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Contest 2011: Global

CURRENT CONTEST

How should the global economy evolve through 2100, given the risks of climate change?

Voting has now ended and the contest results will be announced on November 16. Winning proposals will be featured in briefings now being planned at the United Nations and U.S. Congress. For more information, see contest overview.
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3 proposalsVoting phase ended November 16, 2011
Name
Pitch
Comments
Votes
2010 Winners Combined by dennis
9
61 %
The Planet Or Your Plate: mitigate climate change by going meatless by beach-babe-in-fl
Mitigate climate change by a rapid reduction of the short lived warming gases by advocating for less meat consumption globally
49
30 %
RewirePlus: Behaviour change and value change for the emerging green economy by zannahmae
A shift to a green economy will require changes in behaviours and values all the way down to the individual. Here's how we get started!
6
10 %
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Contest 2011: National

CURRENT CONTEST

How should national economies evolve through 2100, given the risks of climate change?

Voting has now ended and the contest results will be announced on November 16. Winning proposals will be featured in briefings now being planned at the United Nations and U.S. Congress. For more information, see contest overview.
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5 proposalsVoting phase ended November 16, 2011
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Transnational group/
large country
Pitch
Comments
Votes
Cycling Carbon by dennis
United States
A pragmatic, ambitious 7-point plan to renew the U.S. economy, enrich its citizens, and lead the world in fixing the climate.
35
56 %
Dream for a Green Future by amandal
India
India and dream for a green future : It's time to make it a reality...
9
31 %
Personal Rapid Transit grids by fry
United States
Install connected Personal Rapid Transit grids over the urban and suburban areas that house the densest 50% of the US population.
62
9 %
How to Change US Energy in One Growing Season by gmoke
United States
How to Change US Energy in One Growing Season through practical demonstrations of available technologies and public education in all media.
11
4 %
Climate proofing the economics of socially sustainable small-scale agricultural systems by maruf
Africa
This proposal climate proofs the economics of sustainable agriculture in Africa
5
1 %
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Contest 2010 Follow-Up

ARCHIVED CONTEST

How can the Climate CoLab 2010 finalists be improved?

In the 2010 contest, teams develop proposals outlining the international climate agreements they believed should be adopted. We now invite members to improve on the 4 finalists from 2010 by taking into account input from the judges, incorporating thinking from other proposals, and adopting new ideas developed in the Sandbox. More information
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Contest 2010

ARCHIVED CONTEST

Contest 2010: What international climate agreements should the world community make?

In this contest, teams develop proposals outlining the international climate agreements they believe should be adopted. Winning proposals will be included in briefings planned for key policy makers, including at the United Nations and U.S. Congress. More information.
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Contest 2009

ARCHIVED CONTEST

Contest 2009: What plan should be adopted at the UN climate talks?

In this contest, CoLab users developed proposals that outlined the agreement they hoped would be adopted at the 2009 UN climate talks in Copenhagen. Four winners were declared in December 2009. Climate CoLab members continued to vote on proposals until September 2010. See more.
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