Climate Change
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Nauru will use UN spotlight to confront developed world over climate change
sumber : http://www.guardian.co.uk 26 April 2011 The smallest nation in the UN is about to take the AOSIS chair at a time when low-lying coastal countries are gravely threatened Nauru is among the islands most threatened by rising sea levels. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Last month I returned to Nauru, the smallest member of the United… Continue reading
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Carbon cuts by developed countries cancelled out by imported goods
sumber : http://www.guardian.co.uk 25 April 2011 Kyoto protocol means carbon footprints are calculated for the countries producing goods, not those consuming them Imported goods in developed countries cancel out carbon emissions savings, according to a new analysis. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Cuts in carbon emissions by developed countries since 1990 have been cancelled… Continue reading
I believe we can’t keep fighting for collective action if we don’t start it ourselves. For me, fighting for a sustainable environment begins with something small: eating proportionately. I think about how, throughout human history, the stomach has often been the beginning of all greed. How can we truly talk about controlling global consumption if we can’t even control our own desire to eat everything?
That’s why I’m committing to practicing autophagy daily, limiting my consumption of imported foods, and prioritizing buying local food directly from farmers.
A Single Planet for All Humanity 