Diana Fox Carney was so generous with her time last week, coming to Waterloo to offer the keynote that kicked off our TRANSFORM project’s final symposium. She was frank, nuanced, and compelling. I was able to pepper her with questions during our “fireside chat” - a highlight of the week for me!

Wrapping up a super intense week in Mombasa, working on the @ipcc.bsky.social Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.

I’m kind of obsessed with this crew - giant brains from all over, working so hard together, through tensions and cultural differences.

I’d love to understand patterns like this is academic paper titling. Different journals, different years, and I didn’t enter “mediating role” into my search. So weird.

Heading to a lunch with a potential donor to the Climate Institute and because they’re also a friend I baked this forest-y sourdough. I’m totally deluded enough to think this is worth roughly $15 million. Give or take.

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I did my first (baby) triathlon on the weekend. It was SO fun, and not nearly as intimidating as I expected! 😊 I feel an obsession coming on…

Next, on Nov 15 I’ll be moderating a virtual panel on Canada’s position in the Global Stocktake, in the lead up to COP28, with brilliant colleagues Dan Scott, Cat Abreu, and Dave Sawyer.

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Next, on Nov 7th, we’re thrilled to host former Canadian Climate Change Ambassador Patricia Fuller for a lecture, followed by a discussion with me and an open Q&A (in person).

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So many events over the next three weeks 😊

First up: on Nov 6th I’ll be discussing climate literacy in the Canadian federal public service with Assoc Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, along with James Meadowcroft and Robin Cox.

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And another thing! This one led by Jose DiBella, exploring how we might strengthen parliamentarians’ capacities for disaster risk reduction, connecting place-based and lived experience with national decision-making responsibilities.

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