The Bali U.N. climate talks have an elaborate logo hanging around the conference halls…so when delegates make long speeches and get bogged down in details it’s tempting to try to work out what it all means.
In essence, the picture is of a brown and a white hand clasped against a background of melting Arctic ice with shapes behind symbolising an elaborate Balinese stone gate.
But it’s odd that [...]
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By Adhityani Arga
Gasoline made from plain water? An Indonesian company says it’s possible.
In a lavish ceremony held on the sidelines of this week’s U.N.’s climate talks in Bali, the company launched a range of gasoline and diesel products under the name “blue energy” witnessed by Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself.
Just days before the launch, Indonesia’s environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar [...]
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As climate talks get under way in Bali there’ll be plenty of earnest discussion about the need for greater regulation and international co-operation. Important stuff, no doubt. But hard to illustrate if you’re wary of the already hackneyed shots of polar bears on stranded icebergs.
This is one of the problems with maintaining public consciousness on [...]
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In sweltering heat of more than 30 C, the hottest job at U.N. climate talks in Bali on Monday was done by an environmental activist dressed as a polar bear.
Looking out of his element at the start of the meeting at a tropical beach resort on the Indonesian island, “Mr. P. Bear” stood by a banner and giant [...]
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Take more responsibility for your personal carbon footprint.
Fly less.
Use video link-ups, instead of flying to conferences in exotic places.
Sound familiar?
All advice you can expect from many governments on how we should all roll up our sleeves in the fight against climate change.
But over the next two weeks some 10,000 delegates including representatives from 186 governments, [...]
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