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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
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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
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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
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Did you hear of anything big happening in Durban in December last year? Speaking to friends who don’t work on climate change, they had heard of a conference, an event as big as the football world cup (?!) and that it had something to do with the UN. It was in fact an international conference on climate change, and over the next couple of weeks we will post a series of blogs about the conference, starting with some background. Continue reading
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In the run-up to COP17, Project 90 is taking key questions about our electricity future to members of Parliament and we want to hear from you! We have designed a short survey to get your views on what you think SA’s biggest priorities in energy policy should be and how you think we can ensure energy equality for all. Each question provides you with a number of interesting options, which you can then rate in order of importance. There is also a space for additional comments – and we’d love to hear yours. Continue reading
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