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Two degrees of separation between hope and despair
A young people’s summary of the United Nations Human Development Report 2007/2008 The young people of the world have produced a Youth Booklet that includes drawings, poems and human stories on climate change and development, entirely made by and for young people! The booklet has been developed by Peace Child International jointly with HDRO, and launched on Youth...
Too Little, Too Late? McCain v. Obama on Global Warming
I fear I may have poisoned my objectivity on this one after a recent post I did on Sarah Palin and her views on the cause of global warming; there’s no getting around that Gov. Palin’s viewpoint is at odds with what I consider to be good policy and sound science. Palin’s views aside though,...
Green is the New Black
Green is the new black. No buzz-phrase better sums up both the excitement many of us feel about the blooming environmental and social consciousness around us and the essential hollowness of the answers being promoted by many newly-minted eco-pundits. The flood of environmental magazine cover stories, documentaries and advertisements has pushed us over a public-opinion...
International Youth Day 2008
YOUTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TIME FOR ACTION Today is World Youth Day, a day that youth organisations and movements worldwide gather to take action and stand up on climate change. A major focus of the Day is practical action to further encourage the empowerment and participation of youth in the processes and decisions that affect...
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The final countdown
Usually I’m quite an optimist when talking about future-related trends, how to act on climate change etc. But this article in The Guardian struck me quite a lot… Time is fast running out to stop irreversible climate change, a group of global warming experts warns today. We have only 100 months to avoid disaster. Andrew...
Al Gore: A Generational Challenge to Repower America
Al Gore takes the opportunity to address one of the key challenges of this time: he calls upon bold action to make a 100% reduction in non-renewable energy commitment within 10 years, in the US. Can this be called one of the defining moments of the beginning of the 21st century? Would other leaders in...
Imagine What Comes After Green
The greatest opportunity of our generation: that’s what could be waiting for us, after we leave “green” behind. Saving the biosphere and spreading sustainable prosperity is going to take a lot more than doing things in a more environmentally-conscious manner; it’s going to demand we remake much of our material civilization. Read more at Worldchanging.com…...
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Land, Water And Conflict
As drylands get drier and violence grows, new crises resembling Darfur will arise. By Jeffrey Sachs | NEWSWEEK. July 7-14, 2008 issue. The world will experience a growing risk of conflicts over food, energy and water in coming years. The population rises each year by about 80 million people, with most of the increase in...
Science dictates that we need a 100% reduction in carbon emissions. Here is how to achieve it
Oliver Tickell makes the case for controlling greenhouse gases close to the source via a groundbreaking new worldwide permits auction. At their 2008 meeting in Hokkaido, Japan, the G8 agreed that the world should cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050. Setting aside the fact that we don’t know 50 percent of which year’s...
The world’s water future
The problems of water management are at the heart of an integrated crisis of global development that includes climate change and food insecurity, says Mike Muller. The global food crisis of 2007-08 has propelled governments and international agencies into a series of emergency responses, designed both to meet the needs of desperate citizens in many...
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The truth beyond the food crisis
What’s behind the world food crisis? Yes, the growing world population is a huge contributor to the need for more food. Yes, reckless food- and oil-seed-based biofuel subsidies have added to the problem. Yes, the climate crisis will contribute enormously. Yes, greater prosperity by previously vegetarian consumers in India and China will increase demand for...
Seven Questions: The New World Energy Order
Why are oil prices soaring so high, and will they ever return to Earth? Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency in Paris, explains why peak oil is real, why biofuels are indispensable, and how China determines what you pay at the pump. Read more at Foreign Policy… Photo ©2008 by Anothercompany Related...
