Tag: QUEST Canada
What is helping and hindering Canadians on the journey to net-zero?
QUEST Canada and Pollution Probe recently held their bi-monthly Low Carbon Energy Innovation Community of Practice (CoP) session. This was the second meeting, with...
Trends that are shaping the energy transition to non-emitting sources
Climate change, increasing costs of fossil fuels, and rapid technological advancement continue to drive changes in how we generate and use energy. Canada has...
QUEST Canada launches Net-Zero Communities Accelerator program
QUEST Canada recently launched its signature program, the Net-Zero Communities Accelerator (NCA), designed to equip participating communities across Canada with the knowledge necessary to...
QUEST Canada launches campaign to overcome net-zero limitations
QUEST Canada has launched its two-week-long awareness-raising campaign, asking policy makers, businesses, energy providers, energy sector decision-makers and Canadians from across the country, “Why...
Powerful Initiative: Indigenous energy partnerships that emphasize cultural values
Sitansisk (St. Mary’s First Nation) rests off the shores of the Wolastoq (Saint John River), much of it within the city limits of the...
New Brunswick communities ramping up climate plans
QUEST Canada is helping New Brunswick communities take their climate energy plans to the next level with the New Brunswick Smart Energy Community Accelerator...
Small but Mighty: How some New Brunswick municipalities are fighting climate...
Stéphane Dallaire remembers clearly the Saturday night in September 2019 when Hurricane Dorian hit Cap-Pelé. The CAO and clerk of the small francophone village...
Still Setting the PACE: Program model helps municipalities finance energy retrofits
Calling Julian Boyle the godfather of PACE in Canada wouldn’t be an overstatement — but it might be selling him short. PACE (Property Assessed...
A New Dawn: East coast eco-energy organization powering a renewable renaissance
When you’re trying to change the world, it makes sense to name yourself after the herald of new beginnings. Eos is the Goddess of...
Powering Sustainable Partnerships: Energy efficiency for and by First Nations
By Zack Metcalfe
Retooling old buildings for energy efficiency might not generate the same excitement as solar arrays, wind farms, or electric vehicles. But the...
