The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Isis Alvarez works for the Global Forest Coalition – a group of social movements, NGOs and Indigenous People’s Organisations, which protects indigenous people’s rights when international forestry policies destroy livelihoods.
Cancun Climate Summit, Mexico, December 2010 – Kenya has superior wind power to the North Sea offshore winds. They have already constructed a 350MW windpower farm and have a Geothermal capacity of 17000MW. Kenya is taking the leaad in controlling their own destiny through the Public Private Partnerships in renewable energy, particularly wind farms.
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Fuelling the Fire – the Big Polluters Bankrolling COP21, Tamar Lawrence-Samuel, Corporate Accountability International, Olivier Hoedeman, Corporate Europe Observatory, Asad Rehman, Friends of Earth, The Negative Influence of Transnational Corporations on Climate Policy
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 13 – Bernard Liedemann, DAFF – The need for a Multi-national body to be established to deal with crime on the high seas.
The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Dirk Notz of the Max Planck Institute discusses Arctic Sea Ice. Since 1979 we have lost 50% of the area and 50% of the thickness which amounts to a loss of 3/4 of the Arctic Sea Ice in Summer. When will we see […]
Ocean Acidification – Alicia Harold Carly, a Marine Scientist from Oceana.org, discusses how the acidification of oceans is leading to negative impacts on marine species, crashes in marine ecosystems and a decline in coral reefs.
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Micheal Gillenwater, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, Technical Capacity Training in Developing World for Greenhouse Gas Emission testing
Dr Hugh Montgomery – Institute for Human Health and Performance, What Can We Do, Working together to achieve Climate Change Goals with Government, Corporates and Neighbours/Friends
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Segolene Neuville – Active Mobilities, Dr Zsusanna Jakab – The Adverse Impact of Climate Change on Human Health, Heat Wave deaths in Europe
Demonstration by Canadian Youth at COP 20 concerning the lack of a coherent climate policy for Canada that would protect the rights of its citizens to a clean environment. Steven Harper’s government
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 2 – Per Erik Bergh, Stop Illegal Fishing, Secretary, Botswana, the difficulty is that most of these crimes are committed far out to sea and there is no oversight. We are motivating governments to intervene.