Engaging businesses and the unemployed

Hi all

Just wanted to share 2 particular viewpoints.

Firstly is an article by Fred Krupp, the president of the not-for-profit Environmental Defense Fund in the US.
http://www.strategy-business.com/press/16635507/08201
This echoes Fiona Waterhouse's discussion on aligning business incentives during the hypothetical discussion on Tuesday. It also outlines kind of the thinking behind why carbon emissions trading is now the predominant strategy around the world.

Second is an article about Van Jones, Time Magazine's Environmental Hero in 2008. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/12/090112fa_fact_kolbert?printable=true
This echoes Peta Ashworth's discussion on perhaps engaging the unemployed in green initiatives.

Hope you find them informative.

Ben

Badger enters the blogosphere

The badger has entered this strange world, a bold move for one of advancing years and few IT skills. Does this habitat change qualify as an increase in biodiversity I wonder?

Biodiversity: Changed Species Interactions

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Biodiversity: Climate And Atmospheric Change

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Biodiversity: Biogeochemical Change

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Biodiversity: Habitat Change

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Skepticism

I thoroughly enjoyed the session and discussion about skepticism today and would like to hear more comments if any of you would like to share!

For more information about the skeptical environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg I mentioned at the Hypothetical/discussion, please visit his website http://www.lomborg.com/

Cheers :)

Hi all!
I have just created a facebook group for all the delegates to keep in contact with each other.
You can either search U21 Summer School 2009 - University of Queensland, Brisbane
or go to this link http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=101652884835
Ok, see you guys!

Response Planning

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Energy Futures

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Social Implications

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Water quality, quantity and waterways

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Coasts & Marine

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Hello to all the delegates!

My name is Melissa Low. I am from Singapore and currently attend the National University of Singapore. I am really excited and looking forward to meeting everyone next week, to participate in lively discussion about climate change, to learn more about what other countries are doing to adapt to climate change.

I would like to share some photographs of Singapore just so everyone can get an idea of where we are geographically located and get a glimpse into our way of life here. :)

Singapore is located right below Malaysia and is one of the eleven ASEAN nations

Singapore is a very small island of only about 712km square and is a city-state on its own.

Because of our small size and unique island feature, we are especially susceptable to flooding and inundation due to sea level rise. Singapore will face significant challenges and policy makers must act to adapt quickly to the threat of climate change.

My team from NUS have prepared a presentation for about Singapore's vulnerabilities, challenges, mitigation efforts and adaptation that is to be shown when the conference begins. You will hear more of Singapore during the presentation. :)

For now, let me leave you with some pictures of Singapore.

Singapore's CBD and our national icon the Merlion

The Singapore Flyer and a scene of our "heartlands" or suburbs (high rise is the way to go due to land scarcity here)

Our national past time: Eating. Here we have the Singapore Chilli Crab and Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodles.

Hope you enjoyed the photos.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Brisbane soon.