The outcome of a negotiation is the expression of a determined correlation of forces. We can only rectify the current course of negotiations if we achieve the active, purposeful, and mobilized participation of peoples throughout the world.
What plan of action must we reach at the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of the Mother Earth? What forms of mobilization, organization, communication, capacity-building, legal action, lobbying, etc., must we develop at local, national, and international levels in order to have an impact both inside and outside of climate change talks?
This working group is responsible for proposing a global plan of action.
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February 24, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Frans C. Verhagen, M.Div., M.I.A. Ph.D.
As this working group is responsible for proposing a global plan of action, I think that part of a global plan of action is striving to implement a transformed international monetary system that is based upon a de-carbonization monetary standard which would make all participants in the international monetary, financial, economic and commercial systems aware of the climate challenges of this century.
Such system is being developed by the International Institute of Monetary Transformation in New York City in its Tierra Fee & Dividend system which adds a monetary dimension to dealing with the climate crisis. It is a tripartite system of a carbon based monetary architecture, a carbon reduction methodology of a carbon tax/fee and dividend system, and the role of the public sector as regulator and driver that would make the integration of those two dimensions possible.
It is suggested that the working group’s global plan of action include the practical proposal of having the UNFCCC establish a UN Commission on Monetary Transformation and the Climate Crisis at its Cancun meeting this year or at the Rio 2012 Earth Summit, so that the Tierra Fee & Dividend system and other monetary proposals can be considered in terms of the climate crisis. The UN Stiglitz Commission of June 2009 proposed a non-national reserve currency to replace the US dollar and other reserve currencies and a global economic coordination council. The Tierra Fee & Dividend system goes one step beyond these good reformist proposals to suggest a transformed international monetary system where its carbon-based international reserve currency of the Tierra is part of a monetary architecture that is based upon a carbon standard.
For more information, consult a somewhat similar response to the working groups on Debt (#12) and Finance (#8) and http://www.timun.net and particularly its blog where the most recent developments are presented. Do not hesitate to write your comments and get on the IIMT mailing list. At the end of the summer my book entitled The Tierra Fee & Dividend System: A Monetary Approach to Dealing with the Climate Crisis is planned to be published by Cosimo Publishing and become available in hard copy and electronic form.
March 17, 2010 at 10:36 am
David Whitfield
One strategy for action should be to reduce the use of traditional in efficient 3 stone fires for cooking and employ solar cookers, thermal cookers and efficient wood stoves.
This article refers to studies demonstrating that the black soot from cooking fires and unfiltered diesel engines are the primary cause of glaciers melting and a possible easy place to have a quick impact.
Black carbon soot, produced from incomplete combustion of diesel fuel and biomass, is one of the largest contributors to climate change apart from CO2 and should be a prime target of policymakers according to scientists and experts
http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/121134-time-for-serious-action-on-black-carbon,-us-congress-warned.html
March 25, 2010 at 9:20 am
Admin
Ecio Bertelloti Proposal:
Having regard to the current state of development of the world,
In his own nature: the depletion of resources including the destruction of ecosystems and species extinction, the exorbitant accumulation of waste and its contaminant spread, disruptive and alteration of natural cycles, including climate change.
In the proper of the human environment: the extent of hunger and environmental conditions, the growth of social anomie, and the perpetuation of conflict and violence, all in the midst of expanding an extreme individualism that is generalized into a predator and consumerism meaningless
And considering
From pursuing such a way that the world will move toward an abrupt end of an era that could even include the total collapse of the known human life including,
That the achievement of this process will lead inevitably associated gigantic dose of suffering on a global scale is that it is imperative to change the course steered.
Therefore,
This assembly recommends convening a council of Laikas and Spiritual Guides of the World for which becomes a permanent advisory body and counselor.
The decisions that you take this body will be directed to the people, and its recommendations will be political and not binding.
Lost connection to the world of humans with essential aspects of life on earth and integrate back into the great cosmic order is the task that now lies ahead.
March 25, 2010 at 9:22 am
Admin
All your efforts to save our planet from climate catastrophe are obviously vain. It only becomes worth and worth. Everybody appeals to somebody but nobody does something. Thus, the question is:
WHO IS GUILTY AND WHAT COULD BEEN DONE?
It is clear that only climate observations cannot bring much. Only new ideas and FUNDEMENTAL researches can save planet from known and what is more dangerous – unknown, unpredictable consequences of climate changes.
The whole world waits from the leader country USA not money but some concrete scientific solutions. However, the American distributors of public money don not take these circumstances seriously. They use obsolete arrogant bureaucratic rules and famous American bureaucracy with Chernobyl mentality.
It is clear now that American government administration is guilty for present hopeless climate – energy situation on our planet. If you want the terror leader Ben Laden plays the Robin Hood role in this theatre…
What we must do in this situation? The people of good will all over the world and first of all in the world leader country USA must demand from American government the concrete scientific solution to the present dangerous situation. Otherwise, the present president of USA can be the last…
In addition to questionable the “hothouse” (other known as greenhouse) atmosphere effect, there is another important adverse change in the energy processes of the atmosphere to which nobody pays attention, because it owns my know-how in this field. At the same time, these process can be controlled, which would allow the Earth’s atmosphere self clean or in other words to recover, as it has successfully occurred after the ban on the use of gas Freon.
But without me and my know how you never find out it and may to start of building PYRAMIDES because you never find solution for the present climate – energy desperate.
And the last or better speaking it should be the first: What we see now is not warming or freezing but agony of Earth climate!!
However, it is impossible to get financial support for investigations. The West governments spend all theirs money to save theirs banks but not the planet.
What to do? Concrete – organize new Emergency Global Committee for saving planet. I almost agree with you that we don’t have decades of years to save Earth.
Also cutting emission of CO2 cannot stop climate changes. Our atmosphere is enough polluted. But my above mentioned geo-engineering idea could at least break these changes till another my idea for clean source will be fulfilled.
That means that without me (or if you want without new scientists like me) you are perish on the Earth.For my investigations I need good financial supporting. It could be given only from above proposed Emergency Global Committee. It is naive to wait that somebody in his garage laboratory will save the whole planet….
Sincerely
M.Simkin (scientist and inventor – Cologne,Germany)
April 13, 2010 at 10:26 am
GreenHearted
STRATEGIES FOR ACTION:
1. EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCATE – In many school systems around the world, nothing has changed, even though today’s students have no guarantee of a viable future. We are still teaching a 20th century curriculum based on fossil fuelled growth, expansion and “progress” (that is, UNsustainable development). Today, EVERY YOUTH on the planet has
– the right to learn the state of the planet and the risks to their future
– the right to learn the science of climate change (free from the propaganda of deniers), and
– the right to learn how to create the best possible future for themselves (growing their own food, constructing rainwater collection systems, exploring renewable and perpetual energy technologies, bonding with the rest of Nature).
2. PUBLICIZE, PUBLICIZE, PUBLICIZE – Adults who do not understand the basic science of global warming cannot understand that we are in a global climate change emergency. Yet where I live, most adults cannot explain to you the science of global warming and climate change. We have failed to pass on an understanding of the basic science to adults.
While youth can (and must) receive lessons in school, adults must receive “lessons” through the media and NGO/social movement campaigns. EVERY CITIZEN has the right to understand the truth about what is happening. EVERY ADULT should be crying out to their government leaders “What are you doing to the beloved children in my life?!” If they are not, then we have failed in our efforts to communicate and publicize the deadly threats of global warming and climate chaos.