by Ericka Wicks, Managing Director, QUEST | Dec 2, 2020
Blog Investing in People? Not Novel but Highly Necessary to ‘Build Back Better’ “We are going to reorganize ourselves around energy systems. How do we do it differently this time?” This was a question posed by Dr. Sheena Wilson during a webinar I recently attended....
by BY AÏDA NCIRI, QUEST and Richard Carlson, Pollution Probe | Oct 1, 2020
Blog Canada’s Energy Sector Should Start Playing in Sandboxes Innovation in energy systems can help Canada both recover from COVID-19 and also deal with the climate crisis by accelerating the transition to a low-emissions economy. While financial investment is needed,...
by Eddie Oldfield | Sep 2, 2020
Blog It’s Time to Unleash the Potential of Smart Energy Communities in NB and PEI Shares Like 1 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Gmail COVID-19 has significantly reduced local economic activity and lowered revenues for municipalities across Canada. Municipalities in...
by Dr. Karen Farbridge, President & Urban Connector of Karen Farbridge & Associates and Vice Chair of the QUEST Board of Directors | Aug 17, 2020
Blog Leveraging the Great Pause – Accelerating our Smart Energy Transition The Canadian government has signaled its intention to tie investments to rebuild the economy – post pandemic – with their ambition to deliver a climate-neutral economy by 2050. This makes...
by Richard Farthing-Nichol, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources & Michael Lee, QUEST | Jun 24, 2020
Blog How Would a Smart Energy Communities Benchmark Differ for Indigenous Communities? Every community has a unique energy profile shaped by local challenges, opportunities, and capacity. That is why community energy planning is so important – it helps communities...