The Hopenhagen Ambassador: It Could Be You
A few short weeks from now, delegates from all over the world will meet in our city Copenhagen to represent their nations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP15. When they arrive, they will find that Copenhagen has become Hopenhagen for the month of December. We see the summit as a brilliant occasion -- and a commitment -- to involve and engage the entire population of the world in climate issues. It's not just world leaders who carry an enormous responsibility to improve the globe's climate in the future; the responsibility also weighs on individual cities and individual people. We must all realize the hope for a greener world. We name this wish Hopenhagen.
Hopenhagen is a movement of people all over the world calling on their leaders for a positive outcome at COP15 and expressing their hopes that we can create a better future. The city is showing its commitment to this cause by joining the movement and throwing our weight behind it. In order to focus on the decisive role of cities, the City of Copenhagen will hold a mayor summit meeting during the climate conference. We've invited 100 mayors from the entire world -- from Sao Paolo to Seoul to Toronto to Tokyo to New York. The motto is 'Cities Act.' Which we hope is a powerful image that should reach the entire globe. The message is that personal engagement can be linked together to make big global action.
The City of Copenhagen is glad to support the official launch of the campaign to elect a Hopenhagen Ambassador, who will represent the millions of citizens of Hopenhagen in Copenhagen in December. And it could be you!
The City of Copenhagen will officially welcome the winner to Copenhagen in December and present you with a schedule of official duties there.
See you in Hopenhagen!
Take a look at the Hopenhagen Ambassador competition and become the representative of the world's citizens.
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No energy efficiency regulations:
Energy requiring products often have
appearance /construction / performance advantages,
as well as lower cost and, under some conditions, greater overall money savings.
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with examples of cars, buildings, dishwashers etc as well as light bulbs.
Electrical products don't give out CO2, and the focus should be on delivering electricity with lower emissions - in any case product tax, such as light bulb tax , is better for all than bans, keeping choice and giving government income (for renewable projects etc) with the reduced sales.
Emission Policy Alternatives
http://ceo
Introduction: The need - or not - to deal with emissions
The Overall Picture
Emission sources, land and ocean cycles, agriculture and deforestation
1. Direct Industrial Emission Regulation
Mandated reduction of CO2, monitored like other emission substances
2. Carbon Taxation
Fuel Tax -- Emission Tax
3. Emission Trading (Cap and Trade)
Basic Idea -- Offsets -- Tree Planting -- Manufacture Shift -- Fair Trade -- Surreal Market -- Allowances: Auctions + Hand-Outs -- Allowance Trading -- Companies: Business Stability + Cost -- In Conclusion
4. Contracted CO2 Reduction
Private companies compete for contracts to lower CO2 emissions.
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Hopenhagen Ambassador is a good idea - anything that brings in ordinary people
(Huff Post readers are perhaps more than ordinary..
Otherwise, a possible good outcome with a less ambitious Copenhagen summit, is that
alternative policies to Kyoto emission trading might be looked at
In my view, the key is to engage in activites which
1. Are valuable in themselves.
2. Meet emission reduction targets with minimal business disruption and expense.
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Electricity generation (coal, gas) and transport (mainly automobiles)
account for nearly 80% of CO2 emissions.
Basically,
Power stations have phased-in emission limits,
Cars have emission taxation
The focus on electricity and transport gives several advantages:
1. Local environmental benefit from less pollution of sulphur and all
else that's in the emissions, regardless of the less certain or
immediate global benefit from CO2 reduction.
2. Electricity supply alternatives which together with improved grid
distribution gives better competition and keeps down electricity bills
for consumers.
3. Transport alternatives (using electricity, hydrogen and other
energy sources), which give variety of choice and competition
advantages for consumers, additionally reducing the dependency on oil
imports.
4. No trade problems: Unlike Cap and Trade, which involves cement,
steel and other industries having to face imports from unregulated
countries, the suggested electricity and transport changes are not
just more limited, but also largely local.
5. Less bloated bills in US Senate etc - a clearer focus for political discussion and agreement
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How does one enter the contest to go to Copenhagen?
WHAT: We are sending a HuffPost citizen journalist to Copenhagen for the climate conference as the Hopenhagen Ambassador, to represent the global nation of people who are hopeful that leaders will come to an agreement.
THE PRIZE: The winner will receive a trip to Copenhagen from December 12-19th! This will include airfare, accommodation, press accreditation for the UN conference, Media training with HuffPost Citizen journalism editor Matt Palevsky, HuffPost blogging privileges, and a flip camera to record events.
But with great privilege comes great responsibility:
The duties of the Hopenhagen Ambassador will include:
Representing the people of Hopenhagen to the media and at official events throughout the week, reporting on events in blogs and videos posts for HuffPost while in Copenhagen, doing celebrity interviews, and spreading the message of hope throughout his or her personal and social networks.
WHO: Anyone over 18 can enter the contest -- you just need to upload a one minute campaign video for why you should elected ambassador. click here for the full contest rules.
Watch this video for more information on what we're looking for.
http://www
It is going to be cold there, right?
So the "elected one" should wear a nice mink coat.
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