Organizations

Founded in 1985, Inside Education is Alberta’s largest environmental and natural resource education charity. They support K–12 school teachers across Alberta and inspire their students when it comes to working towards a balanced, sustainable future for our environment, economy, and society. Their programs focus on experiential education, teacher professional development, grants and youth gatherings.

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Alberta Chapter is a primary source of local training, continuous learning, employment opportunities and professional networking for energy professionals in Alberta. ​

Efficiency Canada advocates to make our country a global leader in energy efficiency. We convene people from across Canada’s economy to work together to advance policies required to take full advantage of energy efficiency.

Ethelo is an online and offline engagement solution that educates and empowers municipalities across Canada to gather input regarding planning for sustainability projects. By using features such as real-time GHG calculators, difficulty scores, and financial restraints, the Ethelo platform turns Municipal Carbon Budgeting into a design simulation that anyone can engage with, and because of the platform’s patented consensus building technology, everyone is a winner.

Including some of Europe’s leading communicators, Climate Outreach helps the public understand climate change in ways that resonate with their sense of identity, values and worldview. Informed consent and support from people across society and around the world creates a social mandate for climate action, the basis for real change to happen. Climate Outreach conducts original audience research, and provides visual communications services and consultation on climate communications strategy.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada’s only nationwide charity dedicated solely to the protection of public land, ocean, freshwater and ensuring national parks are managed to protect the nature within them. CPAWS has played a lead role in protecting over half a million square kilometers in the past 50+ years. CPAWS also has local chapters for Northern Alberta and for Southern Alberta.

With climate change accelerating, Canadians recognize our growing need for buildings which are drastically more efficient, healthier and more resilient. The international Passive House Standard is the most radical and proven strategy for reducing energy consumption in any kind of building, from apartment blocks, to schools, to houses; it is a revolution in building quality, and it’s now happening worldwide.

Association of Energy Service Professionals (AESP) is a member-based association dedicated to improving the delivery and implementation of energy efficiency, demand-side management and demand response programs. AESP provides professional development programs, access to a network of energy practitioners, and promotes the transfer of knowledge and experience.

The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) is an applied research centre with a national focus located within the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo. The Intact Centre helps homeowners, communities, governments and businesses to identify, and reduce, risks associated with climate change and extreme weather events, such as flooding.

The Canadian Climate Institute is Canada’s leading climate change policy research organization, producing the rigorous analysis and evidence-based recommendations that are needed to advance climate resilience, chart net zero pathways, and drive long-term prosperity.

The Institute was established following a competitive request for proposals led by Environment and Climate Change Canada; the institute is an independent organization and retains full control over its research, findings, and policy recommendations.