Morgan Bell350: a global movement
October 27th 2009 00:08
350 parts per million is what many scientists, climate experts, and progressive national governments are now saying is the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere.
We are already above the safe zone at our current 390ppm.
For all of human history until about 200 years ago, our atmosphere contained 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide.
Every year since 1992, the United Nations hosts a two-week long conference for world leaders to meet and discuss what to do to about the global threat of climate change.
In December of 2009, this meeting will be in Copenhagen, Denmark. There, delegates, non-governmental organizations, and businesses from every nation will meet to finalize a new global climate change agreement.
Just over a year old, 350 is a relatively new target being discussed in the scientific community, compared to 450ppm or 2 degrees Celsius that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change supports.
At the last UN climate negotiations in Poland at the end of 2008, the 350 target began to attract more endorsers as new scientific reports and evidence of early impacts made it clear that we are already above the safe level for CO2.
For more information see 350.org
The global day of action was 24th October, 2009. Photos were taken all over the world to raise awareness.
We are already above the safe zone at our current 390ppm.
For all of human history until about 200 years ago, our atmosphere contained 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide.
Every year since 1992, the United Nations hosts a two-week long conference for world leaders to meet and discuss what to do to about the global threat of climate change.
In December of 2009, this meeting will be in Copenhagen, Denmark. There, delegates, non-governmental organizations, and businesses from every nation will meet to finalize a new global climate change agreement.
Just over a year old, 350 is a relatively new target being discussed in the scientific community, compared to 450ppm or 2 degrees Celsius that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change supports.
At the last UN climate negotiations in Poland at the end of 2008, the 350 target began to attract more endorsers as new scientific reports and evidence of early impacts made it clear that we are already above the safe level for CO2.
For more information see 350.org
The global day of action was 24th October, 2009. Photos were taken all over the world to raise awareness.
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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yeah whether you believe in climate change or not i think we can all agree we need less crap in the air so all the creatures of the earth can take a deep breath of fresh air
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The government talks big about emissions trading but in the last decade, a lot of the very basic recycling has been contracted out to third party interests. That makes it really expensive for most businesses. Because of that, most recyclable material is thrown into the garbage.
Two decades ago there was a really big education campaign and a lot of people came on board. The trouble is that businesses have gone in the opposite direction.
It is a good thing to look after carbon emissions but we should also be looking after the very basic ways in which we can help the environment too. That is being ignored.
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Jason, i promise it was not me who did the deleting
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good point about the recycling, landfill is a huge issue, its just not sustainable, we need those recycling alternatives
its the other side of the same coin, we need to stop injecting pollutants into the air and drinking water
im surprised we havent made more of a switch to biodegradable materials
however when i was a BigW last i got my purchases packed in some kind of new compostable plastic
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