Standing in front of an organization representing 40 communities in southern Alberta, Megan Lohmann wanted to show how a network of 20 fast-charge electric vehicle stations across their region would bring a raft of benefits. Megan is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Community Energy Association (CEA), a Vancouver-based NGO that consults and advises local governments and Indigenous communities to put in place policies, infrastructure and programming supporting climate action and energy efficiency. Operating from Fernie, BC, her job is to identify projects that will deliver the greatest impact on emission reduction, and to connect the experts and suppliers that will make them successful and cost-efficient. In this case, she made her case in a series of workshops pointing to an opportunity to rebrand the region in a new way, encouraging tourism – because electric vehicle tourism is becoming a compelling strategy – as well as leading-edge thinking toward…
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