Comment Global Oct-Dec 2009

December
*Failure at such a grand level means we have to act locally, Lord Hunt, visiting professor at Delft University and a former director general of the UK Meteorological Office, 19 December The Observer, 19 December 2009 "Experience also shows that local actions can only be truly effective if measurements of climate and environment are widely publicised as well as information about targets, and projections of emissions. Such transparency is needed about what is happening, what is planned and how every individual can be involved..." topic, topic
* Climate change, Climate Sceptics and Open Data, Open Knowledge Foundation Blog, December 5 Open Knowledge Foundation Blog, December 5th, 2009 topic
*"To be validated, knowledge must also be subject to the scrutiny of an extended community of citizens who have legitimate stakes in the significance of what is being claimed", Mike Hulme of UEA and Jerome Ravetz of Oxford Univeristy, 1 December news.bbc.co.uk, 1 December 2009 topic
November
*"Transparency. Climate data needs to be publicly available and well documented. This includes metadata that explains how the data were treated and manipulated, what assumptions were made in assembling the data sets, and what data was omitted and why. This would seem to be an obvious and simple requirement, but the need for such transparency has only been voiced recently as the policy relevance of climate data has increased." Judy Curry, climate researcher, Nov 22 Climate Audit, Nov 22, 2009 topic, topic
*We only have months, not years, to save civilisation from climate change. International agreements take too long, we need a swift mobilisation not seen since the second world war, Lester Brown, 3 November guardian.co.uk, 3 November 2009 topic
*Bolivia: water shortages due to melting glaciers. The disappearance of glaciers in the Bolivian Andes Mountains is causing a concern because the future water shortages will affect the availability of suitable drinking water for a vulnerable migrant population. November 2 globalvoicesonline.org, November 2, 2009 
October
*Transition towns or Bright Green Cities? Article looking at "The Dark Side of Transition Thinking" and "What We Need Instead: Bright Green Citizens", Alex Steffen, 27 Oct www.worldchanging.com, 27 Oct 09
*Greater resources needed to ensure comprehensive and accurate reporting of greenhouse gas emissions data in developing countries, say environmental regulators, 22 October ippr, 22 October 2009 topic, topic
*Sustainable Medicine, Cuba and Peak oil, 20 Oct 2009 off-grid.net, 20 Oct 2009 topic
*Developing the Open City, 15 October 2009 planetizen, 15 October 2009 topic, topic
*How long is your city's tail? by John Geraci, October 7 O'Reilly Radar, October 7, 2009 topic, topic
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