Tonja Leach

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

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

This is an excellent article that everyone interested in climate and energy should read. In it, @dion_jason and @bcshaffer show how to apply creativity and innovation to policy so that it will set us up for net-zero success.

[Jason Dion @dion_jason]

New op-ed published today by @bcshaffer and I today in Policy Options: How the federal government can achieve net zero electricity by 2035 @IRPP https://t.co/Le21tNhz6B

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

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[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

Local governments are sitting in the driver's seat on Canada's energy system evolution. Join me at Energy Nexus 2022 on April 28th to hear municipal perspectives on integrating natural gas and renewable natural gas to meet energy and emissions goals. https://t.co/CEyxMPa8A9

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

Enough of the political accusations on both sides. You were elected to lead this country and we expect you to do just that. In case you have forgotten the 4 L’s of leadership are - Love, Listen, Learn and Lead… https://t.co/m13uJ9S0bI

[GLOBE @GLOBE_Series]

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: https://t.co/CHXHfNe3DV

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

Solutions lie in aligned energy policy & planning that includes local perspectives. New governance & institutional structures that serve our needs. Changing how we make energy decisions. And above all in solutions-oriented, meaningful, and effective multisectoral engagement. 3/3

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

As we forge ahead down the path to net-zero, it is increasingly obvious that our current energy system structure is challenged to embrace innovative solutions - case in point the proposed system access charges in Nova Scotia https://t.co/5XM1UmrpCX 1/3

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

Now postponed for 1 yr, it is important to note that this is not the fault of the utility. It is that the system wasn't and still isn't designed in a way that enables innovation, the integration of distributed energy resources, and prioritizes equitable participation. 2/3

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

Great to hear @IESO_Tweets’ Carla Nell speak to the important role of #communities in electricity planning and a request by the IESO for ON communities to engage and share their #communityenergyplan with them.

[Ontario's IESO @IESO_Tweets]

Communities across Ontario are at the heart of a quickly evolving electricity system.

IESO VP Carla Y. Nell spoke at #ROMA2022 about the province's growing energy needs, decarbonization efforts, innovative projects, and how communities can get involved. https://t.co/LOpP7FQAgg

[Chris Bataille @bataille_chris]

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

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

@bataille_chris @maxfawcett @lev_jf Completely agree that electricity doesn’t belong in OBPS.

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

ICYMI - Environment and Climate Change Canada has extended the deadline to submit your thoughts on Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan to 11:59 p.m. PST on January 21st - add your voice here https://t.co/kMiC59Yz8P

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

I completely agree that we need to focus on "rewriting outdated regulatory, legal, and financial frameworks" if we are going to meet our net-zero goals. https://t.co/G7WqFb04hO

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

@dalebeugin So either “we’re going to have to get used to more blackouts…Most people view electricity as sort of a given…that paradigm is going to have to change.” Or we come up with innovative financing solutions that enable more diverse investor participation in our infrastructure.

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

@dalebeugin Oh no! Today, I get to wrestle with a needle-averse 7 year old who is all going well getting her first dose. Isn’t Covid parenting fun?!? Get well soon Beugin family!

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

Give me a ❤️if you are attending @ClimateChoices on Oct 25 for their premier event, Canada’s Net-Zero Economy: Securing Prosperity in a Net-Zero World, co-hosted with @NZAB_Canada . If you are not, join in the discussion here - https://t.co/Fc65ORLhX6

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

Not just for local governments, our Net-Zero Community Accelerator EOI is open to local energy distributors, Indigenous groups, or not-for-profit organizations that would like to work with a local government or group of local governments.

Deadline for submission is October 17th.

[QUEST Canada @QUESTCanada]

Are you a Canadian 🇨🇦 community looking for the tools & knowledge to develop and implement high-impact projects & community energy & emissions plans, & understand the economic benefit they can provide? https://t.co/NmdH3oEqiS @yourcier @bc_cea @econextNL @MCCAC_Alberta

[Tonja Leach @TonjaQUEST]

I am honored to have been invited to speak with @PTertzakian at @Nergica's Transition Solutions Symposium next Thursday. Join us in person or online for the discussion.

[QUEST Canada @QUESTCanada]

1 week left to register for the Transition Solutions Symposium on October 14, where experts in the energy sector will discuss challenges faced by the industry and the solutions being advocated to drive Canada’s energy transition. @Nergica @TonjaQUEST https://t.co/RH1iDm0Jt1

[QUEST Canada @QUESTCanada]

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 https://t.co/54EEfssIhM @yourcier @bc_cea @econextNL @ecoouest @MCCAC_Alberta

[Pollution Probe @PollutionProbe]

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.
https://t.co/dXUFa8uNUo