Ottawa Climate Equity Initiative Leaves Lasting Legacy of Trust
No community can build lasting, effective climate solutions if the people most affected by the climate crisis are off to one side of the conversation, or left out completely. That’s why the Ottawa Climate Equity…
Low-Carbon Cities Canada Update
The Ottawa Climate Action Fund is one of seven Low-Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) centres funded by an endowment from the Government of Canada. LC3 is a partnership between the seven centres and the Federation of…
Time to Scale Up as OCAF Begins Second Year of Operation
It’s been an incredibly busy, productive first year for the Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF). But the climate crisis isn’t slowing down, and neither are we. Every project we’ve taken on so far—from the Ottawa…
Avoid, Shift, Improve: How can international best practices accelerate low-carbon, resilient transportation in Ottawa?
OCAF along with the German Embassy Ottawa, the Urban Forum and Vivre en Ville are pleased to invite you to a talk by Holger Dalkmann, CEO of Sustain 2030. Mr. Dalkmann’s talk will be followed…
OCAF launches the Ottawa Climate Equity Initiative
Building Collaborative Capacity Among Social Inclusion and Climate Change Leaders in Ottawa Achieving Canada’s and Ottawa’s goal of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 requires creating tangible, compelling and relevant climate solutions for all demographics. The…
Diversity and inclusion should be central to climate change policy
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has posted profiles of the new LC3 leaders. Following is the profile of OCAF’s ED. As the new Executive Director of the Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF) – Ottawa’s Low Carbon Cities…