Leslie is a Senior Analyst, Climate & Energy and Canada Project Director working from Acadia Center’s Providence office. She works on distributed and large-scale renewable energy and transmission policy as well as energy efficiency and carbon pricing issues in the U.S. and Canada. She is part of Acadia’s Climate and Energy Analysis (CLEAN) Center, and has led various studies including assessments of the value of solar and the macroeconomic impacts of investing in energy efficiency. Leslie holds an MSc from the University of London/Imperial College with a focus on environmental economics, and a BSc from Mount Allison University.