Venkatesh Rao Oct 15, 2015 Science
This repository recommends and repeats thought provoking resources about poverty reduction, climate change, environmental sustainability and human justice issues. Many of these problems are global problems, but they are experienced at the local level. Videography can highlight local-level problems and solutions, showcase applicable best practices, communicate distant realities across time and space, and inspire coordinated policy interventions. Some resources were used in my university teaching.
Wednesday 9 December 2015
Why Solving Climate Change Will Be Like Mobilizing for War
The poorest countries are putting the richest to shame
Click to read article: http://gu.com/p/4eyag/sbl
Monday 7 December 2015
COP21: Richest 10 per cent ‘produce half the world’s CO2 emissions’
The enormity of climate-change inequality has been laid bare by new research showing that the richest 1 per cent of the world’s population produces 175 times as much CO2 per person as the bottom 10 per cent.'
The Independent(UK), 2.12.15.
Paris UN climate conference 2015: Rich nations' fossil fuel subsidies 'exceed climate aid 40 to 1'
Thursday 12 November 2015
Tuesday 29 September 2015
Monday 14 September 2015
Wednesday 12 August 2015
Monday 20 July 2015
Tuesday 26 May 2015
Sunday 22 February 2015
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Synthesis Report
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report - Synthesis Report
Available: http://youtu.be/F-Hcu3jH8G4
Synthesis report available: http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/SYR_AR5_SPMcorr2.pdf