So Copenhagen has ground to a close, with not too much to show for it. Some had wished it to be Hopenhagen; some now call it Flopenhagen. The wash up will no doubt be debated for some time. This article was meant to be a round-up of COP15, but to be honest the only thing that seems to make sense to me at the moment is Eric Sevareid’s Law: “The chief source of problems is solutions”.
I looked up, “just how did I find myself in a Grand Ballroom full of women at 7am?”, I wondered. The same thought must have been running through the mind of the gentleman beside me – one of a handful of brave men in the room that morning. The room was a-buzz; there was a subtle undercurrent of empowerment amongst the chatter, a feeling that we women could really make a difference!
Annie Leonard, the creator of “The Story of Stuff” has released a 9-minute animated film on carbon trading. Employing the same urgent honesty that made The Story of Stuff so successful – it recently passed 9 million views – The Story of Cap & Trade uses flash animation to voice Annie’s critique of this proposed emission-reduction solution currently under consideration around the world.
This month is a critical month in the history of climate change and in determining which directions the world is going to take in the future. In 2012, the Kyoto Protocol that was signed to prevent climate change and global warming will run out.
Once again politics have stood in the way of action. After three long days of question time in parliament the existence of the ETS (Australian Emissions Trading Scheme – otherwise known as the CPRS) has been delayed. But there is still hope. You can still show your support for the ETS.
In the build up to the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December 2009, Al Gore is campaigning around the world; training volunteers to spread his word on climate change. Al Gore visited Australia in July 2009 for a Climate Project Summit in Melbourne. There he met with and trained over 300 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region as Climate Project Ambassadors, including Aaron Fuller.
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I looked up, “just how did I find myself in a Grand Ballroom full of women at 7am?”, I wondered. The same thought must have been running through the mind of the gentleman beside me – one of a handful of brave men in the room that morning. The room was a-buzz; there was a subtle undercurrent of empowerment amongst the chatter, a feeling that we women could really make a difference!
Annie Leonard, the creator of 
This month is a critical month in the history of climate change and in determining which directions the world is going to take in the future. In 2012, the Kyoto Protocol that was signed to prevent climate change and global warming will run out.
Once again politics have stood in the way of action. After three long days of question time in parliament the existence of the ETS (Australian Emissions Trading Scheme – otherwise known as the CPRS) has been delayed. But there is still hope. You can still show your support for the ETS.
In the build up to the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December 2009, Al Gore is campaigning around the world; training volunteers to spread his word on climate change. Al Gore visited Australia in July 2009 for a Climate Project Summit in Melbourne. There he met with and trained over 300 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region as Climate Project Ambassadors, including Aaron Fuller.
