Dr. Elizabeth Sawin and Andrew Jones of Climate Interactive are bringing real-time C-ROADS climate analysis to the UNFCCC meeting in Bonn, Germany this week. We’ll meet with the other scientists adding up the state of the global climate deal (June 2), present with 350.org at a side event (June 4), and share C-ROADS with climate […]
Top Ten Ways Climate Interactive and C-ROADS Delivered Results in Copenhagen
The Climate Interactive team, led by Sustainability Institute, delivered big results in Copenhagen at the UNFCCC’s COP15 climate conference. Bill McKibben wrote in the UK Guardian, from Copenhagen: “the only people who really understand what’s going on may be a small crew … called Climate Interactive. Their software speaks numbers, not spin – and in […]
350.org Used Our “Open Source” Climate Scoreboard Data in Copenhagen Poster
The not-for-profit group 350.org used our widely-available C-ROADS output data to create their own poster to influence delegates in Copenhagen at COP15. Near the end of the conference, the poster you see here was pasted all over the Bella Center and seen by thousands.
As Heads of State Talk Here in Copenhagen, We’ve Made Progress and Have Further To Go
[clearspring_widget title=”Climate Scoreboard” wid=”4b0afdf054484c54″ pid=”4b15120637e3b433″ width=”450″ height=”399″ domain=”widgets.clearspring.com”] Today, as the Heads of State gather here at the Copenhagen Conference, our calculations show that current confirmed proposals are not yet ambitious enough to limit temperature increase to 1.5-2°C (2.7-3.6°F) over pre-industrial temperatures. As shown above in the Climate Scoreboard, we estimate a temperature increase of 3.9°C (7.0°F) […]
Bill McKibben’s Guardian UK Article Features Climate Interactive
The following is Bill McKibben’s article on the Copenhagen summit, which discusses the importance of numbers in the climate negotiations and Climate Interactive’s role in producing them. Find the latest numbers on the Climate Scoreboard. Copenhagen: Only the numbers count – and they add up to hell on earth Climate Interactive’s software speaks numbers, not […]
Burlington Vermont Day of Climate Action
This Saturday I had great fun participating in Burlington, Vermont’s contribution to the International Day of Climate Action. Here are a few pictures and the text of the speech I gave: Welcome to the celebration! Today, October 24th, 2039 marks the thirtieth anniversary of a historic day. Historians agree that October 24th was the day […]
350 Day of Climate Action In Asheville NC USA
Okay, so some of the other “human 350″s in the other 5000 events were a little clearer. But the Asheville, North Carolina, USA crowd was spirited and much bigger than we expected. Hundreds gathered to support aiming towards a goal of 350 ppm for CO2 in the atmosphere. I gave an 8 minute speech on […]