Articles Tagged with the word ‘change’
Climate Change College
03 Mar 2006
Ben & Jerry's ice cream makers, Arctic Polar explorer, Marc Cornelissen, and the WWF, have launched an initiative which will turn 18-25 year olds into world class climate change campaigners.
One Man’s Mission
02 Mar 2006
After losing his presidential campaign ex-vice President and champion of civil rights, Al Gore, embarked on a quest to emphasise the importance of tackling climate change.
Response to the Global Emergency
22 Dec 2005
Davis Wasdell looks at the climate change, solutions and actions that can be taken to prevent it.
For every positive' story, there is of course a negative' downside - so we will get that out of the way first! The current debate on climate change has seriously under-estimated the problem facing us as a planet.
Why Nuclear is Not the Answer
19 Dec 2005
Nuclear power looked dead its credibility in tatters after years of cost overruns and safety fears, unanswered questions about radioactive waste and the use of many countries' civilian nuclear programmes to make weapons.
Winds of Change
19 Dec 2005
The World's only Minister for Renewable Energy, Vilas Muttemwar, Honourable Minister for Non Conventional Energy Sources in India, has received 2005's World Wind Energy Award for all his outstanding achievements in pursuing policies to encourage the use of wind energy.
The 60% Challenge
13 Dec 2005
Everyone in the industrialised world is invited to take up challenge to cut their CO2 emissions by 60%. On average, each person in the UK is responsible for about nine tonnes of carbon dioxide each year - enough to fill about five hot air balloons.
We Can Change the World
22 Sep 2005
Sir Peter Ustinov was speaking in Frankfurt where he received the Planetary Consciousness Lifetime Achievement Award from the Club of Budapest.
Taking Treesponsibility!
29 Jun 2005
Calder Valley are celebrating the defeat of a proposal for a huge open cast mine on Heald Moor and the opportunity to implement an alternative plan for the area.
Ambassadors for Change
29 Jun 2005
A global movement inspired by Gandhi's insight, Be the change you want to see in the world' is gathering pace. 1,000 young people came together last year in Morocco, under the auspices of Peace Child International, for Be The Change, which was opened by the King of Morocco. Next year, Scotland will host a similar event.
Be the Change
29 Jun 2005
'I would like this event to be a celebration of what is possible,' said Sir John Whitmore, opening the three-day, inaugural Be The Change event in London. The conference took its name from Mahatma Gandhi's words: Be the Change You Want to See in the World'.
The gathering was organized in a record 16 weeks and provided space for...
Food and Mood
29 Jun 2005
The message about dietary change has recently been hitting our television screens. In the wake of Jamie Oliver's successful series, Jamie's School Dinners, ITV's Tonight Special two-part investigation featured nutritionist, Patrick Holford, overhauling the diet of three unruly, teenage boys. Patrick is the Director of the Institute of Optimum Nutrition and the Brain Bio Centre in London. He investigates...
Youth Jam USA: Leveraging Privilege for Social Change
28 Feb 2005
A unique event is being organised by Youth for Environmental Sanity, bringing together 30 diverse and committed young people with access to exceptional wealth and or fame whose lives are dedicated to building a thriving, just and sustainable world for all.
Carbon Gym CD
28 Feb 2005
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has produced a new multimedia CD that is teaching children the science behind global warming. It demonstrates how we can cut our carbon emissions.
Starting to Live Differently
29 Dec 2004
Addressing climate change is vital for the future of the planet. Concern is no longer limited to environmentalists. Economists, politicians and mainstream scientists now accept the urgent need to develop more sustainable solutions. Meeting the environmental challenges will require innovation on a scale never implemented before.
Beyond Oil
29 Dec 2004
Climate change can be slowed and the conflict over oil avoided, according to Beyond Oil, a booklet by Rising Tide, Platform Research and Friends of the Earth, which suggests that individual countries become energy independent by investing in renewable resources.
Shifting Climate
29 Dec 2004
Over the past few years, average global temperatures have been breaking all the records. China has been swept by its worst floods in three decades and two thirds of Bangladesh has been under-water. Floods have hit at least 54 countries including the UK and another 45 have been stricken by droughts. Although we cannot connect any single weather event...
Walk Your Talk
29 Dec 2004
There is no time like the present to explore if we can create a different future from the one we seem to be heading towards. In November, nearly 100 socially and environmentally responsible entrepreneurs came together for three days at Findhorn Foundation to explore how they could help create a brighter future.
World Council for the Future
28 Dec 2004
An unprecedented initiative to set up a Council to speak for the future of the world has been launched in London. Supported by influential individuals, organisations and parliamentarians from around the globe, the World Future Council is designed to act as a voice for our shared global values and for future generations.