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Global News latest headlines Solar power plants, stretching across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, to be built. Construction is likely to begin in 2011 and the plants are expected to be running by 2015. 9 December [1] topic Mongolia to introduce national basic income, December 3 [2] topic Italy: Monteveglio local govt's partnership with Transition Initiative, December 3 [3] References ↑ DFID, 9 December 2009 ↑ Liberal Conspiracy, December 3, 2009 ↑ Transition towns forum, December 3, 2009

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November 2009

• "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 ^[1] 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 ^[2] 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 ^[3]

October 2009

• 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 ^[4]

• Greater resources needed to ensure comprehensive and accurate reporting of greenhouse gas emissions data in developing countries, say environmental regulators, 22 October ^[5] topic, topic

• Sustainable Medicine, Cuba and Peak oil, 20 Oct 2009 ^[6] topic

• Developing the Open City, 15 October 2009 ^[7] topic, topic

• How long is your city's tail? by John Geraci, October 7 ^[8] topic, topic

September 2009

• The Three Laws of Open Government Data, 30 September 2009, David Eaves topic

• “Vital that an agreement capping global aviation emissions is part of a Copenhagen deal." Committee on Climate Change, September 9 ^[9] "Developed countries will need to take the lead in making significant reductions in cutting aviation emissions, ensuring that these are no higher – and possibly lower – than 2005 levels in the period to 2050. An interim period where rising aviation emissions are offset by emissions reductions in other sectors would be feasible. Over time, however, aviation emissions growth will have to be constrained." topic, topic

August 2009

• Getting beyond hyperlocal, John Geraci, August 19 ^[10] topic

• Asia needs to revitalize its irrigation, to sustainably meet tomorrow’s food needs, International Water Management Institute, August 18 ^[11] "The best bet for Asia lies in revitalizing its vast irrigation systems, which account for 70 percent of the world’s total irrigated land.” topic

July 2009

• Text of 2009 TED Talk by Rob Hopkins, co-founder of Transition town Totnes and Transition Network, July 22, 2009

• "...they haven’t taken into account the IPCC's formula that if we want to limit the increase to 2º, we have to ensure that emissions peak no later than 2015,” Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) commenting on the outcome of the G-8 talks in L’Aquila, Italy, July 20 ^[12] topic

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References

1. ↑ Climate Audit, Nov 22, 2009
2. ↑ guardian.co.uk, 3 November 2009
3. ↑ globalvoicesonline.org, November 2, 2009
4. ↑ www.worldchanging.com, 27 Oct 09
5. ↑ ippr, 22 October 2009
6. ↑ off-grid.net, 20 Oct 2009
7. ↑ planetizen, 15 October 2009
8. ↑ O'Reilly Radar, October 7, 2009
9. ↑ Committee on Climate Change, September 9, 2009
10. ↑ Urban Omnibus, August 19, 2009
11. ↑ International Water Management Institute, August 18, 2009
12. ↑ United Nations, July 20, 2009