The document summarizes key information from a presentation about the UNFCCC climate change conference in Poznan, Poland in December 2008. It discusses the objectives and bodies of the UNFCCC, outlines what was on the agenda in Poznan including progressing negotiations for a post-2012 climate change agreement, and notes that while some progress was made, there was still lack of political will and no major breakthroughs. Technology transfer and financing were major topics of debate between developed and developing countries.
This presentation summarizes ICLEI's work on climate action and sustainable mobility. ICLEI is a network of over 1,500 local governments that aims to build capacity for climate action. It outlines ICLEI's Local Government Climate Roadmap process and the Nantes Declaration adopted by mayors committing to climate goals. The presentation also describes ICLEI's GreenClimateCities program methodology and online training platform to help local governments inventory emissions, create climate plans, and implement projects across sectors like mobility, buildings, waste and water. Current mobility projects supported by ICLEI are also listed.
Experience to date and next steps to estimate private finance mobilised for c...OECD Environment
1) The document discusses estimating private finance mobilized for climate action in developing countries. Good progress has been made in data availability to report private finance directly mobilized by donor public climate finance.
2) Pilot estimates have been made of private finance mobilization by development finance institutions and at the country level. Aggregate estimates have also been made towards the $100 billion annual climate finance goal.
3) Moving forward, methodologies need to be developed and institutionalized to measure private finance mobilization by specific public instruments. Capturing the indirect catalytic effects of capacity building and policy interventions also presents challenges.
1) The document discusses countries' net-zero emissions targets and how to understand them. It analyzes countries' targets based on their sectoral coverage, governance mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, terminology, and timeframe.
2) While more countries setting net-zero targets is positive, the details and pathways to achieving the targets vary greatly between countries and need more clarity.
3) Translating long-term net-zero targets into near-term climate policies and plans, through mechanisms like NDCs, sector strategies, and low-emissions development plans, is important for implementation and assessing implications for the Paris Agreement's temperature goal.
A couple of Institute staff, Chris Short (chief economist) and Andrew Roden (head of project analysis & development), recently presented the findings of the Institute's 2010 Global Status of CCS Report at a number of breakfast events throughout Australia.
The events were hosted by AECOM in Brisbane and Parsons Brinckerhoff in Sydney and Melbourne, in early and mid June.
Find Me Some Government Space – new website to sell government buildingsCDS UK
Minister Chloe Smith launched the CDS developed application Find Me Some Government Space – a new website to sell government buildings. This is the press launch slide deck.
The document summarizes key information from a presentation about the UNFCCC climate change conference in Poznan, Poland in December 2008. It discusses the objectives and bodies of the UNFCCC, outlines what was on the agenda in Poznan including progressing negotiations for a post-2012 climate change agreement, and notes that while some progress was made, there was still lack of political will and no major breakthroughs. Technology transfer and financing were major topics of debate between developed and developing countries.
This presentation summarizes ICLEI's work on climate action and sustainable mobility. ICLEI is a network of over 1,500 local governments that aims to build capacity for climate action. It outlines ICLEI's Local Government Climate Roadmap process and the Nantes Declaration adopted by mayors committing to climate goals. The presentation also describes ICLEI's GreenClimateCities program methodology and online training platform to help local governments inventory emissions, create climate plans, and implement projects across sectors like mobility, buildings, waste and water. Current mobility projects supported by ICLEI are also listed.
Experience to date and next steps to estimate private finance mobilised for c...OECD Environment
1) The document discusses estimating private finance mobilized for climate action in developing countries. Good progress has been made in data availability to report private finance directly mobilized by donor public climate finance.
2) Pilot estimates have been made of private finance mobilization by development finance institutions and at the country level. Aggregate estimates have also been made towards the $100 billion annual climate finance goal.
3) Moving forward, methodologies need to be developed and institutionalized to measure private finance mobilization by specific public instruments. Capturing the indirect catalytic effects of capacity building and policy interventions also presents challenges.
1) The document discusses countries' net-zero emissions targets and how to understand them. It analyzes countries' targets based on their sectoral coverage, governance mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, terminology, and timeframe.
2) While more countries setting net-zero targets is positive, the details and pathways to achieving the targets vary greatly between countries and need more clarity.
3) Translating long-term net-zero targets into near-term climate policies and plans, through mechanisms like NDCs, sector strategies, and low-emissions development plans, is important for implementation and assessing implications for the Paris Agreement's temperature goal.
A couple of Institute staff, Chris Short (chief economist) and Andrew Roden (head of project analysis & development), recently presented the findings of the Institute's 2010 Global Status of CCS Report at a number of breakfast events throughout Australia.
The events were hosted by AECOM in Brisbane and Parsons Brinckerhoff in Sydney and Melbourne, in early and mid June.
Find Me Some Government Space – new website to sell government buildingsCDS UK
Minister Chloe Smith launched the CDS developed application Find Me Some Government Space – a new website to sell government buildings. This is the press launch slide deck.
The document discusses the ENERGIC-OD project, which aims to attract new entrants to the open data geospatial information market by facilitating access to geospatial data through a single API. It does this by engaging communities and networks of users, lowering barriers, and fostering collaboration and incentives. The goal is to build an ecosystem for business opportunities and innovation in open data over the long term.
Carsten Warnecke presented on "The role of offsetting in ambition raising and net-zero" at the 20th IEA-IETA-EPRI GHG Trading Workshop (Panel 6: Role of carbon markets in reaching net zero) in October 2020.
Presentation on behalf of Ukraine at the round-table discussion among Parties for Article 6 paragraph 8 of the Paris Agreement SBSTA item 11 (c)
November 5th 2017 , Bonn (Germany)
This presentation discusses how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could help countries achieve net zero emissions pathways through international cooperation. It uses the Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM) to simulate scenarios with and without Article 6 cooperation. The key findings are:
1) Article 6 has the potential to allow countries to meet net zero targets more cost-effectively through a global carbon price and joint implementation of commitments.
2) Land use plays a major role in emissions reductions, especially in the near term, with increased carbon sinks through cooperation.
3) Article 6 could accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels in developing countries and improve air quality and health, while also shifting investment and incentives toward renewable energy and low-carbon
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Climate change requires international cooperation across scales to effectively mitigate impacts. As greenhouse gases mix globally, climate change is a global problem requiring coordinated collective action. International agreements have potential to address diverse actor perceptions, uneven emissions distributions, uncertain impacts across space and time, and varying mitigation costs. Effective cooperation is evaluated based on environmental effectiveness, economic performance, distributional impacts, and institutional feasibility. The Kyoto Protocol was the first binding step but saw limited effects due to non-participation and non-compliance by some parties. Recent UNFCCC negotiations aim to foster more ambitious commitments from more countries and establish new finance and technology mechanisms.
Niklas Höhne presented on "Implementation challenges of 1.5°C pathways" at the side event "Emerging Science of 1.5°C: Mitigation Pathways to Paris" at COP24 in December 2018.
Offsetting emissions under CORSIA - Analysing the potential supply of creditsNewClimate Institute
Carsten Warnecke presented on "Offsetting emissions under CORSIA - Analysing the potential supply of credits" at the Innovate4Climate conference in June 2019
Niklas Höhne presented on "Brown to Green Report 2018", at the "The Emissions Gap and the Brown to Green report – How do we enhance ambition and accelerate action?" side event at COP24 in December 2018.
International carbon markets can help countries raise climate ambitions by facilitating access to low-cost emissions reductions opportunities in other countries. Under the Paris Agreement, all countries are expected to contribute to reducing emissions and decarbonizing their economies this century. For countries acquiring offsets, carbon markets allow adding emissions reductions on top of their fastest possible domestic decarbonization pathways. However, offsets must not replace or reduce domestic climate action. While carbon markets can accelerate short-term emissions reductions in some contexts, most carbon dioxide removal technologies remain in early stages. Strict safeguards are needed to ensure offsets do not undermine the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Breakout Group 1 and 5 summary slides CCXG Global Forum September 2017OECD Environment
This document summarizes key discussions from breakout groups at a Climate Change Expert Group meeting. The groups discussed how the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue can enhance climate action and provide predictability for investments by showcasing good practices and highlighting mitigation opportunities. They also noted that the modalities and format of the Facilitative Dialogue are important as they can influence outcomes by allowing for simple, focused, and dynamic discussions. A second group discussed upcoming discussions on new and updated NDCs and how the structure and timing of the Facilitative Dialogue process could affect the content agreed upon at COP24.
Presentation slides from 9 December 2021 World Resources Institute and the International Monetary Fund webinar exploring how the Glasgow Climate Pact can help close the emissions gap—getting us closer to where we need to be—and how it can help ramp up climate finance for developing countries.
Breakout 4 summary slides CCXG GF September 2016OECD Environment
Breakout 4 summary slides CCXG GF September 2016
Transparency of mitigation - lessons learned from experience with reporting and technical review/analysis
Aki Kachi presented on "Current trends in green recovery measures" at the "Landscape of climate finance: From supporting recovery globally to recent advances in the CEE region" Workshop. The event was organized within the framework of the EUKI-supported project “Landscape of Climate Finance: Promoting debate on climate finance flows in Central Europe”, jointly implemented by I4CE, NewClimate Institute and WiseEuropa.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP23, highlighted the need for fortifying infrastructure projects and innovative climate finance for mitigation and adaptation initiatives. Climate change has strong implications for the global infrastructure investment needs. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 refers to “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” and SDG 9 refers to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation” – which call for sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support.
Financing for climate-resilient infrastructure will require a mixture of public and private resources. Public-private and multi-stakeholder partnerships at the global, national and local levels all present tremendous opportunities to contribute to development of climate- resilient infrastructure. In 2016, USD 71 billion of investment was committed in PPPs in emerging and developing economies (World Bank, 2016). Estimates by the Asian Development Bank shows that in Asian region alone the estimated to need $26 trillion of infrastructure investment from 2016 to 2030, equivalent to $1.7 trillion per year, if the region is to maintain its growth momentum, eradicate poverty, and respond to climate change.
However, such public private partnerships need to ensure the outcomes reaches the people, especially the poor and most vulnerable and thus should create an enabling environment for people’s participation in decision making for such investments. Accordingly, UN has developed a concept of people-first PPPs to make sure that that PPP projects respond to SDGs and include along with value for money also value for people (UNECE, 2018).
As the poor are those that are most vulnerable in extreme climate related weather events, integrating climate resilience into infrastructure projects is very important and governments
of the developing countries typically have neither the technology nor the money to do this by themselves.
Harnessing the 'Twitter' Olympics: From #Van2010 to #London2012 (Full paper)Jennifer Jones
This document summarizes a paper presented at the 18th International Seminar on Olympic Studies for Postgraduate Students titled "Harnessing the “Twitter Olympics”: The Use of New Media from Vancouver 2010 to London 2012" by Jennifer M. Jones. The paper examines how new media like social networking platforms impacted coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and 2012 London Summer Olympics. It discusses how the IOC has embraced digital media and new forms of participatory media are changing how the Olympics are experienced. It also analyzes different types of media present and levels of access at the 2010 Games, including independent social media coverage, and argues for a new Olympic media infrastructure incorporating citizen media for London 2012.
This document summarizes the discussions and conclusions from the 2015 Climate Knowledge Brokers Group workshop. The workshop had over 58 participants and aimed to get feedback on a new CKB Manifesto explaining the importance of climate knowledge brokering. Participants provided valuable input on what users need, how to improve knowledge brokering, and principles for the Manifesto. An outreach event the day before featured presentations from knowledge brokers and a panel discussion on creating an effective climate knowledge grid, generating interest from an online audience. The wealth of feedback will be used to finalize the Manifesto ahead of the COP21 climate conference in Paris.
The document summarizes key information from a presentation about the UN climate change conference (COP 14) held in Poznan, Poland in December 2008. It outlines the objectives and bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It discusses the agenda and results of COP 14, including efforts to pave the way for a new climate agreement in Copenhagen. It focuses on the issues of technology transfer and financing for developing countries, which were major topics of discussion in Poznan.
The document discusses the ENERGIC-OD project, which aims to attract new entrants to the open data geospatial information market by facilitating access to geospatial data through a single API. It does this by engaging communities and networks of users, lowering barriers, and fostering collaboration and incentives. The goal is to build an ecosystem for business opportunities and innovation in open data over the long term.
Carsten Warnecke presented on "The role of offsetting in ambition raising and net-zero" at the 20th IEA-IETA-EPRI GHG Trading Workshop (Panel 6: Role of carbon markets in reaching net zero) in October 2020.
Presentation on behalf of Ukraine at the round-table discussion among Parties for Article 6 paragraph 8 of the Paris Agreement SBSTA item 11 (c)
November 5th 2017 , Bonn (Germany)
This presentation discusses how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could help countries achieve net zero emissions pathways through international cooperation. It uses the Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM) to simulate scenarios with and without Article 6 cooperation. The key findings are:
1) Article 6 has the potential to allow countries to meet net zero targets more cost-effectively through a global carbon price and joint implementation of commitments.
2) Land use plays a major role in emissions reductions, especially in the near term, with increased carbon sinks through cooperation.
3) Article 6 could accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels in developing countries and improve air quality and health, while also shifting investment and incentives toward renewable energy and low-carbon
International Cooperation: Agreements & Instrumentsipcc-media
Climate change requires international cooperation across scales to effectively mitigate impacts. As greenhouse gases mix globally, climate change is a global problem requiring coordinated collective action. International agreements have potential to address diverse actor perceptions, uneven emissions distributions, uncertain impacts across space and time, and varying mitigation costs. Effective cooperation is evaluated based on environmental effectiveness, economic performance, distributional impacts, and institutional feasibility. The Kyoto Protocol was the first binding step but saw limited effects due to non-participation and non-compliance by some parties. Recent UNFCCC negotiations aim to foster more ambitious commitments from more countries and establish new finance and technology mechanisms.
Niklas Höhne presented on "Implementation challenges of 1.5°C pathways" at the side event "Emerging Science of 1.5°C: Mitigation Pathways to Paris" at COP24 in December 2018.
Offsetting emissions under CORSIA - Analysing the potential supply of creditsNewClimate Institute
Carsten Warnecke presented on "Offsetting emissions under CORSIA - Analysing the potential supply of credits" at the Innovate4Climate conference in June 2019
Niklas Höhne presented on "Brown to Green Report 2018", at the "The Emissions Gap and the Brown to Green report – How do we enhance ambition and accelerate action?" side event at COP24 in December 2018.
International carbon markets can help countries raise climate ambitions by facilitating access to low-cost emissions reductions opportunities in other countries. Under the Paris Agreement, all countries are expected to contribute to reducing emissions and decarbonizing their economies this century. For countries acquiring offsets, carbon markets allow adding emissions reductions on top of their fastest possible domestic decarbonization pathways. However, offsets must not replace or reduce domestic climate action. While carbon markets can accelerate short-term emissions reductions in some contexts, most carbon dioxide removal technologies remain in early stages. Strict safeguards are needed to ensure offsets do not undermine the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Breakout Group 1 and 5 summary slides CCXG Global Forum September 2017OECD Environment
This document summarizes key discussions from breakout groups at a Climate Change Expert Group meeting. The groups discussed how the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue can enhance climate action and provide predictability for investments by showcasing good practices and highlighting mitigation opportunities. They also noted that the modalities and format of the Facilitative Dialogue are important as they can influence outcomes by allowing for simple, focused, and dynamic discussions. A second group discussed upcoming discussions on new and updated NDCs and how the structure and timing of the Facilitative Dialogue process could affect the content agreed upon at COP24.
Presentation slides from 9 December 2021 World Resources Institute and the International Monetary Fund webinar exploring how the Glasgow Climate Pact can help close the emissions gap—getting us closer to where we need to be—and how it can help ramp up climate finance for developing countries.
Breakout 4 summary slides CCXG GF September 2016OECD Environment
Breakout 4 summary slides CCXG GF September 2016
Transparency of mitigation - lessons learned from experience with reporting and technical review/analysis
Aki Kachi presented on "Current trends in green recovery measures" at the "Landscape of climate finance: From supporting recovery globally to recent advances in the CEE region" Workshop. The event was organized within the framework of the EUKI-supported project “Landscape of Climate Finance: Promoting debate on climate finance flows in Central Europe”, jointly implemented by I4CE, NewClimate Institute and WiseEuropa.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP23, highlighted the need for fortifying infrastructure projects and innovative climate finance for mitigation and adaptation initiatives. Climate change has strong implications for the global infrastructure investment needs. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 refers to “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” and SDG 9 refers to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation” – which call for sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support.
Financing for climate-resilient infrastructure will require a mixture of public and private resources. Public-private and multi-stakeholder partnerships at the global, national and local levels all present tremendous opportunities to contribute to development of climate- resilient infrastructure. In 2016, USD 71 billion of investment was committed in PPPs in emerging and developing economies (World Bank, 2016). Estimates by the Asian Development Bank shows that in Asian region alone the estimated to need $26 trillion of infrastructure investment from 2016 to 2030, equivalent to $1.7 trillion per year, if the region is to maintain its growth momentum, eradicate poverty, and respond to climate change.
However, such public private partnerships need to ensure the outcomes reaches the people, especially the poor and most vulnerable and thus should create an enabling environment for people’s participation in decision making for such investments. Accordingly, UN has developed a concept of people-first PPPs to make sure that that PPP projects respond to SDGs and include along with value for money also value for people (UNECE, 2018).
As the poor are those that are most vulnerable in extreme climate related weather events, integrating climate resilience into infrastructure projects is very important and governments
of the developing countries typically have neither the technology nor the money to do this by themselves.
Harnessing the 'Twitter' Olympics: From #Van2010 to #London2012 (Full paper)Jennifer Jones
This document summarizes a paper presented at the 18th International Seminar on Olympic Studies for Postgraduate Students titled "Harnessing the “Twitter Olympics”: The Use of New Media from Vancouver 2010 to London 2012" by Jennifer M. Jones. The paper examines how new media like social networking platforms impacted coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and 2012 London Summer Olympics. It discusses how the IOC has embraced digital media and new forms of participatory media are changing how the Olympics are experienced. It also analyzes different types of media present and levels of access at the 2010 Games, including independent social media coverage, and argues for a new Olympic media infrastructure incorporating citizen media for London 2012.
This document summarizes the discussions and conclusions from the 2015 Climate Knowledge Brokers Group workshop. The workshop had over 58 participants and aimed to get feedback on a new CKB Manifesto explaining the importance of climate knowledge brokering. Participants provided valuable input on what users need, how to improve knowledge brokering, and principles for the Manifesto. An outreach event the day before featured presentations from knowledge brokers and a panel discussion on creating an effective climate knowledge grid, generating interest from an online audience. The wealth of feedback will be used to finalize the Manifesto ahead of the COP21 climate conference in Paris.
The document summarizes key information from a presentation about the UN climate change conference (COP 14) held in Poznan, Poland in December 2008. It outlines the objectives and bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It discusses the agenda and results of COP 14, including efforts to pave the way for a new climate agreement in Copenhagen. It focuses on the issues of technology transfer and financing for developing countries, which were major topics of discussion in Poznan.
eCommunication: The 10 Paradigms of Media in the Digital Age by Jose Luis Orihuela. II A20 COST Conference: Towards New Media Paradigms. Content, Producers, Organizations and Audiences (Pamplona, 27-28 de junio de 2003). Published in: Towards New Media Paradigms: Content, Producers, Organisations and Audiences, Ediciones Eunate, Pamplona, 2004, pp. 129-135.
ICLEI is an international organization of local governments focused on sustainability. It has over 1000 member cities representing over 660 million people. ICLEI provides technical guidance and acts as a representative for local governments in international climate negotiations. Low-carbon and resilient development is important for cities due to impacts of climate change. Urban areas are growing rapidly. ICLEI is working with cities through programs like Urban-LEDS to develop low emission strategies and plans integrated into local development.
Road to Lima is a summary of preparations for COP20, the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, which will be held Dec. 1-12 in Lima, Peru.
The first global stocktaking exercise of the Paris Agreement has officially begun with the opening of a new online portal for the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue. Here's how you can engage with the Talanoa Dialogue and jumpstart climate action in 2018.
This document provides an interim dissemination report for the LoCloud project, covering activities from months 1-24. It describes the stakeholder communities engaged, dissemination materials produced, and events attended to promote the project. Key activities included presentations at conferences on cloud computing and cultural heritage, a hackathon in Paris using LoCloud services, and maintenance of the project website and social media accounts. The report outlines plans for further dissemination activities until the project's completion.
The document summarizes outcomes from the Bonn Intercessional climate negotiations held in June 2013. Key points include:
- The negotiations were divided into three tracks focusing on the Durban Platform, implementation, and scientific/technological advice.
- Discussions centered around the post-2020 climate agreement, raising near-term climate ambition, and implementing existing decisions.
- Specific topics discussed included rules and transparency for emission pledges, mobilizing climate finance, accounting methods, and adapting to climate impacts.
- The sessions provided an opportunity for parties to exchange ideas before the next major COP meeting in Poland later this year.
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DigitalArt4Climate is a multi-stakeholder initiative that uses blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to tokenize digital artwork. This allows the artwork to be collected and traded, creating an innovation space to mobilize resources to support sustainable development goals and climate action. The initiative plans to launch a hackathon, hold art competitions, and operate a marketplace where digital art NFTs can be traded. Proceeds will support artists and climate action projects. It involves various partners and will have events leading up to and during COP26 in 2021.
The document discusses the "Our Common Future 2.0" project, which aims to create an action plan to transition society towards sustainability over the next 25 years. It proposes holding a "World Tomorrow Forum" where 1200-1500 young talents from around the world will crowdsource solutions. It also details plans for a pilot project in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2010 to test the organizational aspects before launching a global initiative. The pilot would engage 120-150 people to identify and elaborate a theme and report to evaluate organizing a larger global project.
The document summarizes the 2015 State of the Commons report by Creative Commons. It highlights that over 1 billion works were shared using Creative Commons licenses in 2015, tripling since 2006. Creative Commons licenses are now available in 34 languages and used on major platforms like Wikipedia. The report also outlines Creative Commons' role in supporting open education, open data, and open access to cultural works and scientific research.
CEC online climate change platform kickoff meeting presentations made Thursday, March 22. Presentations here include:
* Presentation by Tom Adkins (11:30 - 12:15p ET)
* Discussion: Core Goals and Purpose (facilitated by Tom Adkins) (1:15 - 2:00p ET)
Urban action on climate change - UN-Habitat perspectiveRafael Tuts
Climate change is undoubtedly one of the most urgent, complex and challenging issues of our time. The 2015 Paris Agreement provides an ambitious and innovative framework for stabilizing the earth’s climate. Cities and local authorities have a key role to play in its implementation. The lecture will discuss the role of the United Nations in supporting urban action to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change impacts. It will provide a wide range of examples of how UN-Habitat and partners have stimulated the acceleration of urban climate change action in various thematic areas across the world over the past decade. It will conclude by distilling guiding principles for effective urban action to address climate change.
This document outlines a plan of action to build an inclusive information society and bridge the digital divide by promoting access to information and communication technologies (ICTs). It establishes several objectives, including connecting key institutions like schools, hospitals and government offices to ICTs by 2015. The plan calls for all countries to develop national e-strategies involving stakeholders from government, private sector and civil society. It also emphasizes the importance of ICT infrastructure development and expanding broadband network access, especially in underserved areas.
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3) At a recent UNFCCC workshop, countries discussed developing guidance for NAMA preparation and support, building capacity for NAMA development and implementation, and taking stock of existing capacity building activities to support NAMAs.
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1. Proposal for a Climate Change Metaverse for
COP15, The UN Climate Change Conference
In Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009
A. The vision: context for the project
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) takes places in Copenhagen,
Denmark, in December 2009 – just a half-year away. This conference, the successor to
Kyoto, must devise a global pact that addresses climate change. For the first time, China
and the U.S., the two largest climate changers, have agreed to cooperate at COP15.
For the sake of an efficient, effective conference, public and private organizations
are addressing the informational needs of the 900 delegates, the nations and NGOs that
they represent, and those who will travel to Denmark to witness that nation’s answers to
climate change. But a vital ingredient is missing: global public awareness and opinion.
We propose to create the Climate Change Metaverse (CCM) as a complementary
online repository of data, information, commentary, interactive models, and opportunities
for communication that explains what is happening at COP15, why it is significant to
everyone, and how individuals and groups can participate in the COP15 experience even
as non-delegates, but as citizens of the world.
B. The Metaverse
The Climate Change Metaverse will be a 24/7 online destination available as a
global Web service. It will lead up to the COP15 and through a combination of unique
services and aggregated and user-created content about climate change and COP15, lead
visitors to learn more about COP15, understand its context and purpose, and participate
in any way they can.
New Features for COP15. The Metaverse will feature a novel Climate Dashboard
that summarizes climatic conditions in real-time, an overview of what really is
happening. The Dashboard is an element of a larger portal based on Google Wave that
enables navigation in the CCM and communication with other users. Another element
may be a geospatial index to local climate and other environmental conditions based.
Additional Content. External sources will contribute data, information, and
digital objects for public use. Optimally, these will include:
• Mirrored distribution of the UN Climate Change organization’s video feed of the
COP15.
• Mirrored distribution of telepresence sessions among parties who all agree to
public distribution.
2. • Video objects and feeds provided by parties with a stake and a positive interest in
COP15: public agencies like NASA and the ESA; private organizations like
corporations and research institutes; NGOs like universities, schools, advocacy
groups; and individuals.
• Interactive models and climate-focused instructional games, some in 3D and 4D
(three dimensions plus time), provided by this same universe of contributors.
• The portal itself, forums, Wikis, and similar devices for organizational and action-
oriented communication and organization
We may create a physical presence in Copenhagen for press briefings, visits by
other interested parties, and local management offices for the Metaverse.
After COP15, the Climate Change Metaverse will be developed as an open,
persistent, comprehensive Sustainability Metaverse that deals with a range of topics
pertinent to sustainability including climate change. Its planned functional growth is
described in the Appendix.
C. Scope the project
D. Create specifications
E. Budget the specifications
F. Funding
G. Time: Build and Launch