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Renewable policies in Renewable energy

Posted on May 25 2009 at 11:53PM by Jennyjst

As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change jointly set up by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme showed in its report in 2007, climate change because of human factors is real, and it is primarily caused by humanity’s increasing usage of carbon-based sources of energy. Every time we flick the light switch on, we are in a way contributing to global warming. Our planet cannot sustain the consequences of extracting and burning fossil fuel resources at an increasing rate without ending in ecological disaster since those resources are limited. Alternative sources of energy, such as solar power, wind, wave and geothermal energy, are considerably more attractive in many ways. Therefore, biofuel production reduces the country’s dependence on oil, results in less oil imports, promotes renewable energy resources worldwide and therefore helps the developing countries in many ways.

From now on, all countries governments have to step up and take action against environmental threats and combat climate change. Using alternative technology and wasting less energy is the ultimate goal and priority solution for a better world. Renewable energy is not only about speech, it also can be enforced through really concrete measures: tax deductions for solar energy programs, decreasing biofuel production costs, investing in research programs for biofuel’s making processes. Nevertheless, governments must pay attention to the fact that these investments must not generate an increase of raw material price and a food crisis.

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Means for environmental cooperation in Renewable energy

Posted on May 28 2009 at 10:42PM by Jennyjst

Concerning the solution sustained that governments might pace penalties on wasteful practices and reward industries efforts to minimise the waste of resources, such a policy already exists. In fact, France has been implementing it for three years and the only consequence was to urge companies to take their activity abroad, in countries which do not have legal obligations to mind about environmental concerns. The solution you support may work in a very close country, but not in a country which is fully part of the globalization process. Of course, I totally agree that we have to rethink about the way we produce goods, the way we live. Yet, economics has really particular rules which do not fit into international norms. To enforce the solution you support, an international legal statute should be created for private entities, such as international companies, and also, should be set up an international definition for environmental faults and crimes. This is the only possible way to avoid environmental dumping practices. Of course, that involves a consensus among nations, but here is the role of an NGO such as WWF.

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Fossil fuels and international stability in Renewable energy

Posted on Jun 03 2009 at 10:18PM by Jennyjst

The fact that alternative sources of energy are so expensive is not only due to the difficulty to access them, but is rather explained by governments’ and companies’ unwillingness to use such resources. Indeed, fossil fuels represent major economic challenges. Quitting oil consumption would have not only important economic consequences but also political and social effects since several states (especially in the Middle East) have based their developments and wealth on this resource.

Today, more and more people are aware of the necessity to consume less, to recycle and to use renewable energies. Yet the problem has to be solved at an intergovernmental level and as long as a transitional solution for petrol-based economics is not found, our consumption society will not change.

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Climate change and Indigenous people in Renewable energy

Posted on Jun 14 2009 at 11:00PM by Jennyjst

Climate change will have a deep impact on human communities and nature within the next few years. Even though indigenous people are probably the least in charge of the environment destruction, they will probably be the most affected by it. Those communities have always lived in harmony with nature and we should use their ancestral knowledge about it to pursue climate change problems.

Fossil energies combustion is from now on the main cause of carbon spreading in the atmosphere. Nowadays, deforestation is mainly taking place in tropical zone (Amazonia, Central Africa, and Indonesia) and has become the second cause for climate change. Besides, clean development mechanisms (Kyoto protocol) have had quite disappointing results, even terrible results: they favoured ancient forests disappearing so that oil palms could be planted, and deforestation speeded up.

What is more, indigenous people should feel concerned by those measures but aids are in priority dedicated to threatened zones thus leaving apart great forest areas that native peoples have been able to preserve for thousands of years. Aids never come, indigenous peoples’ opinions are hardly ever required and even if natural parks are created, they are expropriated, thus suffering from environmental policies drawbacks.

Thinking about environmental issues and renewable energies involves taking every aspect in consideration. Indigenous forests must not be forgotten in mechanisms aiming at avoiding deforestation.

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The soft environmental revolution in Renewable energy

Posted on Jun 24 2009 at 01:28AM by Jennyjst

The necessity to use and to promote alternative sources of energy is a necessity which has not to be proven any longer. From now on, protecting environment and thinking about different sources of energy from oil fully belongs to political speeches and is part of companies’ development strategies. As environmental concerns have turned into incontrovertible paradigms, both for policy making and for attracting consumers, it now matters to wonder how renewable energies issues could be fully incorporated into policies implementations and arms of mass consumption. In other words, how could environmental concerns grow as important as human rights or health insurance in the political field? And for economics, how could protecting environment become a determining factor for consumers' choices?

As political leaders are supposed to guarantee human security, it should be easy to understand that protecting environment is a total part of their duties. Then, promoting alternative sources of energy will be really soon an expectation from the citizens that will exact from the candidates, and from the deciders, really clear speeches and implementations on environment. Politicians are actually considered as responsible for what they have not done, and are responsible for what has to be done.For economics, finding out a new economic system might be a bit too long but unfortunately environment cannot wait.

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Wildlife trade in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 07 2009 at 04:01PM by Jennyjst

The cause of the extinction crisis is without any doubt, for the most part, human activities. Wildlife trade is the second-biggest direct threat to species survival, just after habitat destruction. It causes overexploitation, while the survival of animal and vegetal species depends on the balance of the ecosystem. Endangered species, such as tigers, rhinoceroses, elephants, are victims of this trade that could, in the long term, lead to their extinction. Elsewhere, this overexploitation can directly affect people, and more specifically indigenous people. Indeed, many people need wild animals and plants for their everyday food and fuel; their traditional way of life directly depends on local wildlife resources. But the overexploitation not only has an impact on people, it also affects the entire ecosystem. If it is true that much of wildlife trade is legal and ruled by international conventions (which however are insufficient), a significant portion is unmanaged and illegal. This illegal trade is a well organized crime that creates black market. Protected species are the most required and profitable, they thus generate an important traffic and most of the time transport conditions of living animals are awful. Wildlife trade, and more specifically illegal trade, is thus a real threat for the well-being of the Earth, which is why it is important to ensure that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is effective in protecting animals and plants sold in the international market place. Read more on this topic »

Hi Prajwal I completely agree that ... in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 14 2009 at 03:30PM by Jennyjst

Hi Prajwal, I completely agree that we are not protecting animal species as we should. Fortunately, there are some people acting concretely. I invite you all to watch the fantastic TV series Extinction Sucks (www.extinction-sucks.com), their work is amazing, we all should do such things!

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Hi Iari Your message is really ... in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 14 2009 at 03:32PM by Jennyjst

Hi Iari,
Your message is really interesting, it is true than today zoos are unfortunately a certain way to preserve biodiversity and to prevent the current extinction crisis. As an example, China Giant Pandas could be saved thanks to programs sponsored by foreign zoos which made a commitment to take care of them and to facilitate their breeding. It is however regrettable that we have to shut animals in in order to protect them.

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In reply to Biodiversity loss and conservation in the Caribbean in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 16 2009 at 11:55PM by Jennyjst

Hi ChrisP, your program with Environmental Awareness Group seems to be really interesting. The cause of the extinction crisis is for the most part human activities, it is why education is so important. People must be taught the impacts of their attitudes and behaviors, they must understand that they can directly affect Earth and cause biodiversity loss. This is why NGOs are so important; they can be the intermediary between people and nature. It is only when we know things that we can respect them.

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International Conventions against species extinction in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 17 2009 at 05:47PM by Jennyjst

Hi Rokaconnect, I just want to add that today, International Conventions exist to urge governments to pay attention to species extinction. Among those conventions, the Convention on international trade in endangered species (CITES) specifically aims at bringing national legislators to prohibit the trade in threatened species and entered in forced in 1975. Currently, this convention has 175 states parties. Yet, countries in which species are most threatened of extinction are not parties to this convention. As a result, trade of threatened species continues, and extinction goes on. Furthermore, supposing non parties states eventually accept to ratify the CITES, it is necessary to help the weakest states to enforce the regulations included in this convention: paying attention to the respect of threatened species often implies to struggle against poachers on really large territories. To do so, local authorities may not have enough means. Then, NGO's have to take part in this process, by advising and sharing knowledge, directly on field, and foreign governments, who own technologically advanced equipments such as night vision binoculars for instance, could lend their materials to local authorities, in the frame of a cooperation between each national armed forces.

To conclude with, a recent example of attention paid by governments to species extinctions has been illustrated by a European directive which aims at prohibiting the trade in seal fur in every EU member state by 2012.

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In Borneo it is obvious that ... in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 20 2009 at 03:55PM by Jennyjst

In Borneo, it is obvious that the deforestation (led to plant oil palms) causes the extinction of this country specific species. Fortunately, there are some associations that are helping these animals to find a new wildlife by developing some rehabilitation projects, the objective here is to create some protected areas so that animals can live in safety. But beyond these rehabilitation programs, the most important thing is to increase people awareness of this situation so that they can learn everyday gestures which can help to save their environment and the species that are living there (for example not to take them as pets) and so that they can spell death for the companies’ activities on their territory.

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Politics and species extinction in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 23 2009 at 03:01PM by Jennyjst

Local governments and political leaders have to pay attention to species extinction. First of all, animal species are part of our commonwealth, just like the educational and health system. It is the governments' duties to take care of species conservation, the same as they have to take care of civil rights and social equity or public safety and international security. Moreover, environmental security, beyond human security, has to take into consideration species survival. That is for general considerations: paying attention to species extinctions is a total constitutive element of a leader's task. More concretely, in terms of economic implications, species extinction is sometimes directly linked to profit-oriented business, and may consist in a great source of incomes for a State. But this difficulty can be overcome by several measures such as international incentives to convince foreign investors to dedicate more money to developing countries where species are threatened. Read more on this topic »

Mankind and Nature, In reply to Species - The extinction crisis in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 24 2009 at 03:50AM by Jennyjst

Dear gquimbayo, Quoting new socio-ecological places of life, as a new model of social organization, seems to be the general philosophical frame underlying all efforts to be made about environmental concerns. Cases of your approach are for instance provided by indigenous peoples whose specific tribes' social lives are organized according to ecosystem approach principles. In other words, they believe nature has granted them a very particular position to occupy, according to a really defined scheme. As a result, their social organization is both a submission (a socially constructed submission) to nature, and a tribute to it. In fact, their whole existence strictly depends on nature, and environment conservation. So dreaming is definitely allowed. On the other hand, western civilizations, relying on Judeo-Christian principles and modern idealism inspired from Emmanuel Kant, have taught us to think that human beings were dedicated to dominate, to handle nature, so as to prove human race was stronger that other species on earth. Consequently, even if the indispensable condition for human existence (environment protection) is declining, mankind keeps trying to prove it can enforce its domination on other species, and more generally, on nature. Including a new model of social organization, respecting ecosystem principles, would be a values inversion, as it would urge human beings to consider themselves as equal to the rest of life on earth. Read more on this topic »

Biodiversity and poverty, In reply to Humanity and Biodiversity in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 30 2009 at 01:10AM by Jennyjst

In my opinion, reducing biodiversity loss and rising up against poverty and social inequity belong to the same logics, to the same principal. Actually, degradation of biodiversity and exploitation of people both result from the fact that the capitalistic mode of production, in its wilder form, totally ignores such considerations. When the only concern is gaining more and more money at any price, environment is destroyed, social exploitation is enhanced and inequity grows up. What is now at stake is urging states to adopt legal norms to oblige domestic and foreign companies to abide by biding dispositions that would ensure an environmental friendly mode of production that would also enable to reduce poverty and social inequity. Sure, lots of really intelligent people have already thought about that, but their propositions where not sustained by governments because, on the one hand, it directly affects some powerful people’s interests - those that can finance a political campaign for example -, and, on the other hand, in the current globalized market economics, each national economy lives under the threat that a company, dissatisfied with local labor and environmental legislation might leave the country it is settled in to go to another place where such legislations do not exist – where it is possible to exploit people, even children, 18 hours a day, and to destroy the environment totally freely. From a more macro-economical point of view, investing more in measures for environmental conservation may mean, in some cases, that public investments regularly dedicated to struggle against poverty would be therefore reduced. Maybe the more ancient concern for workers conditions – minimal wages, duration of weekly work – will be shadowed by new concerns for environmental conservation. That is a real danger indeed. A solution, already proposed by few people, is to invest massively in biodiversity conservation measures so as to create lots of jobs all around the world. Such a solution would probably satisfy the two purposes of protecting biodiversity and reducing poverty. (I am sorry but I cannot use the Reply button!). Read more on this topic »

Biological and linguistic diversities in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 01 2009 at 11:55PM by Jennyjst

Numerous indigenous peoples own specific knowledge on fauna, flora and ecology. Only their languages are able to transmit this traditional knowledge and to bring a new teaching on local biodiversity. This indigenous knowledge has, of course, been transmitted orally to next generations as most languages are not written. Therefore, if a language disappears, this knowledge will be lost too, since strong similarities exist between the loss of linguistic diversity and biodiversity degradation. Languages disappearance contributes to the collapse of world ecosystem. Yet, on account of their housing destruction, several indigenous peoples disappear or are obliged to integrate modern civilization. The decrease in biological and linguistic diversities is due to powerful companies' activities whose consequences are terrible. Indigenous knowledge is threatened today because of the disappearance of languages that carry it. Nonetheless, indigenous knowledge systems and ecosystem management are very useful to preserve the environment because those peoples have been living for ever in harmony with nature. This knowledge has to be used as a base for a sustainable development, indigenous peoples know what they need to live and what works for their lifestyles to be preserved, contrary to the stranger people whose only concern is profit. It is their interest to preserve environment. Read more on this topic »

In reply to Development Policies in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 06 2009 at 10:26PM by Jennyjst

Dear gquimbayo, including the concept of biodiversity into development policies would mean, in a more concrete way, granting financial aids to countries in need on condition that they adopt a legislation dedicated to protect biodiversity. That would be a similar procedure to economic partnership agreements between European Union and ACP (Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific) regions which establish that financial or other types of aids are granted only if their partners respect human rights, democracy and state of law. This is, first of all a great leverage in the hands of industrialised countries. But, as we all suppose that both human rights and biodiversity do not belong to states any more but that they are universal concerns, it seems to be worth to leave apart sovereignty of the states. Nonetheless, there is a drawback for countries that benefit from development policies: if they are bound to invest only in environmental friendly sectors, their activities may be affected by an increase in production costs. Therefore, the efficiency of development policy would be curbed. Read more on this topic »

New species discoveries in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 12 2009 at 07:10PM by Jennyjst

Hi everyone, you probably read the last WWF’s article on new species discoveries in the Himalayas. The report states that “At least 353 new species have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas between 1998 and 2008”. I think that this kind of news should draw our attention to species state around the world. We don’t know everything about nature, everyday we discover new species or new incredible lifestyles. It is thus imperative that we open our eyes, learn to observe and above all to respect our environment. Education is essential, wonderment is the first step toward respect, but it is not enough. Read more on this topic »

Local authorities and environmental conservation, In reply to "Local Governments should get their act together" in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 22 2009 at 05:34PM by Jennyjst

The idea to grant local governments and authorities the responsibility for dealing with environmental concerns seems to be an appropriate method. On the one hand, it would enable to be closer to local needs and risks, to be more easily in touch with NGOs and elements of civil society related to environmental conservation. Moreover, citizens are more likely to be involved to counter the risks the environment is currently facing. On the other hand, local authorities might suffer from greater pressures or lobbying activities from polluting companies whose activities are located on the territory concerned. On top of that, not every local authority is equal before the necessities to conserve environment. Indeed, they do not all have the same financial supplies. Therefore, establishing a sort of environmental tax would lead the companies to move away. Read more on this topic »

Climate change in Evidence of climate change and ideas

Posted on Sep 02 2009 at 09:35AM by Jennyjst

Climate change is without any doubt one of the most important environmental issues. Global warming will give place to a recrudescence of extreme weather events, such as storms and floods. From the Tropics to the Arctic, we undergo extreme and erratic weather phenomena whose impacts are wrenching, both for the environment and the population. These three last years, these climatic events already killed 100.000 people. Experts remind us that without actions, we will confront more floods, the sea level could go up six meters, many animal and vegetable species are likely to die out, and million people will be moved. We know that we are at the hands of a crisis with multiple and major aspects: climatic chaos, crisis of the resources and means of support in general, and finally crisis of political and human rights. Civilization such as we know it is very seriously threatened.

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Global warming and development, in reply to Climate Change is just one symptom of inequality in Politics and policy

Posted on Sep 02 2009 at 04:02PM by Jennyjst

Some countries have indeed other internal concerns to deal with instead of being concerned about global warming. However, they mustn’t forget that this phenomenon also reaches them and endangers their development. Investing in environmental protection and renewable energies can be a way for these countries to develop their economy differently and to take advantage of those new technologies. Nevertheless, according to a recent report published by the United Nations on the economic and social situation around the world, developing countries need to receive 500 to 600 billion dollars per annum from rich countries to adapt themselves to climate change while preserving their growth. An international cooperation is thus necessary, all States must work together to find a way to improve the current conditions and to stabilize, if it is not to reduce, the impacts of the climate change. Read more on this topic »

In reply to I agree. Trees are the best means of carbon sequestration in Evidence of climate change and ideas

Posted on Sep 04 2009 at 08:01PM by Jennyjst

Dear Eleanork, I totally agree with you. It is important to remember that an access to natural resources is determining for peace. From this point of view, climate change can have many impacts in terms of access to water and to food for some populations. Today, 800 million people (in particular indigenous peoples) still depend on the tropical forest for their survival. Moreover, deforestation is responsible for almost 20% of world greenhouse gas emissions, it is the second cause of global warming, it is thus essential to fight against this deforestation to protect Earth. Read more on this topic »

In reply to Nations commit to share climate information in Politics and policy

Posted on Sep 10 2009 at 07:05PM by Jennyjst

Dear ICoelho, building a body in charge with providing governments and private individuals information on climate may not only be an unrealistic idea. Indeed, cooperation between scientists from all scientific fields has existed for a long time, and this was not even interrupted during the Cold War. Establishing this type of “climate service” inside the United Nations may be a guarantee for the least informed country to have neutral and objective climate predictions. Scientists working for the UN are less submitted to political pressures as they are in their home countries. Making scientists from all over the world meet in the frame of a UN initiative is surely an excellent project. On the other hand, as you underline, this initiative, as good as it may be, is likely to reveal the lack of implication political leaders have proved until now. Indeed, it may be useful for countries whose level of higher education is pretty low, but most developed countries, even though they provide this body with scientists and climate specialists, will not be bind by anything. I think that the most practical implication this project might have is to point out that leaders of several countries are not ready or do not want to implement any policy that would prevent climate change. In other words, this would prevent governments, and even people, from saying that they did not know what was going to happen. Read more on this topic »

In reply to Some news I’d like to share, “Climate change funding talks stall at G20” in Politics and policy

Posted on Sep 11 2009 at 06:37PM by Jennyjst

The absence of an agreement at the end of this G20 summit is a disappointment. Yet, this had to be expected in regards of what has been lately made in those countries in term of policies aiming at curbing climate change: nothing, or almost nothing, at least, not enough. Yet, as the article underlines, this failure at the G20 summit does not mean that the Copenhagen summit will not be successful. Indeed, it is an international conference, every UN member state will be there, represented either by the Chief of State or by a minister, or even a diplomat. History teaches us how progresses are made among nations and more particularly in the frame of UN conferences. Influent states are likely to convince their allies to take the same path as they do. More concretely, Germany, which is the European leader for struggle against climate change, or even France, whose president has just declared that a tax on greenhouses gas will be soon enforced, might have a positive influence to make the nations reach an agreement on the way to curb climate change effects, and to replace the Kyoto protocol. Those two countries, member of the European Union, have lots of commercial relations and agreements with lots of countries all around the world. This power could be used so as to convince their partners to get involved in the programs concerning climate change. Yet, the Copenhagen summit will undoubtedly be dominated, as usually, by diplomatic considerations. Allies will act together, and unless a powerful country urges the other to sign an agreement, nothing will be done. Let us remind that the United States of America refused a few years ago to sign the Kyoto protocol. President Obama’s campaign and official speeches enable to be a bit more optimistic on the intentions of this president about climate change. Even if he is facing a strong opposition in his own country about the reforms he is planning (Health Reform), President Obama, will have to take strong and clear positions in Copenhagen, otherwise, no other country will feel like reaching an agreement. Read more on this topic »

In reply to Improving energy efficiency in Education and awareness

Posted on Sep 15 2009 at 09:41AM by Jennyjst

Indeed, industry has to play a more active role in combating climate change. First of all, industrialists are really responsible for it. Secondly, they keep rejecting polluting substances, and eventually, as you noticed, they have large financial supplies and can provide for States environmental taxes that private individuals can no longer pay. For instance, companies have to pay taxes so as to finance unemployment allowances; they could probably do the same for climate change. Besides, companies profiting from combating climate change have to pay taxes too, since most of them use non renewable energy to produce goods. Then, they should pay tax on the energy they use, not necessarily on the goods they sell, otherwise their prices would increase and consumers would purchase traditional goods. Nonetheless, several activities, such as agriculture, are going through hardships, and taxing them even more would lead to a total collapse of this sector. The French government has lately promulgated a law that imposes a tax of 17 Euros per tonne of CO2 emitted. Although it is still insufficient and it will hurt several sectors of activities, it might be a pretty good idea, conciliating both environmental conservation and economic interests. Read more on this topic »

What should be included in the new international climate deal? in Politics and policy

Posted on Sep 21 2009 at 06:09AM by Jennyjst

In my opinion, the new international climate deal should first of all establish how to reduce carbon emissions and schedule annual intergovernmental conferences focussing on environmental issues so that States, joined by NGOs, could carry on more sustainable efforts to respect the environmental conservation. Secondly, it is necessary to make financial aid depending on environmental conservation policies. Even though developing countries might suffer from such a regulation, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank will have to waive some obligations related to anti-dumping measures, otherwise the world economic competition may ruin these economics. And lastly, stakeholders of this new climate deal should reach an agreement establishing that exploiting vegetal species that indigenous peoples’ survival depends on is banned. And you, what do you think? Read more on this topic »

Climatic refugees in Politics and policy

Posted on Sep 29 2009 at 05:55AM by Jennyjst

United Nations plan that from now to 2010, approximately 50 million people will be obliged to move because of climate warming, creating in fact a new category of refugees, the climate refugees, a subcategory of the ecological refugees who since 1998 have been representing a migratory flux of more than 25 million people. The international community is conscious of the threat that those ecological refugees will represent in the next years regarding the international security, however there still doesn’t exist an international legal status of climatic refugees. It is thus important to highlight the deficiencies of the international law in this field and the risks related to the absence of any adoption of legal status, this issue should therefore be discussed in Copenhagen. Read more on this topic »

In reply to Through Education we can create a good level of Awareness!!!!! in Education and awareness

Posted on Oct 09 2009 at 09:06AM by Jennyjst

Hi everyone, I read all your messages and I totally agree with you, education is essential to change our way of life, we must increase the new generation awareness of climate change issue. However, it is with discussions like connect2earth and citizen activities that we can allow people to become conscious of what is happening and how we can deal with it. We mustn’t wait for governments or schools to suggest solutions, it is our responsibility to wake up the world. Read more on this topic »

International Negotiations in Politics and policy

Posted on Oct 13 2009 at 06:48AM by Jennyjst

Negotiations weeks go by and it is still the same thing. After those in Bangkok, there will be only five days of negotiations left in Barcelona, in the beginning of November, before the Copenhagen summit. Nevertheless, as the UN High Representative for Climate recalled last week, the negotiations taking place in the frame of the UNO must not be the « simple playground »; governments have from now on to take their responsibilities and to propose concrete solutions unilaterally or multilaterally. The Bangkok round has yet enabled to reach an agreement on main issues and to elaborate a first draft of something that could be the new international climate deal. Moreover, the United States of America have an important role to play, they have to commit to curb emissions. President Obama being awarded a Nobel Prize for peace must be an encouragement for him to get involved in this way because climate change issue could be undoubtedly an obstacle for international peace in years to come. Read more on this topic »

Climate change and our future in Politics and policy

Posted on Oct 25 2009 at 06:06PM by Jennyjst

An international agreement is certainly essential to obtain concrete evolutions regarding climate change. Moreover we mustn’t forget that this would also allow to create millions of jobs, to promote renewable energies, and to reduce healthcare costs… An international agreement is thus essential for humanity’s development. Indeed, do we want to continue living like we do today and be heading for disaster (bad weather conditions, increase of famine and population moving), or are we going to assist to a general realization and are governments going to agree on a new global order? Several futures are possible, it is our responsibility to choose the best one. Read more on this topic »

What if... in Evidence of climate change and ideas

Posted on Oct 30 2009 at 04:47PM by Jennyjst

What if all citizens would help NGOs to buy all tropical forests? Deforestation is one of the most important problems we are facing today, if we could buy forests, companies would not be anymore able to destroy them. What if we could use technology to restore nature? Technology was used to destroy our planet, but maybe we can make a good use of it in order to eliminate pollution, to create a new environment and new animals. But what if it was already too late? The ecosystem may have been to much destroyed and may not be able to regenerate itself, if so, what would be the consequences of all this destruction, how would human beings be able to adapt themselves to this new Earth? Would we be forced to flee our planet and to take refuge in space? Read more on this topic »