November 2024 By Steve Winkelman, Executive Director, Ottawa Climate Action Fund The Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF) convened about 80 business and community leaders October 9 for the Ottawa Climate-Economy Opportunities Summit, a day-long multi-solving…
June 2024 By Mike Mellross, VP, Alberta Ecotrust Foundation A new idea is spreading across the nation, finding fertile ground in the construction industry, government and LC3 Centres, reinforcing the idea that healthy networks help…
Learn how the Greater Montréal Climate Fund supported the development of an online simulator tool for municipal EV fleet conversions.
December 2023
This year, LC3 launched an equity metric to evaluate how equity is being integrated into the Network’s new grants, programs and direct investments. This blog post highlights our guiding principles, information on the equity metric, examples of local equitable climate action, reflections on urgency and more.
October 2023
EV home charging offers many benefits, but many multi-family building residents do not have access to it. LC3 Centre The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) is tackling the issue from various angles, including an EV Station Fund in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Read the full story today.
September 2023
From training on construction techniques to resources on low-carbon building materials, Metro Vancouver Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC) and ZEBx are leading the way in the reduction of embodied emissions in Metro Vancouver. This innovative incentive-based program aims at reducing the embodied carbon in new home builds by 40%. Learn more today.
September 26, 2023 – GMF’s Annual Report highlights how we work together as a network, our total grants and investments in 2022-23, local climate and equity initiatives, a case study on an innovative initiative to reduce embodied carbon in building construction and and details on the impacts of LC3 projects and initiatives to date. Learn about our milestones today.
August 2023
HCi3 provided funding to a unique community partnership. This pilot project by O.N.E. Community Economic Development Society and The ReCover Initiative takes aim at two intersecting challenges: a systemic employment gap facing the African Nova Scotian community and the need to quickly scale up deep energy retrofits.