Greta Thunberg, often talks about how “our house is on fire” when referencing the global climate crisis and the precariousness of our planet. Taking inspiration from Thunberg, our firm released a report in early 2022 entitled “The House is on Fire!” with the intent of bringing attention to the disconnect between the process of revising the City of Toronto’s Official Plan and embedding its many programs and initiatives that fight climate change into an urban planning framework. Our report identified five key areas that would inform the ongoing Municipal Comprehensive Review process and help transition Toronto’s Official Plan from a land-use to a zero-carbon focus. These five policy areas include: (1) accelerating the development of low-carbon buildings; (2) implementing the “4Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle, retrofit); (3) enhancing the role of cities as a carbon sink; (4) building community resilience; and (5) advancing transportation goals.  “The House is on Fire!” led us to establish a series of online conversations with thought leaders worldwide to help us understand how to achieve practical solutions at the municipal level to lower the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions. Dubbed as ?SvN Speaks?, our first episode occurred on June 1st between Lolita Jackson (former City of New York Special Advisor for Climate Policy & Programs) and David Miller (former Mayor of Toronto and currently the Managing Di...