The Low Carbon Energy Innovation Project Reaches a New Milestone

May 18, 2023 – QUEST Canada and Pollution Probe’s Low Carbon Energy Innovation project has reached a new milestone with the establishment of its Community of Practice (CoP) and the launch of the project’s research component.

Building on QUEST Canada and Pollution Probe’s successful Innovation Sandboxes initiative, the Low Carbon Energy Innovation project examines how Canada can create the necessary regulatory, policy, and market conditions to deploy low-carbon innovation throughout the country.

To date, QUEST Canada and Pollution Probe have hosted two Community of Practice meetings, with over 100 participants from across the country in attendance, providing a space for practitioners to share tips and best practices, ask questions, and receive peer-to-peer support on matters relating to low-carbon energy innovation. The first CoP meeting included an overview of the project and break-out rooms for participants to discuss the barriers and solutions for low carbon innovation. In the second CoP meeting, an overview of the current state of low carbon innovation was shared, as well as a presentation from the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), detailing innovation policies in Ontario and OEB’s recently published Innovation Handbook. 

In addition to the successes achieved during the project’s first two CoP meetings, QUEST Canada and Pollution Probe have also launched the research component of the project. Research will culminate with the creation of a database of innovation policies alongside a scorecard. Currently, a literature review of existing energy and innovation policies (in every jurisdiction) is being compiled, alongside plans to conduct targeted interviews and sectoral and jurisdictional discussion groups. 

This project is made possible with funding support from the Suncor Energy Foundation (SEF).

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À propos de Pollution Probe

Pollution Probe is Canada’s longest-standing environmental organization, pursuing environmental gains by working productively with governments, industry, and the public, with a steadfast commitment to Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthy Planet. Pollution Probe engages people as thinkers to nurture and act on areas of consensus.

QUEST Canada est un organisme national à but non lucratif qui soutient les collectivités canadiennes dans leur cheminement vers la consommation nette zéro. Depuis 2007, nous facilitons les connexions, donnons du pouvoir aux champions communautaires et influençons les décideurs pour mettre en œuvre des systèmes énergétiques efficaces et intégrés qui répondent le mieux aux besoins des communautés et maximisent les opportunités locales. Nous développons des outils et des ressources, nous réunissons les parties prenantes et les détenteurs de droits et nous conseillons les décideurs - tout cela dans le but d'encourager et de permettre aux communautés de contribuer aux objectifs de consommation nette zéro du Canada. Pour en savoir plus sur QUEST Canada, visitez notre site Web : www.questcanada.org.

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