As I am preparing my presentation for Japan Tour 2009, my friend Shuji sent me this link; http://greenz.jp/greendrinks/
In my presentation I have inlcuded ;
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ways to stimulate and participate in green activities; municipally, provincially, nationally and internationally,
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Green-novation; LEED certifiable building and sustainable lifestyle
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cultural renewals and re-use of old infrastructure,
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green city planning,
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global greens network and politics,
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a serious look at Climate Change; UN’s Copenhagen 2009 and more.
If you know of any alternate opportunites for this 30-40 minute presentation, please comment or send me an e-mail - I would love to share.
The last round of negotiations before COP 15 in Copenhagen will take place from the 2-6 of November. The resumed ninth session of the the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and resumed seventh session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) will be held in Barcelona. .
I am personally one to focus on positive re-encouragment during debates, but the Climate has come to a critical point where we need to come together and act as much, as fast and as efficient as possible.
During Bali 2007, we delivered “Fossil of the Day” Awards to increase international community pressure on the biggest offenders and the worst-performing nations at the UN climate talks. We are again coordinating global action, working with Avaaz.org.
The ‘Fossil of the Day’ awards will be presented daily, during Barcelona intersessionals, with a video of the ceremony produced and circulated via facebook and via the Fossil of the Day website. To amplify the shame, we need to use the tested tactic of an ‘embassy campaign’ . This way the blamed country will receive shameful attention at the UN negotiations as well as in their own country at the embassies.
We need to make it clear that individual citizens all over the world are watching the UNFCCC process and that we care and vote according to the outcomes.
Embassies are required to report daily on events that happen in their vicinity, so this is a genius way to make efficient use of your time.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
As many days as possible next week (to coincide with the UNFCCC Barcelona intersessional meeting), you and/or a group of warm souls visit the embassy of that day’s ‘Fossil awardee’.
The fossil awardee each day will be listed here- there will also be all the information you need to validate the award and present the award with full understanding!
Prepare a ‘Fossil of the Day’ trophy (looks a little like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugar/3967927109/in/photostream/ ), call the embassy of the recipient country, and make an appointment to see the Ambassador and/or the person who deals with the climate negotations, and ask for an appointment that same day.
Rock up to the embassy, present the award to the highest-ranking official you can find (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugar/3967926755/in/photostream/), letting them know that you are paying attention to the UNFCCC talks and that you were disappointed with their nation’s performance.
Take a photo or video and send it to the Fossil of the Day team!
Curtis Stone and Angela Reid put together a major bike rally that finished at 3:50 with a fairly factual climate change presentation by Angela Reid herself. http://www.flickr.com/photos/35573792@N06/4050098424/
The day was absolutely beautiful and the turn out was great too. Kelowna definitely contributed some pictures to the 350.org slide show projection in Time Square New York along with the many other caring people world wide. The most interesting part of the day was getting to know both Curtis and Angela. Curtis is a Spin Farmer who is “Turning neglected urban lawn spaces into productive vegetable gardens.” and doing all the transportation (even collecting the compost) on his bicyclette ! http://greencityacres.blogspot.com/
And Angela Reid is a city councillor in Kelowna and also ran as a candidate for the Green Party of British Columbia. She not only presented a well researched and factual Climate Change Presentation (even I, who has been to more climate change presentation than anything found it interesting) she is a really great and incredibly active woman. http://www.flickr.com/photos/35573792@N06/4050099702/
Then, Gab who is part of Summerhill Pyramid Winery, invited us to his place. If you have never heard of a Pyramid Winery, nether have I, but it’s truly fascinating and 100% organic and Biodynamic! The Pyramid is the wine’s temple where the wine, that is alive, can (re)cover from bottle shock. So, we grabbed a red and a white and we were off…
Today, OUR planet’s first ray of sunlight was greeted by a group of elders praying for Oct 24 under the mighty soars of a wind turbine at the peak of a mountain; accompanied by banners, signs and warm New Zealand souls.
This day is shared, in so many ways, with all the warm souls across our lands who are fostering the heat within by trying to slow down the heat of our climate.
If for some reason, you woke up today and didn’t feel alone… for some reason you felt part of something so momentous, so much bigger than your individual self… then smile- because there are millions of globally citizens who are smiling too.
5200 events were organized by the warm people in 181 countries today, all reflecting how climate leadership is politically critical and how Copenhagen 2009 needs to surface with ambitious, fair and binding global climate policies.
The world’s top scientists expose the need to return to a 350 parts per million carbon concentration in our atmosphere. We are currently suffering at 387 ppm.
Watch, as the sun tickles every corner of our land and brings light to the climate actions : www.350.org
After attending the Cities Alive Congress hosted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities,I tried to post the Toronto Green Roof Tour pictures so you can bike around and see the climate saving roofs for yourself - but picture quality is way too big. (It’s actually embarassing how we toured around Toronto in a ceiling mirrored sexy party bus- not so sustainable.)
Anyways, I am working on rocking a sweet blog about the event, the controversial green roof mandate and including the pictures for you perusal.. but in the meantime Oct 24th is here… and it is becoming one of the most inspirational days of my life.. so i thought i should share a bit on that….
p.s. I was also going to blog about the workshops, the trade show and how it had every green roof entrepreneur in the area including Mathis Natvik-a “has tried everything” green roof Guelph player and Bioroofs, the “we only allow 5 contractors to be certified Bioroof installers to ensure top quality” attempting to monopolize the leak and structural fear market…and about how I met Terry McGlade !
Hey, if you are at the Cities Alive Conference in Toronto this week- give me a shout because I am too!
Oct 19-21
“CitiesAlive brings together global best practices and leading edge developments in terms of policy, research and designs focused on green roofs, walls and other forms of green infrastructure as a global solution to climate change.”
www.citiesalive.org
Things you can do to prep for Oct 24th…
- Sign the KYOTOplus petition (http://greenparty.ca/KYOTOplus) and spend
part of the day collecting more signatures and spreading the word to everyone and anyone.
(http://greenparty.ca/files/KYOTOplus.pdf).
- Call or write your MP (http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca) on or before this day
and demand that Canada meet and exceed the measures called for by
KYOTOplus.
- Participate in International Day of Climate Action events in your
neighbourhood (http://350.org/map) or organize one in your small town.
- Attend a local screening of The Age of Stupid (http://ageofstupid.net) or
arrange a screening of your own.
Join all Toronto Climate Campaigners at Queen’s Park Oct 24th to show Ontario and Canada that WE need fair representation this December at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 15 Copenhagen. Fair representation would be defined as our country taking a responsible role in the climate negotiations.
This event supports the 350.org campaign representing the safe limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as 350 parts per million. A symbol of global survival and positive change.
