2OUR PLANET TOWARDS A LOW CARBON ECONOMY
Meenakshi Raman,
Chair, Friends o theEarth International ...... argues or undamental changes,particularly in developed countries,to stabilise the climate.
living simply - page 24
Ray C. Anderson,
Founder andChairman o Interace Inc...
mission zero - page 16
... describes how one ormerly oil-intensivecompany is set to achieve zero impact on theenvironment by 2020 by harnessing the powero the possible.... explains how the power o ideasand entrepreneurship will solve theworld’s energy issues, while tacklingclimate change.
Vinod Khosla,
Founder o Khosla Ventures...
inventing the uture - page 20
Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher,
DirectorGeneral o the Environmental ProtectionAuthority, Ethiopia...
salvaging the biosphere - page 14
... appeals or developed anddeveloping nations to join incutting carbon emissions to savelie on Earth.
Thórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir,
Minister orthe Environment, Iceland...
cooling with heating - page 12
... describes the decarbonisationo her country and callsor a drive to developclimate-riendly technologies.
Dr. Wan Gang,
Minister o Scienceand Technology o the People’sRepublic o China...... describes important programmes or helpingthe world triumph over the ecological havoc o climate change.
crucial science - page 10
Angela Merkel,
Chancellor o theFederal Republic o Germany....... talks to Our Planet about the prospectsor a new global agreement on combatingclimate change.
unique challenge - page 6
New Zealand’s Prime Minister
Helen Clark
...
climate change: a global issue- page 5
... reects on the environmentalchallenges o our era ahead o World Environment Day.
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Rob Fyfe,
Chie Executive Ocer o Air New Zealand...... describes rst steps in cutting the carbonemitted by airlines.
green sky thinking - page 22
... shares her unorthodox advice on reducingyour carbon ootprint.
step by step - page 27