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.
Our Vision
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.
What We Do
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.
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About ZEIC
We advance our mission through capacity building, collaboration and partnerships, research, granting, and impact investing.
What We Support
We accelerate climate action solutions in Metro Vancouver and British Columbia that advance:
Affordability
Equity
Prosperity
Resilience
Our Focus
We invest in capacity building and leadership in the following sectors:
Buildings
Transportation
Renewable Energy
Programs
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.
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.
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.
ZEIC's grants and impact investing funds innovative projects and initiatives that help the Metro Vancouver region—and other urban regions in British Columbia—reach their net-zero 2050 targets.
Women for Climate Vancouver supports women with mentoring program to bring Metro Vancouver climate action initiatives and ideas to reality.
The Zero Emissions Building Exchange supports the BC building industry and public sector to reduce operational and embodied emissions from new and existing buildings of all sizes.
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).