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The Zero Emissions Innovation Centre

ZEIC is an independent non-profit and charitable organization and a committed member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network. ZEIC was established by an endowment from the Government of Canada, with support from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), and the vision and contributions of many regional and provincial champions.

Who We Are

ZEIC is a leading hub for urban decarbonization in Metro Vancouver and beyond. We accelerate and scale climate action innovation within BC in the building, transportation, and renewable energy sectors.

What We Do

Together, we enable a new era of climate action and innovation for an inclusive, prosperous and healthy zero carbon future in our region by 2050.

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About ZEIC

We advance our mission through capacity building, granting, partnerships, and research.

What We Support

We accelerate climate action solutions in Metro Vancouver and British Columbia that advance:

Affordability

Supporting affordability for households, organizations, and the region.

Equity

Creating opportunities for everyone to participate in and benefit from climate action.

Prosperity

Enabling innovation and economic opportunity, leading to good jobs and prospering businesses.

Resilience

Securing a clean energy future and a climate-resilient built environment.

Our Focus

We invest in leadership in the following sectors:

Buildings

Better, more efficient buildings powered by renewable energy, enabling healthy, comfortable, and affordable places to live, work, and play.

Transportation

Low- and zero-emissions solutions that support efficient and healthy personal mobility and goods movement.

Clean Energy

Local solutions that promote renewable energy, powering our economy, and how we move and live in the region.

Programs

Cross-cutting:

ZEIC’s Economic Development team works to support both businesses and workers in navigating the energy transition in ways that increase their prosperity, inclusivity, and competitiveness. 

The Sustainable Workforce Coalition is working to catalyze an equitable transition for workers in Metro Vancouver and BC to a clean economy through strategic convening, research, and capacity building

Women for Climate supports women with mentoring program to bring Metro Vancouver climate action initiatives and ideas to reality.

Building decarbonization:

The BC Retrofit Accelerator will kick-start climate and energy upgrades in hundreds of larger buildings across British Columbia, benefiting owners and tenants.

The Building to Electrification Coalition works to address electrification barriers and take actions to contribute to a meaningful market shift to low carbon building electrification.

The Carbon Leadership Forum BC is the regional Centre of Excellence for low carbon building design, with focus on embodied carbon, the circular economy and building life cycles.

The Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator advances meaningful solutions to our housing and climate crises.

NearZero is a Metro Vancouver home decarbonization research and incentive program, with streams for embodied emissions, domestic hot water and near zero emissions in buildings.

The Strata Energy Advisor program supports strata-owned multi-unit residential buildings (condos) across BC to reduce carbon emissions and improve efficiency through energy upgrades timed with necessary replacement projects.

The Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx) supports the BC building industry and public sector to reduce operational and embodied emissions from new and existing buildings of all sizes.

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Territorial Acknowledgement

ZEIC acknowledges and is honored to work on the unceded and traditional lands of the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), sɛmiˈɑːmu (Semiahmoo), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), stɔːloʊ (Sto:lo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).