Net-Zero Research Projects

Working with
others for change

Sixteen projects are being funded to support Canada's path to achieving net-zero by 2050.

Research for Canada’s pathway to net-zero

To support the mandate of the Net-Zero Advisory Body related to research, 16 projects are being undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada. Funding is being provided through the Environmental Damages Funds’ Climate Action and Awareness Fund, administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

A Call for Proposals was launched in spring 2022 with research themes identified by the NZAB using their targeted lines of inquiry.

$10 million in funding allocated to projects that align with our four research themes

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Defining the future systems required for net-zero

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Obstacles on the pathways to net-zero

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Distributional impacts of the pathways to net-zero on workers, and their families and communities

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Motivating net-zero action

This investment will help catalyze climate change research and analysis by Canadian think tanks, academic institutions, and other research groups across Canada by addressing sectoral knowledge gaps and crosscutting net-zero themes.

These projects aim to identify, accelerate, and evaluate mitigation actions that can help Canada achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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The following 16 projects
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Clean Energy Canada

On the Road to Net-Zero: Accelerating the adoption of zero emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles in Canada

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Efficiency Canada

Aligning energy efficiency policy with net-zero emissions

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Electric Mobility Canada

Powering Up: A national and sub-national outlook on electric vehicle adoption, barriers, and impacts to the grid

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Institut de l’énergie Trottier

Contributions of biomass in achieving net-zero

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Institut du Quebec

Development of net-zero economic indicators

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International Reference Center for Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Transition (CIRAIG)

Societal Opportunities and risks of metals mining for achieving net-zero by 2050 in Canada

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Net Zero Atlantic

Determining critical behavioural interventions for enabling an effective transition to net-zero emissions in Atlantic Canada

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Pembina Institute

Regulatory Solutions: Analysis and recommendations to accelerate the electrification of buildings, transport and gas production

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QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow

Motivating net-zero action in small communities across Canada

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Quebec Net Positif

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in transition

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Student Energy

Research to address youth green skills gaps for Canada's net-zero economy

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The Boltzmann Institute

Two pathways to achieving zero emissions from buildings

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University of Alberta

Building a net-zero transition pathway for Canada's heavy-duty (Class 8) trucks that accounts for provincial differences and addresses key obstacles

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University of British Columbia

Embodied Carbon in Buildings: Barriers and solutions to effective policies and actions

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University of Calgary

Canadian Climate Policy Partnership: Monitoring and progress tracking

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University of Waterloo

Quantifying the benefits and risks of using hydrogen for sectoral integration in Canadian municipalities towards net-zero emissions

Compete and succeed in a net zero future

Concrete solutions that the Government of Canada should implement to ensure that Canada benefits from a carbon-neutral global economy, accelerates the achievement of a carbon-neutral economy and generates clean prosperity for generations to come.