Lauren Quan

Engaged citizen working in solid waste management @tetratech and EMPA candidate at the Hertie School. Contributing to a #circulareconomy. Views are my own.

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

At Hertie today talking about soft power and the role of Germany's external cultural program in geopolitics. Current conflicts are changing the day to day discussions with partners.

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

A reminder from the panel tonight - there is some amount of populism in any radical political movement. Populism certainly isn't limited to the far right. #hertie

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

Key ideas on populism in Europe from a panel at #hertie. 1) a center-right party adopting far right views doesn't result in regaining voters. It makes the far right seem viable. (See last week's Dutch elections.) 2) different people trust differently and these differences matter

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

Key idea from tonight - if we had much more time we might be doing alright on climate action. On the other hand we are in a crisis and don't seem to realize it.

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

without real enforcement other agreements come into play, climate needs to be considered with social considerations, don't underestimate the role of civil society, and multilateralism is essential

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

Lessons learned from previous climate summits from the Germany government: get the balance between national and collective priorities, negotiations must be linked to the economy (this connection is fundamental), climate diplomacy is not just one agreement or framework...

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

At Hertie to hear about the German Federal Foreign office's approaches to international climate policy.

[Global Winnipeg @globalwinnipeg]

#BREAKING: The court's decision calls Ottawa's ban on single-use plastics like straws and grocery bags both "unreasonable and unconstitutional."

https://t.co/JzR3XddeY5

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

Today included a webinar on the details of various EPR packaging programs in Europe and attending the BBC's Reith Lectures in person at the Hertie School. This sabbatical-by-way of grad school is going pretty well.

[Jason Markusoff @markusoff]

Liberal housing minister demands end to NIMBY-friendly zoning rules in order for Calgary to get federal funding.
Poilievre has promised to do this exact same thing, so there's now cross-partisan consensus on cracking whip on municipal land-use policy to expedite housing.

[SWANA @SWANA]

Applications for SWANA's 2023 Young Professionals Leadership Academy (YPLA) are now open! Apply by December 16.

https://t.co/vGHEkYfZ71

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

State of the city address today in Winnipeg with .@TetraTech. Looking forward to hearing about the future of our City. #wccsotc

[Rosemary Barton @RosieBarton]

This is really important. Prepare to see COVID-19 cases rising. That doesn't mean social distancing has failed https://t.co/o8Ziq3xTxb

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

Strange sights and sounds in central Paris today. I only hear birds and waste collection from my hotel window. Eerie but calm.

[Jason Markusoff @markusoff]

Oh, how things must look through the Liberals’ political lens now.

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

This is what happens when each side thinks everyone else is naive, or evil, or not smart enough to understand they're always right.

[National Post @nationalpost]

Scheer excoriates Trudeau, calls on RCMP to investigate SNC-Lavalin affair https://t.co/pPWMsfWVkn

[Jen Gerson @jengerson]

At this point, I can only conclude that this whole bailout package is a brilliant, Machiavellian plot by the Liberals to destroy the news industry.

If you were to craft a policy designed to undermine trust in the fourth estate, I can't imagine how you'd go about it.

[Lauren Quan @laurenquan]

@safety_elite where is your h2s course being held tomorrow? What time does it start?

[Binners’ Project @Binners_Project]

Our waste-sorting program is expanding! Bertha and Gregor attended a @BC_Housing site today, one of our 6 new locations.

Binners attend weekly to ensure waste is properly sorted, the site is clean and help build ownership and pride over the property.