James Nowlan

Executive Director of the Environment, Climate and Forestry Division, City of Toronto
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James Nowlan is the Executive Director of Environment, Climate and Forestry Division at the City of Toronto, where he oversees the team responsible for the development and implementation of key city strategies and plans to build a more sustainable and resilient City, such as TransformTO - the City's strategy to be net-zero by 2040, a renewed approach to climate resiliency, work on a Circular Economy Roadmap, and actions to grow Toronto’s urban forest, working with the City’s Divisions, agencies, and external community partners.