Making progress.
Since 2016, the Clean Economy Fund has worked with numerous philanthropic partners to deliver gamechanging outcomes. These outcomes come about through a rigorous process involving in-depth research, expert advice and funder collaboration. Here's a glimpse of the CEF model in action.
Green Recovery
Governments were scrambling to build post-Covid economic recovery packages. The CEF convened an expert-based Task Force for a Resilient Recovery, and successfully influenced a greener Canadian recovery.
recoverytaskforce.ca
Efficiency Canada
Canada was missing a strong national voice for energy efficiency. The CEF pooled philanthropic support to establish a new organization with research depth, policy savvy and the ability to engage the country. efficiencycanada.org
Transition Accelerator
Experts designed a groundbreaking model to transition economic sectors to net zero. CEF partners established a home where the model could be executed, starting with the freight trucking sector.
transitionaccelerator.ca
Low Carbon Cities Canada
Toronto Atmospheric Fund had a proven model for turning a public endowment into sustained urban transformation. The CEF helped secure $183 million in government funding to give other Canadian cities the same tool.
lc3.ca
Sustainable Finance
Achieving net zero requires a historic mobilization of private capital. CEF has coordinated funding for a variety of initiatives that advance the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance.