Daniel Breton is president and CEO of Electric Mobility Canada, one of the very first organizations dedicated to the electrification of transportation in the world. This organization has members from diverse industries, including electricity suppliers, vehicle manufacturers, cities, universities, unions, technology companies, research centres, government departments, environmental non-governmental organizations, electric vehicle owners' associations and fleet managers. A former Quebec minister of the environment, sustainable development, wildlife and parks, he was the first elected official in Canada to be in charge of a government strategy for the electrification of transportation in 2012. He graduated in sustainable carbon management and has written several books on the subject of transportation electrification, climate change, air pollution and energy transition.