Olivier Milhomme

a été conseiller éditorial de la fondation GoodPlanet.

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Greening the European Investment Bank
[Manana Kochladze, 23/12/2011]
Greening the European Investment Bank Manana Kochladze is a campaigner at CEE Bankwatch Network, an NGO that monitors international financial institutions active in Central and Eastern Europe. She is the winner of the 2004 Goldman... Suite
Fossil fuel or modern slavery ?
[Jean François Mouhot, 06/12/2011]
Fossil fuel or modern slavery ? Jean François Mouhot is historian. He has a long-standing interest for environmental and energy issues, in particular for climate change. He published one book about Past Connections and Present... Suite
Action to Curb 'Soot' and 'Smog' Pollution Could Help Limit Global Temperature Rise
[UNEP, 14/06/2011]
 
UNEP: Created in 1972, UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, is the highest environmental authority in the United Nations system. The Programme is an “advocate, educator, catalyst and... Suite
Climate change measures must be made corruption proof
[Transparency International, 30/04/2011]
Climate change measures must be made corruption proof Fondée en 1993 et présente dans 80 pays, Transparency International est une ONG qui lutte contre la corruption. Suite
Did Cancun Prove the UN Irrelevant in Tackling Climate?
[Fred Pearce, 16/12/2010]
Did Cancun Prove the UN Irrelevant in Tackling Climate? Fred Pearce is journalist specialized in the environment and development. He was born in the United Kingdom and studied geography in the University of Cambridge. His latest book is When the Rivers... Suite
Seeing REDD on Climate Change
[George Soros, 12/12/2010]
Seeing REDD on Climate Change George Soros is Chairman of Soros Fund Management and of the Open Society Institute. Photo : © AFP PHOTO / ERIC PIERMONT Suite
What to expect from the Cancun climate change conference
[Denis Loyer, 24/11/2010]
What to expect from the Cancun climate change conference Denis Loyer is a climate adviser at the Agence française de développement, AFD. AFD is France’s development bank. Suite
Europe needs to reduce emissions by 30%
[Jean-Louis Borloo, 15/07/2010]
Europe needs to reduce emissions by 30% Jean-Louis Borloo est le ministre français de l'Écologie, de l'Énergie, du Développement durable et de la Mer, en charge des Technologies Vertes et des Négociations sur le Climat depuis 2007. Il... Suite
World Cup: environmental red card?
[Nathalie Durand, 28/06/2010]
World Cup: environmental red card? A l’origine maître d’armes, Nathalie Durand enseigne l’escrime pour les valides et les handisports. Diplômée en management international du sport, elle mène depuis 1996 des études et des actions... Suite
A Hard Look at the Perils and Potential of Geoengineering
[Jeff Goodell, 01/04/2010]
A Hard Look at the Perils and Potential of Geoengineering Jeff Goodell is an author and contributing editor at Rolling Stone. His book on geoengineering, How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth's Climate, will be released... Suite
Climate change’s secret weapon
[Khadija Sharife is a South African journalist. She is also an activist and a scholar at the Centre for Civil Society (CCS) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and a contributing author to the Tax Justice Network., 27/02/2010]
Climate change’s secret weapon Khadija Sharife is a South African journalist. She is also an activist and a scholar at the Centre for Civil Society (CCS) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and a contributing author... Suite
Why scientists must be the new climate sceptics
[New Scientist, 04/03/2010]
Why scientists must be the new climate sceptics New Scientist was founded in 1956, this internationally-focused weekly British magazine aims at giving readers exhaustive information on recent worldwide developments in science from a scientific,... Suite
The UN to the Rescue on Climate Change
[Michel Rocard, 20/12/2010]
The UN to the Rescue on Climate Change Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France and a former leader of the Socialist Party, is a member of the European Parliament. Suite
Copenhagen - Historic failure that will live in infamy
[Joss Garman, 20/12/2009]
Copenhagen - Historic failure that will live in infamy Joss Garman est un militant écologique britannique. il est chargé de campagne à Greenpeace et a aussi participé à la fondation du mouvement Plane Stupid qui s'oppose à l'extension du trafic aérien.... Suite
Copenhagen is not the end of a noble idea
[Olivier Milhomme, 21/12/2009]
Copenhagen is not the end of a noble idea a été conseiller éditorial de la fondation GoodPlanet. Suite
Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up
[Naomi Klein, 13/11/2009]
Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up Figure du militantisme altermondialiste et surtout anticapitaliste depuis la sortie de No Logo en 2000, Naomi Klein est une journaliste engagée. Elle concentre son travail sur les dérives du... Suite
Provocative New Study Warns of Crossing Planetary Boundaries
[Carl Zimmer, 23/09/2009]
Provocative New Study Warns of Crossing Planetary Boundaries Carl Zimmer travaille comme journaliste spécialiste des questions scientifiques et environnementales. Il a rédigé 6 livres et s’intéresse à des domaines aussi variés que la recherche dans les... Suite
Why Cutting Carbon Emissions is not Enough
[Achim Steiner, 01/09/2009]
Why Cutting Carbon Emissions is not Enough Achim Steiner est le directeur exécutif du Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement (PNUE). Auparavant, il a exercé de hautes fonctions à la Commission mondiale des barrages puis à l'Union... Suite
Coral Reef Emergency and Copenhagen
[Pavan Sukhdev, 01/09/2009]
Coral Reef Emergency and Copenhagen Pavan Sukhdev est un économiste et banquier indien qui a notamment travaillé pour la banque centrale allemande en Inde. Il a été chargé par la commission européenne de diriger une étude mondiale sur... Suite
From Carbon Insolvency to Climate Dividends
[Claus Leggewie, 20/08/2009]
From Carbon Insolvency to Climate Dividends Claus Leggewie is director of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen (KWI) and a member of the Global Change Council of Germany (WBGU). Photo : Stefan/wikipedia under Creative... Suite
Methane controls before risky geoengineering, please
[New Scientist, 25/06/2009]
Methane controls before risky geoengineering, please New Scientist was founded in 1956, this internationally-focused weekly British magazine aims at giving readers exhaustive information on recent worldwide developments in science from a scientific,... Suite
The Failed State of US Climate Change Policy
[George Monbiot, The guardian, 26/06/2009]
The Failed State of US Climate Change Policy George Monbiot is a well-known investigation reporter and columnist for the British newspaper “The Guardian” as well as a member of the BBC Wildlife magazine’s advisory board. He is also the author... Suite
Focus on deforestation in the climate-energy negociations
[Olivier BOUYER, 31/12/2008]
Focus on deforestation in the climate-energy negociations Olivier BOUYER est Ingénieur du Génie Rural, des Eaux et Forêts. Il a participé à la conférence de Poznan (en 2008) avec la délégation française comme chargé de mission “effet de serre et forêt””... Suite
The Other Carbon Economy
[Vandana Shiva, Resurgence, 01/05/2008]
The Other Carbon Economy Vandana Shiva (India): Physicist, epistemologist, ecologist, and Indian feminist with a PhD in the philosophy of science. She founded “Navdanya,” an association which works to protect biodiversity... Suite
Carbon offsets deliver where it matters
[Martin Wright, BBC, 23/07/2007]
Carbon offsets deliver where it matters Martin Wright is the editor of Green Future Magazine, and occasional judge for the Ashden Awards for sustainable energy. Suite
Look, no carbon footprint!
[Fred Pearce, New Scientist, 09/03/2007]
Look, no carbon footprint! Fred Pearce is journalist specialized in the environment and development. He was born in the United Kingdom and studied geography in the University of Cambridge. His latest book is When the Rivers... Suite
If you go down to the woods today…
[Adam Ma’anit, 30/07/2006]
If you go down to the woods today… Adam Ma’anit is co-editor of the New Internationalist. He is the committed author of numerous publications on economic, social and environmental policies in Europe and Great-Britain. He has worked... Suite
GM crops may reduce greenhouse gases
[New Scientist, 29/01/2007]
GM crops may reduce greenhouse gases New Scientist was founded in 1956, this internationally-focused weekly British magazine aims at giving readers exhaustive information on recent worldwide developments in science from a scientific,... Suite

Copenhagen is not the end of a noble idea

22/12/2009 10:00 am

The result of the Copenhagen Conference is disapointing even if for some people this failure was to be expected, considering the poor level of commitments of the countries signatories of the Climate Convention. Many were hoping that on the occasion of this historical meetins in the Danish Capital, each country was going to table improved proposals so as to unlock the negociations. Unfortunately, it’s the very opposite which occured. But neither the approach: to negotiate within the framework of the United Nations, nor the ambition, supported by the NGOs, of stabilizing the earth climate, must be called into question.

Whereas the scientific community, within the IPPC, was recommanding a 25 to 40% reduction of the greenhouse emissions, to have one chance out of two of preventing an increase of more than two degrees in the mean temperature, never, at any stage of the negociations did the countries concerned announced figures which reached that level. So many handicaps to achieve an agreement which would satisfy the whole mankind! Even Europe , with its 20% emissions reduction seemed to convey to the whole world that climate stability was not the targeted goal. In short, be it the United-States or China, or the oil producing countries, every one of them discarded its responsibility and shunned its obligations.

This is why,at the end of the whole business, there is no victor, there is no vanquished, because were are all in the same camp, that of the losers. No good guy, no bad guy, but a lot of short-sighted selfishness, of generalised mediocrity and insensitivity to the fate of the others. Our common future is founded on the commitments of all, and not on a few statesmen or women, who have shown a singular lack of will and vision. Since the Bali Conference, the NGOs have done a tremendous and long-term amount of work, to convince, to bring together various positions, to defend principles of equity and effectiveness, but these very representatives of the world civil society found themselves excluded from the negociations on the last days.

To the best of its ability, the GoodPlanet Foundation, will therefore pursue its work of informing and educating the public at large in France and throughout the world. so as to mobilise the civil society in its fight against climate change. We shall continue our Action Carbone programme with its dual goal : to fight an injustice by bringing clean and renewable energy to those people of the South who are deprived of it, or to fight against deforestation for the same people.

But we can stille make a choice, even if the international community by not setting any clear and binding goals has made our task bigger, more difficult and more urgent.
We must bring together our forces to obtain as soon as possible a binding agreement which will help us reduce our GEG by 40% and replace most of the fossil energies used today by other carbonless energies.