Net Zero Emissions Pathways

WSP

Sectors across Canada are seeing increasing momentum for decarbonization and net zero energy by (or before) 2050. Developing science-based targets and a clear roadmap to net zero is imperative to meet the targets and timelines we face to protect our environment, economy, and communities.

Featured Capabilities

Our team includes engineers, scientists, sustainability and resilience experts who can help you develop a tailored pathway to net zero energy. We can help you set science-based targets and decarbonize infrastructure, operations, and investments. Our approach helps you address the more complex challenges of Scope 3 emissions, embodied carbon, life-cycle impacts and life-cycle costs.

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GHG Accounting and Analysis

We are certified GHG accountants and experts in ISO 14064 and 14065. We can conduct GHG assessments (including Scope 3 and embodied carbon) and verification. Our work informs decarbonization strategies and offsets tailored to your targets and requirements.

Real Estate and Portfolio Strategies

We can create decarbonization strategies for your portfolio. We are skilled in GHG management and life-cycle assessments (LCAs), and can help you model, plan and implement solutions for deep retrofits, net zero investments, procurement, and programs depending on your objectives. We can also help you report on your achievements to your stakeholders.

Decarbonization Pathways

Our industry-leading tools can support you in paving your way to net zero. Based on your emissions portfolio, we work with you and your stakeholders to design programs that help you achieve short- and long-term KPIs. We also help you understand the monetary and non-financial costs and benefits of decarbonization and create detailed implementation plans to help you reach your goals.

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Life-cycle Assessment and Embodied Carbon

We are skilled in life-cycle assessments (LCA) and can help you understand the carbon footprint of your assets and operations. We can use LCA to identify hotspots and strategies to help you manage embodied carbon and other environmental impacts, from the beginning to end of your projects and operations.

Additional Capabilities

Science-based target setting
Environmental and social impact assessment
Energy auditing and performance management
Deep retrofits
High performance buildings
Life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA)
Energy management tools and dashboards

Clients We Help

Investors, businesses and industry

We use industry-leading tools to help you set science-based targets and determine how to achieve net zero for your organization, assets or portfolio. We also perform scenario analysis to determine the risks and opportunities to your business (and other ESG/nonfinancial performance metrics) that may occur as part of the transition. Our team can model and design a holistic strategy which outlines the measures required to meet your decarbonization objectives, in alignment with other climate change and ESG goals and policies. Further, we will support you in reporting and disclosing on your progress to investors, board and stakeholders.

Infrastructure Owners and Operators

We can help you measure GHG emissions, life-cycle impacts and costs (LCA and LCCA), embodied carbon and resource efficiency of your assets and operations. Based on our analysis, we will work with you to set targets and identify feasible options to work towards net zero energy within the design, construction, operations and disposal of your assets.

Government

We can help governments meet the net zero goals and objectives within the Pan-Canadian Framework, the Greening Government Strategy, provincial requirements and municipal codes and standards. We work with you to determine priority areas for emissions reduction and help you design a decarbonization roadmap for your infrastructure, land use, operations and more. We offer innovative solutions in high performance buildings, nature-based approaches, land use planning, and investment strategies. We can also support you in costing, implementation planning, monitoring and reporting on your achievements.

Real Estate

We can support you in developing a portfolio-level strategy for transitioning to net zero energy across your assets or operations. We can support you in benchmarking and science-based target-setting based on your current portfolio. We can then develop a decarbonization roadmap including timelines, a variety of actions, and estimated impact. Our depth of expertise in infrastructure, high performance buildings and engineering allows us to support you in both the technical and strategic aspects of net zero planning.