Executive Director @QUESTCanada, 🇨🇦 advocate #Sustainability #SmartCities #Netzero #Climateaction

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Joined November 2011
Tonja Leach retweeted
Explore the systems transformation required to deliver a better #NetZero future in Canada & around the world at #GLOBEforum, with @IEA Chief Energy Economist @tim_gould_ in conversation with @PTertzakian & @TonjaQUEST. Join us, in person or online: bit.ly/3roIA4d
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Ending work thought for today; we’d wouldn’t need this debate over the project based CCUS tax credit if the OBPS were on a solid trajectory to -95%+ decarb by 2050, full coverage, no exemptions, w/ some key product border charges (imports) & rebates (exports) @maxfawcett @lev_jf
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Help us spread the word! We are looking for 🇨🇦Canadian communities interested in participating in the National Net Zero Communities Accelerator Program. Submit Expressions of Interest at bit.ly/3hTlPQA @yourcier @bc_cea @econextNL @ecoouest @MCCAC_Alberta
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OUT NOW: the latest report from Pollution Probe and @QUESTCanada's Innovation Sandboxes project, summarizing discussions from our Ontario workshop to inform the renewal of Canada’s first Innovation Sandbox, launched in 2019. pollutionprobe.org/wp-conten…
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Are you a small to mid-sized community in Western Canada interested in accelerating projects and plans to save energy and emissions? Submit an Expression of Interest to the #NetZero Communities Accelerator Program. surveymonkey.com/r/eoi-surve… @ecoouest @bc_cea
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We simulated >100 scenarios of Canada's new 2030 emissions target. Our modeling suggests that we can achieve this target, but it won't be easy. All sectors will need to contribute
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Tonja Leach retweeted
How can governments provide more certainty about carbon prices in the future? @bcshaffer and I have some thoughts over at @CDHoweInstitute cdhowe.org/intelligence-memo… #cdnpoli
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Hey tweeps please RT and share - only a few days left before our final application deadline of May 31st!
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Have you missed the Virtual Connect Series "Are We Underestimating the Scale of the Challenge Before Us?", by @ConfluxCanada with @TonjaQUEST? @MTone123 wrote an article for @BizSustainably which summarizes the discussion. #NetZero Read the article: sustainablebiz.ca/canada-und…
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Check out these support programs for Indigenous Communities from QUEST and @yourcier's research! 👇👇👇 questcanada.org/project/supp…
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🏭 Our Decarbonizing Canada's Industries panel recording is up! Another big thank you to our incredible panelists: @TonjaQUEST of @QUESTCanada, @ajauer of the Cement Association of Canada & Robin Silvester of @PortVancouver. Presented by @Shell_Canada

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⚡️ Registration is free! Join us for the final panel in @Shell_Canada's Canada's Future Energy Pathways Series, where we'll discuss #decarbonizing Canada's Industries with Robin Silvester @PortVancouver @TonjaQUEST @QUESTCanada and @ajauer @RediscoverConcr

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⚡️ The third panel in the Canada's Future Energy Pathways Series is on March 12th, 2:30-3:30pm EST. Grab your tickets now! Featuring @TonjaQUEST of @QUESTCanada, @ajauer of the Cement Association of Canada & Robin Silvester of @PortVancouver. Presented by @Shell_Canada

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Replying to @TonjaQUEST
@TonjaQUEST & Terry Young discussed the evolution of the electricity system in Ontario and the role that communities can play in developing a #sustainableenergy system including the implementation of renewables. Watch the @IESO_Tweets Forum recording: youtu.be/tnX4cAWRuy0?t=831
“SECs have been recognized as a solution that is essential to meeting Canada’s net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Tonja Leach (@TonjaQUEST), executive director of @QUESTCanada. #netzero #energyefficiency #NewBrunswick environmentjournal.ca/quest-…
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We continue to lead our Working Groups virtually. Here is our January calendar: JAN 20: - Community Energy Planning - NS Buildings JAN 21 | Alberta CHP JAN 27 | Ontario CHP JAN 28 | NB-PEI Municipal Reach out to Eric Muller to get involved at [email protected]
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Today @QUESTcanada and @PollutionProbe are excited to announce "Getting to Deployment” the 2nd of our 3 reports on Innovation Sandboxes! We reviewed current innovation policy in Canada’s energy systems! Read the news release: questcanada.org/project/ques…
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Minerals have played a critical role in the rise of many clean energy technologies widely used today. But ensuring that these & other key technologies can draw on sufficient mineral supplies is a significant & under-analysed global challenge → iea.li/3aDSjJN
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Today @QUESTCanada and @PollutionProbe are excited to announce "Enter the Sandbox” the 1st of our 3 reports on Innovation Sandboxes! We took a look at Innovation Sandboxes around the world and talk best-practices and lessons learned! Read the news release: questcanada.org/sandboxes-re…
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Check it out: smartenergycommunities.ca An essential benchmarking tool for any community (municipal, utility and real estate) that wants to achieve their community energy and GHG plan. Congrats to all @QUESTCanada & @PollutionProbe on the release.
When it comes to #energy, Canadian communities are unique. @QUESTCanada & @PollutionProbe's one of a kind Benchmark provides 10 indicators that adapt to local contexts to measure where a community is on its energy-smart journey. ➡️smartenergycommunities.ca
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