by Richard Farthing-Nichol, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources & Michael Lee, QUEST | Apr 8, 2021
Blog Reflections on a Benchmark for Indigenous Community Energy Planning Over the past year, QUEST and the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) investigated whether the Smart Energy Communities Benchmark — an initiative to help municipalities,...
by Tonja Leach, Executive Director, QUEST | Mar 30, 2021
Blog What is hindering Canada’s ability to achieve net-zero? It might not be what you think. After over 30 years of trying to address climate change through target setting, it seems we are finally on the cusp of significant and effective action. Canada’s federal...
by BY AÏDA NCIRI, QUEST and Richard Carlson, Pollution Probe | Feb 10, 2021
Blog Getting innovative to meet net-zero targets In late December 2020, the federal government released a strengthened climate plan, significantly increasing its ambitions to reduce harmful emissions. Developing the clean-tech industry and deploying innovation are key...
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,...
