Climate Innovation Fund
Accelerating urban climate solutions in Calgary and Edmonton.
About our Climate Innovation Fund
Through this fund, we identify, invest in, and scale up solutions covering various climate-positive interventions, accelerating urban climate solutions in Calgary and Edmonton.
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is a member of Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3), which helps city regions reach their full emissions reduction potential while unlocking co-benefits for local communities.
Cities are at the leading edge of developing low-carbon solutions and are ready to address the challenges and opportunities of a clean energy future. By identifying and investing in promising low-carbon projects and working with strategic partners to enable widespread adoption, LC3 members are driving the adoption of low-carbon solutions in Canada’s major cities. By advancing action at the local level and sharing what is learned nationally, the LC3 network is an engine of low-carbon innovation for all cities and communities across Canada.
As an LC3 member, we received $40 million from the Government of Canada to establish our Climate Innovation Fund. Through this fund, we identify, invest in, and scale up solutions covering various climate-positive interventions, accelerating urban climate solutions in Calgary and Edmonton.
We know that achieving urban emissions reductions is not separate from ensuring an equitable and just future for all Albertans. So, we strive to solve multiple issues simultaneously and maximize co-benefits for our communities.
We support projects and organizations in alignment with the climate action plans in Calgary and Edmonton by focusing on these key areas:
Building Better or Retrofitting Wiser
Moving on Mobility
Decarbonization & Renewable Energy
Overarching or Foundational
About Low Carbon Cities Canada
Low Carbon Cities Canada are recipients of federal endowment funds that are matched and invested in ground-breaking projects that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in urban centres. The network works with civic, business and government partners to lay the foundation for their widespread adoption in a manner that promotes social equity.
Low Carbon Cities Canada is a network of centres in seven of Canada’s largest urban areas (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver), partnered with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, that collectively serve as a catalyst for the identification, incubation and widespread adoption of low carbon solutions across Canada.
LC3 acknowledges financial support from the Government of Canada, which has committed $183 million in funding to establish the LC3 network. This is part of a $350 million investment in local GHG reduction efforts through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Green Municipal Fund.
LC3 Mission: To serve as a catalyst for the identification, incubation and widespread adoption of low carbon solutions in seven city regions across Canada.
LC3 Mandate: Low Carbon Cities Canada are recipients of federal endowment funds that will be matched and invested in ground-breaking projects that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in urban centres. The network will work with civic, business and government partners to lay the foundation for their widespread adoption in a manner that promotes social equity.
