Tag Archives: Global Action

So COP? Your power to work on climate change.

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After the first 4 blogs in this series, it may be clear to you that the outcomes of COP17 are definitely not conclusive. In the immediate future, they will not lead to what we need – real action to avoid catastrophic human induced climate change. In our last post of this series, we look at some things you can start doing in your own life to start the change that we need. Continue reading

Project 90 and civil society at COP17

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In the third part of our COP17 series we look at the role of civil society in the global negotiations and why Project 90 resolved to stay away from Durban last December. Continue reading

What do the COP17 outcomes mean for us?

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In our first blog in this series about COP17 we spoke about the background and the conferences that came before it. Here we discuss what the outcomes mean for us and the planet. What is your opinion of COP17 – a big step forward or a total cop out? Continue reading

COP17 – The Durban Platform is not an oil rig!

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In the previous blog in this series we discussed some of the terminology surrounding COP17, and the background to the conference. We’ll now look at the outcomes of the conference. Whether the outcomes were good or bad depend on who you talk to. Some called them a breakthrough, while others said the conference was a failure. We’ll talk about what these outcomes actually mean in the next blog. Continue reading

Looking for your next fix?

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Instead of looking for technological fixes to solve climate change we should rather take a look at ourselves and what we really need. Dealing with challenges in the same way that caused them to arise in the first place is only ‘wiping the brow to cure the disease’. Our Behaviour Change Researcher, Stephen Davis, takes a look at these issues and asks the question: what really motivates you and is important to you? Continue reading