
Jessica McIlroy is the manager of the Pembina Institute’s Buildings program, working to rapidly scale our building decarbonization efforts.
Jessica is also currently a city councillor with the City of North Vancouver and works with Climate Caucus, a non-profit network of local government elected officials leading the transformation needed for communities to thrive within planetary boundaries. She is passionate about advancing climate policy and action within local governments and sits on the B.C. Municipal Climate Leaders Council, Lower Mainland Local Government Association Executive, and Metro Vancouver Climate Action Committee
Jessica has previously held leadership positions with the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association, the B.C. Women in Energy Network, and Marine Renewables Canada, part of an extensive history of working to advance clean energy in B.C. and across Canada. She holds a B.Sc. in environmental science, an M.Sc. in environmental sustainability, and an MBA.
When not working, Jessica takes every opportunity to be in the forest and mountains with her family and two dogs. Whether it is backpacking, biking, skiing or running, she’s always happiest outdoors.
Contact Jessica McIlroy
cell: 604-992-6462 • email: jessicam@pembina.org • tweet: @jessicamcilroy
Jessica McIlroy's Recent Publications

An joint industry letter to B.C. municipal councils It's time for local governments to adopt the Zero Carbon Step Code

The Role of Renewable Natural Gas in the Zero Carbon Step Code A primer for B.C. local governments to decarbonize the building sector

Getting Canada’s homes in order Opportunities for transformative action through the Canada Green Building Strategy

Aligning incentives with B.C.'s goals Ensuring utility demand-side measures are effective tools to meeting climate and energy goals
