clean Transportation

Nate is passionate about shifting to clean mobility and building more sustainable cities. His background is in public transit advocacy, spending over three years in a policy role at the Canadian Urban Transit Association, where he helped shape policy and government relations efforts to achieve billions in emergency transit funding during the pandemic. His academic background includes a Masters degree in political management from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies from UNB’s Renaissance College. In his free time, Nate enjoys listening to heavy metal music, seeing movies with friends and exploring nature.

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Apr 02, 2024

Statement on New Federal Housing Infrastructure Program

Statement from Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager and Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land…

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Mar 20, 2024

Environmental Defence Denounces Weakening of US-Canada Tailpipe Emissions Rule

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE Statement by Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory…

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Mar 19, 2024

Public Transit Riders, Environmental Groups Support Industry Call to Accelerate Federal Transit Funding

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, ÉQUITERRE, MOVEMENT: METRO VANCOUVER TRANSIT RIDERS, TTC RIDERS, PEMBINA INSTITUTE…

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Mar 05, 2024

How Canada Can Unlock the Power of Public Transit to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Our latest report has modeled what is actually possible if federal and provincial governments take…

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Feb 27, 2024

New Report: Expanding Public Transit Service Can Double Ridership and Cut Emissions by 65 Million Tonnes

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ÉQUITERRE New Report: Expanding Public Transit Service Can Double Ridership and Cut Emissions…

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Dec 19, 2023

‘A Holiday Gift to the Planet’ – Statement from Environmental Defence and Équiterre on Canada’s Electric Vehicle Availability Standard 

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ÉQUITERRE Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg,…

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Dec 15, 2023

Statement on Automaker Lobbyists Slamming ZEV Sales Regulation Before It Has Been Released

Statement by Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the…

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Nov 27, 2023

Statement on the City of Toronto ‘New Deal’ with the Province of Ontario

Statement from Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of…

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Nov 15, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP: Community Leaders, Mayor Olivia Chow and the Public Gather in Scarborough on Saturday November 18 to Discuss a Clean and Equitable Transportation Future

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and…

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