Dr. Sarah Burch at University of Waterloo shares how our world-class unviersities are helping Canada meet the challenges of a changing climate. Only at Universities Canada presents The Walrus Talks Innovation Nation. WalrusTalksInnovationNation.e... #InnovationNation #MadeInCanada

Last week in Canmore, The Resilience Institute team wrapped up a dynamic workshop co-hosted by the Waterloo Climate Institute, bringing together participants from across the Rocky Mountain tourism corridor—from Canmore to Jasper. 1/4 - Continued in comments ⤵️

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

I’ve decided that there IS in fact a god, and she’s taken it upon herself to teach humans an unforgettable lesson on the difference between correlation and causation, so poof! she creates RFK Jr.

Does anyone on here know who’s working on small-scale (ideally solar-powered) desalination technology? Are there examples of this working, particularly in tough contexts like informal settlements/slums?

So cool. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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!

Final moments before a much anticipated keynote address by Diana Fox Carney tonight in Waterloo, kicking off our TRANSFORM symposium. I’m so looking forward to our “fireside chat” after her keynote! @uwaterlooclimate.bsky.social

Received reviews back on a paper we submitted a couple of months ago and there are ten reviewers! TEN!! I’m so confused.

I’m going to have an AI spouse, access to zero verifiably human-made art, and a life expectancy of 200 before I will be able to log in to Editorial Manager without resetting my password every. Single. Time.

It’s super eerie to notice the not-so-subtle infiltration of AI-generated “creators” on TikTok. Gross.

I’m hosting a community-engaged symposium in September that’s the culmination of a 7-year long multi-country project on sustainability experiments… and I’m SO PSYCHED about the keynote speaker who will launch the event. (It’s a big secret until we launch our registration but I’m all giddy)

Does anyone know if there is a version of Bloomberg’s “What’s really warming the world?” animation that can be shared/downloaded and embedded in a presentation?? It all seems to be stuck behind paywalls. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/201...

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.

Curious about the impacts of #climatechange in the Waterloo Region? Listen to @uwaterloo.ca' s Sarah Burch as she chats about local impacts of climate change on Your Region Pod: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...

We are excited to launch a new #drr training video spearheaded by @sarahlynnburch.bsky.social & Dr. Jose Di Bella "“Building Disaster Resilience across Business Supply Systems: Understanding, planning and Investing in Climate Change Adaptation”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvqo...

The amount of willpower it takes to dance through the minefield when you know you’re having dinner with a MAHA acolyte…

A little Hannah Arendt for your Sunday (but really for your 2025): “… the ancient [sophists] were satisfied with a passing victory of the argument at the expense of the truth, whereas moderns want a more lasting victory at the expense of reality.”

I’ve been Snyder-pilled and now I can’t zone out and watch shows like Lioness without being overwhelmed by the propaganda of it all.

These images pouring in yesterday give me joy

I’m playing at an adjudicated piano festival for the first time in nearly 30 years. It’s terrifying 😅

The T7 Summit starts next week with experts discussing G7 priorities. Join @patriciafuller.bsky.social & experts including @sarahlynnburch.bsky.social, @streyer.bsky.social, @riadmeddeb.bsky.social & @ianhrowlands.bsky.social, for a panel on #EnergySecurity & climate. www.think7.org/events/

The election has just been called for April 28. If you are a Canadian living outside the country, get your mail-in ballot here ASAP: travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...

Some of the recently weaned are using “whenever” when they mean “when” and I need to understand why so I can feel the right way about it.

Exciting news! The City of Kitchener & Bloomberg Philanthropies are offering $100,000+ in microgrants (up to $6,500 CAD) for youth-led climate projects! 🌱Apply by March 28 at 11:59PM. Learn More & Apply: www.kitchener.ca/en/taxes-uti...

I found a use for Trump! My daughter was having a low self-confidence evening, saying unkind things about her face and body… so I told her that Trump only likes women who are decorative, and would love it if she was too distracted by her body to use her brilliant brain. It worked. 😊

Surreal to finish collaborating with this incredible diversity of international scientists, then hug my American colleagues and be like “ok so don’t invade my country please! Thank you! Take care!”

Hey @ipcc.bsky.social - it would be great to see you use this platform a bit more, instead of *the other place*

After five incredibly intense days of collaboration among the 120ish scientists working on the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, we have an ambitious zero order draft outline. 😅

Arrived in Osaka and kicking off the first Lead Author meeting of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Climate Change and Cities! This will be the only Special Report of the 7th Assessment Cycle, and very closely tied to policy/practice. Exciting stuff 😊

Hosting Dr. Graeme Reed, Strategic Advisor with the Assembly of First Nations, in my climate change governance class today. I so appreciate his framing of climate change as a problem of human values (technology and economy being symptoms of these)- our relationship with nature and with each other.

This reminds me of the alpha prepper instinct to hunker down and go it alone (violently, if necessary) rather than reaching out, building community, and taking care of each other.

Easy to lose this in the noise of the day, but the prime minister of Canada just said the US president, leader of the global hegemon, wants to soften us up economically so he can annex us. That is one of the most remarkable statements, and realities, in our history.

This is an astounding turn.

Some more climate consequences of Trump 2.0. This time on climate science and the IPCC. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

So about climate research and a change in governing party here in Canada: Indications are that a Con gov’t would a) require unis to declare Chicago Principles or be starved of funding; b) shift funds towards natural sci, away from soc sci; c) reversal of diversity requirements for Research Chairs

As we begin the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, I’ve been worried and wondering about my American colleagues’ ability to participate. Doesn’t look good. Canadians should also know that the feds have cut their financial support for scientists’ participation as well.

Thank you @jmorenocruz.bsky.social, Monica Emelko and Francis Poulin!

The premiers are kind of giving me joy. Wab Kinew is spitting fire from Manitoba, ban on red state booze in BC (so petty and specific).

As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.

I’m so excited to share this funding announcement! We’ve launched two new major climate change adaptation projects at the Waterloo Climate Institute (with essential leadership from Dr. Michele Martin, Dr. Jose Di Bella, Simon Glauser, and really the whole team.)

I have a 168-page PhD dissertation to read by tomorrow and I read half of the abstract on my train ride to a meeting, so this bodes well.

It’s official, and I’m super excited: I’ll be serving as a Lead Author of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Feels like such an important time to be doing this work. Full list of incredible colleagues is here: www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/...

I’ve never, not even a little, giggled or rolled my eyes at Trump’s jokes about Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal. Of *course* he’s softening the ground for territorial expansion and testing the reaction of allies.

Can anyone on here share any insights or experiences with Heterodox Academy? (www.heterodoxacademy.org). I’ve been snooping through the website and my spidey senses are tingling a bit but I’d love some firsthand accounts.

I’m on the hunt for a postdoc to collab on a project exploring the decarbonization potential of remanufacturing in the auto industry. Looking for a social scientist with energy policy, sustainability transitions, and climate change mitigation expertise. Details here: uwaterloo.ca/climate-inst...

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.

Question for any historians on here: could you recommend a book or two on the Gilded Age? Not so much voyeuristic glimpses into the lifestyles of New York elite, but deeper looks at the politics that preceded it and socio-economic ripple effects…