With growing demand for more housing—and for housing that is more affordable, climate-resilient and energy-efficient—now is an important moment to work alongside the construction industry to advance low-carbon building practices. LC3 Centres across the country…
As cities accelerate efforts to cut emissions and build resilience, the path to meaningful climate impact increasingly runs through partnerships. No single actor—government, non-profit, business or community—can deliver transformation alone. Across Canada, the LC3 Network…
The road to an equitable low-carbon future isn’t a straight line. It’s a winding path full of experiments, partnerships and lessons learned along the way. Over the past year, the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3)…
Local climate leaders are working to make buildings part of the solution to the climate crisis by improving energy performance and cutting emissions. The Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact Fund (HCi3) helped kickstart a region-wide…
The LC3 Network is committed to learning from Indigenous history, cultures and worldviews and using this understanding to advance Reconciliation. This understanding shapes our actions and helps to ensure that Indigenous perspectives are at the…
Across Canada, cities are putting local innovation to work to tackle the climate crisis and renew downtown spaces. In Calgary, the Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is partnering with a leading office-to-residential conversion firm to transform an empty office…
Through Canada’s LC3 Network, cities are unlocking innovative, equity-focused approaches to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The Atmospheric Fund’s (TAF) implementation of the EV Station Fund is a standout example of how bold local action can…
Four LC3 Centres are off and running as they drive forward a critical opportunity that cuts emissions especially in multi-family housing, creates jobs and boosts community resilience. In cities across Canada, government, academic, non-profits and…