Simon Donner

Climate change is a failure of the imagination. For years, people struggled to believe it is real or would impact our lives. Now many struggle to believe we can solve the problem. My TEDx talk is about the path to overcoming doubts and embracing solutions.
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Definitely would not have predicted that the only player remaining from the Raptors championship team seven years later would be Kawhi Leonard.

Personal update -- I resigned from my role at Co-Chair of Canada's Net-Zero Advisory Body. The job had been a true honour and privilege, one of the highlights of my professional life. If you're interested in more of an explanation, please see my Linked-In page.

The MOU with Alberta is deeply disappointing. It sacrifices climate policies, puts too many eggs in the industrial pricing basket, proposes a pipeline deal that would increase emissions, and would have Canada double-down on fossil fuels while the world moves towards clean energy.

UN climate summits are a strange hybrid of diplomatic negotiations and a sprawling climate change bazaar. You can learn the state of climate action from watching the negotiations and the concurrent panels and side events. Here are five themes that emerged frequently at #COP30: