Katherine Pineault

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About Katherine Pineault

Leaders and organizations engaged to face climate change head-on are at risk of committing to dead-end solutions and analysis paralysis. I provide one-on-one support, strategic advice, program design and policy design services to leaders that are set to advance climate preparedness. Climate leaders and professionals deliver best results when they invest in their vision, wisdom and community. I host The Carbon Copy Book Club, where climate pros read books and discuss insights to incorporate in their practice. Join us: https://tally.so/r/wM8bzM For any inquiries about collaborations, you can contact me at katherine.pineault@inspireclimate.com 4 contributions I'm particularly proud of- Design of a $750M program to help Canadian municipalities start-up local residential retrofits programs, and support to more than 10 municipalities to assess feasibility or design their local programs - Design and strategic advice for a provincial Building Energy and Emissions Disclosure and Performance Standard in Quebec (now passed into law)- Support to Energir to establish scenarios for their first ever (and subsequent) climate risk disclosure - A methodological guide for utility companies to include climate change data in their asset valuations (specifically for dams)- as principal investigator (PI) and co-lead Specializations and interests- Decarbonization financing and policies - TCFD scenarios & climate finance - Decarbonization strategies - Program design and modelling - Economic and system levers in the energy transition & climate change - Innovation for resiliency My working principles- North star is to address climate change by pulling on the biggest levers possible - It's all a question of 'how', not a question of 'if'- Theory and precise knowledge are very useful, but only if they lead to action - Curiosity, rigor and engagement needed, but we can keep it friendly - I love working with specialists, innovators and idealist-doers - I believe in peer learning to scale impact and in the importance of community - Kindness, empathy and respect are absolutely non-negotiable I live in Japan and currently collaborate mainly with North Americans (available until 11am EST).