Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Oct 11, 2008	Former Finnish President Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Martti Ahtisaari at a news conference in Kosovo in 2006. Hazir Reka/Reuters LONDON — Former President  Martti Ahtisaari  of  Finland , who has worked to end conflicts in troubled spots around the world for more than three decades, won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday In its...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Oct 11, 2008	Two degrees of separation between hope and despair
A young people’s summary of the    United Nations Human Development Report 2007/2008 The young people of the world have produced a Youth Booklet that includes drawings, poems and human stories on climate change and development, entirely made by and for young people! The booklet...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Sep 28, 2008	Green is the New Black
Green is the new black. No buzz-phrase better sums up both the excitement many of us feel about the blooming environmental and social consciousness around us and the essential hollowness of the answers being promoted by many newly-minted eco-pundits. The flood of environmental magazine cover...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Sep 1, 2008	Annan: Africa needs a green revolution
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands : Bringing a green revolution to Africa and feeding the continent’s 200 million hungry people is one of the greatest development challenges of this century, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Monday. Annan said a 50 percent jump in staple food...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Aug 12, 2008	International Youth Day 2008
YOUTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TIME FOR ACTION Today is World Youth Day, a day that youth organisations and movements worldwide gather to take action and stand up  on climate change. A major focus of the Day is practical action to further encourage the empowerment and participation...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Aug 9, 2008	The final countdown
Usually I’m quite an optimist when talking about future-related trends, how to act on climate change etc. But this article in The Guardian struck me quite a lot… Time is fast running out to stop irreversible climate change, a group of global warming experts warns today. We...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Jul 4, 2008	The world’s water future
The problems of water management are at the heart of an integrated crisis of global development that includes climate change and food insecurity, says Mike Muller. The global food crisis of 2007-08 has propelled governments and international agencies into a series of emergency responses ,...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Aug 1, 2008	Al Gore: A Generational Challenge to Repower America
Al Gore takes the opportunity to address one of the key challenges of this time: he calls upon bold action to make a 100% reduction in non-renewable energy commitment within 10 years, in the US. Can this be called one of the defining moments of the beginning of the 21st century? Would other...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Mar 20, 2008	There’s a Problem up Ahead but We Don’t Change Anything
  Is global warming now irreversible? Climate science maverick James Lovelock believes it is and that catastrophe is inevitable. His reason, (in The Guardian ) ‘I see it with everybody. People just want to go on doing what they’re doing. They want business as usual....... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Jul 4, 2008	The world’s water future
The problems of water management are at the heart of an integrated crisis of global development that includes climate change and food insecurity, says Mike Muller. The global food crisis of 2007-08 has propelled governments and international agencies into a series of emergency responses ,...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Jul 15, 2008	Science dictates that we need a 100% reduction in carbon emissions. Here is how to achieve it
Oliver Tickell  makes the case for controlling greenhouse gases close to the source via a groundbreaking new worldwide permits auction. At their 2008 meeting in Hokkaido, Japan, the G8 agreed that the world should cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050. Setting aside the fact that...... [view]

Youth Enagagement in Sustainability (YES)
Submitted By:   bhuwan007 Website:  http://www.yes.org.np Phone:  +977-1-2405880 E-mail:  info@yes.org.np	Vision:   It is our vision to harness the immense potential of youth, therefore, the engagement of youth in sustainable development is an aspiration that we will pursue till accomplishment. Sustainability is the confluence where......   [view]

KADAM
Submitted By:   PAYALNATH Website:  http://www.kadamindia.org Phone:  +91 (33) 32997958 E-mail:  info@kadamindia.org	Vision:   We, at Kadam dream of a Utopian world where the line of Divide between rich & Poor, rural & Urban is minimized and every being in existence lives on Earth in harmony, where technological, environmental and cultural growth......   [view]

African Youth Forum for Science and Technology(AYFST)
Submitted By:   Rwanjala Website:  http://www.ayfst.org Phone:  254- 020-2714092/2714168 E-mail:  info@ayfst.org or info@atpsnet.org	Vision:   The vision of AYFST is to have eEmpowered African communities that enjoy sustainable livelihoods. The Mission of AYFST is to build the capacity of African youth in agriculture, science, technology and innovation and......   [view]

United Nations Youth Association of the Philippines
Submitted By:   bir1935 Website:  http://www.unyouthph.ning.com Phone:  +639154314686 E-mail:  unyouthphilippines@yahoo.com	Vision:   UNITED NATIONS YOUTH VISION STATEMENT “We envision a united youth as responsive, accountable, productive and proactive catalysts of change in the society who are in harmony with each other, and with the rest of the......   [view]

United Nations Youth Association of the Philippines
Submitted By:   bir1935 Website:  http://www.unyouthph.ning.com Phone:  +639154314686 E-mail:  unyouthphilippines@yahoo.com	Vision:   VISION: "We envision United Nations Youth Association of the Philippines (UNYAP) as a community of young Filipino leaders, who are globally competitive, guided by Filipino values in pursuing the standards and ideals of......   [view]

Trent Center for Sustainable Development
Submitted By:   tcsd Phone:  778-238-2790 E-mail:  tcsd@live.ca	Vision:   At the Trent Centre for Sustainable Development, our vision is to see the Middle East evolve into a productive, sustainable region with a vibrant youth and student population that is involved in their community's politics......   [view]

Centre for Afghanistan Progress
Submitted By:    Website:  http://www.afghanprogress.com Phone:  (613) 552-9247 E-mail:  info@afghanprogress.com	Vision:   CAP's vision is to be a progressive institution committed to promoting sustainable development in Afghanistan....   City:   Ottawa   [view]

Replace the Bulb, Save the Planet

Submitted By:   bhuwan007 Committers:  8 Date Created:  2008-02-15

Description:   Survey conducted by International Energy Agency (IEA) found that a global switch to efficient lighting systems would trim the world's electricity bill by nearly one-tenth. The carbon dioxide emissions saved by such a switch would cut so far achieved by adopting wind and solar power. The International Energy Agency has calculated that lighting uses 19 percent of global electricity produced. This electricity used for lighting is a major source of CO2 emissions - equivalent to 70 percent of that from the world’s cars and is three times more than emissions from aviation. (World Energy Outlook, 2006). [view]