Services — M+G Advisory | Climate & Energy Policy

Research that doesn’t
stay on the shelf.

M+G Advisory offers services at the intersection of research, policy, and practice. The work is organized around a simple framework: Think, Plan, Convene — spanning the full arc from rigorous analysis to practical action.

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Think — Research & Analysis

The intellectual foundation work. Before strategy or action comes clarity — a well-framed question, a sharper understanding of the system, a lens that reveals what others have missed.

Applied Policy Research
Rigorous, accessible research on climate governance, energy transition policy, and long-term resource management challenges. Grounded in academic methods, written for decision-makers.
Policy Analysis Literature Review Briefing Papers
Research Design & Framing
Before executing research, you need the right question. I help organizations design their research — identifying the conceptual framework, the right methodology, and the lens most likely to reveal useful insight.
Conceptual Framing Methodology Scope Definition
Policy Horizon Scanning
Translating complex, fast-moving policy and regulatory developments into clear intelligence for organizations navigating the Canadian and international energy transition landscape. Know what’s coming before it arrives.
Regulatory Tracking Political Intelligence Trend Analysis
Academic–Practitioner Bridge
Helping research institutions translate findings into policy-relevant form — and helping practitioners access and apply academic knowledge. The gap between scholarship and decisions is where good work gets lost.
Knowledge Translation Policy Relevance Research Uptake
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Plan — Strategy & Design

Turning analysis into direction. Long-horizon challenges require more than good research — they require the ability to think across systems, reframe the options, and build strategy that holds under pressure.

Long-Horizon Strategic Planning
For organizations facing complex, multi-year climate and energy challenges where the problem is poorly framed or the options feel stuck. I help reframe the question before building the strategy — because the right answer to the wrong question is still the wrong answer.
Strategy Development Scenario Planning Problem Reframing Strategic Foresight
Stakeholder Engagement Design
Designing processes for organizations that need to consult across sectors — industry, government, Indigenous communities, civil society, and academia. The architecture of a consultation matters as much as the conversation itself.
Process Design Multi-sector Consultation
Systems-Level Analysis
The clean energy transition is a systems problem — technical, institutional, political, and social forces all interact. I help organizations map those interactions, identify leverage points, and understand how different policy choices ripple through the system. Particularly useful when conventional analysis has produced contradictory or inconclusive results.
Systems Thinking Institutional Analysis Governance Policy Design
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Convene — Engagement & Communication

Getting the right people into the right conversation — and making sure something comes out the other side. From designing international programs to translating complex ideas for new audiences.

Strategic Program & Event Design
Designing and delivering high-stakes programming at major national and international events — including Canada’s presence at events like CERAWeek. The intellectual design of who speaks, what is said, and what the program achieves matters as much as the logistics.
Program Design International Events Content Strategy
Workshop Facilitation & Expert Convening
Designing and running structured working sessions that bring together diverse perspectives on complex energy and climate questions. The intellectual design of the conversation — not just the facilitation of it — is what makes the difference between a meeting and a result.
Facilitation Workshop Design Expert Panels
Writing & Communications Support
Translating complex research or policy positions into accessible language for public, stakeholder, or government audiences. White papers, policy briefs, op-eds, submissions, and executive summaries — written with both intellectual rigour and plain clarity.
Policy Briefs White Papers Op-eds Submissions
A note on scope

As a full-time employee of the Government of Canada at Natural Resources Canada, all M+G Advisory work is subject to conflict of interest assessment under the NRCan Values and Ethics Code. Each potential engagement is evaluated individually. Work that would create a real, apparent, or potential conflict of interest with my federal duties will not be undertaken. See the Conflict of Interest page for full disclosure.

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