Alberta Ecotrust's Climate Innovation Fund
Accelerating urban climate solutions in Calgary and Edmonton.
About Alberta Ecotrust's Climate Innovation Fund
Through our Climate Innovation Fund, we identify, invest in and scale up initiatives to accelerate urban climate solutions in Calgary and Edmonton.
As a founding member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network, we received a $43.4 million endowment from the Government of Canada to establish Alberta Ecotrust’s Climate Innovation Fund. The Fund provides a suite of programs to complement and advance the climate leadership work undertaken by the cities of Calgary and Edmonton.
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 equitable climate solutions in Canada’s major cities.
Alberta Ecotrust’s Climate Innovation Fund supports projects and organizations in alignment with Calgary and Edmonton’s climate action plans by focusing on the following areas:
Building Better or Retrofitting Wiser
Moving on Mobility
Decarbonization & Renewable Energy
Overarching or Foundational
We strive to solve multiple issues simultaneously and maximize co-benefits for our communities.
About Low Carbon Cities Canada
Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) supports cities and communities in reaching their carbon emissions reduction potential. It activates multi-solving climate actions aimed at reducing key emissions sources while delivering community benefits such as affordable housing, resilient energy and local job growth.
LC3 Vision: Canadian cities achieving or surpassing their existing emission reduction targets to ensure that progress is being made towards the achievement of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
LC3 Mandate: Through targeted investments, capacity building and knowledge-sharing with diverse community partners, LC3 seeks to activate the systems changes needed to advance an equitable transition to net-zero.
This initiative is implemented in partnership among seven local Centres (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Metro Vancouver) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Funded by a Government of Canada endowment through FCM, LC3 is part of a national investment in municipal climate action to accelerate urban climate solutions and help achieve Canada’s climate goal of net-zero by 2050.
Supporting cities and communities
Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) is implemented in partnership among seven local centres and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). It was established through an endowment from the Government of Canada.
