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Proposals:  Contest 2011: Global

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Contest 2011: Global

ARCHIVED 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.
   
48 proposalsFirst phase ended September 30, 2011
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Global contest scrapbook, please add to it by Administrator
This scrapbook is a place where you can contribute ideas you find that can then be used by other members in their proposals.
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09/30/11
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!
0
09/30/11
Blueprint for a Sustainable Planet by roymahoff
Two simple mechanisms integrate to clean the planets, air, water, land, sea and nuclear waste using a photobioreactor and anaerobic digester
1
09/30/11
Safe Nuclear Power & Fresh-Water Production by DrAlexC
Safe nuclear power has been available for decades as a result of the 1960s molten-salt reactor (MSR) research & operations at ORNL in Tenn.
1
10/1/11
2010 Winners Combined by dennis
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09/30/11
Mitigate Climate Change by reducing short-lived warming gases including: Black Carbon, Methane and Ground Level Ozone 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
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09/30/11
Fix the system - get a global 'circular economy' by blindspotter
All climate policy is too limited. Global problems can be solved as a whole, for example with a 'circular economy'.
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10/1/11
Carbon-negative 'biochar economies' by blindspotter
Biochar offers civilisation an "AHA" moment. We must cut GHG levels not just emissions. Climate, nature and economies must recover together.
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10/1/11
Intellectual Property Exchange,2009 ©. by boris-lagutin
Intellectual System (IS) and Intellectual Property Exchange (IPE) will make IP more appropriate to environmental requirements, 2009 ©.
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09/29/11
Grow crops with the Seawater Greenhouse concept by raffa
Growing crops and shrinking deserts applying restorative agriculture with the Seawater Greenhouse
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09/26/11
Ongoing Global Brainstorm by gmoke
Online, ongoing global brainstorm on local, practical solutions being implemented now and adaptable to different conditions around the world
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10/1/11
African proposal for climate change literacy by samuel-otenyo
INCREASING CLIMATE CHANGE LITERACY TO THE WORLD TO FIX CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSES.
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10/1/11
Global Policy Change on agriculture by sachina
Get rid of agricultural subsidies and let the true cost of all food pass through to the consumers.
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09/28/11
Environmental Balance Index: ecosystem internalized money. by taras.bebeshko
The new measure of value should be defined, taking into account an ecosystem dimension.
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10/1/11
Green Economy Finance Plan by yangr
Two phase funding plan using research from the UNEP Towards a Green Economy Finance Initiative
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10/1/11
Platform for development towards sustainability by haller
An online platform that fosters development towards a resource and economy saving world. Only combined forces and efforts can save the world
3
09/30/11
Co-operative business and residential space by kbird74
Design octogon shape NYC high rise. Filled with unified co-op biz/home partners. Residential & office space all in 1. Max value/min commute
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08/16/11
Net carbon emissions locally controlled by sayelcortes
Our carbon emissions/absorptions should be taken into consideration in everyday decisions; this does that by locally monitoring them!
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10/1/11
Systems of Collective Intelligence by dsweeney
A systematic way to generate, evaluate, optimize and deploy the best ideas from all sources in an ongoing project of global improvement.
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10/1/11
CLEANERGIE - Clean Energy Architecture by cleanergie
CLEAN ENERGY ARCHITECTURE - Technological revolution and environmental bonanza
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09/30/11
Zero Waste - A reusing society without discard by zerowaster
All social and industrial products and processes must be redesigned to eliminate all discard and design in perpetual reuse as universal.
2
09/30/11
Safer Small Cars by shopa
I have a US patent to make small, energy efficient cars much safer in collisions. The rest of world can use for free.
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08/25/11
Place-Based Creative Problem-Solving by ralflippold
Place-Based Creative Problem-Solving for every place and every problem including climate!
1
08/22/11
The first strategic plan to control the Global Warming by juancarlosreyesp
The first strategic plan to control the Global Warming
1
10/1/11
Carbon Fee and Dividend - People-centered emissions reduction by joseph
Carbon Fee & Dividend: A steadily rising fee on CO2-emitting fuels, all revenue returned to households, people-centered emissions reduction.
2
09/30/11
Renewable solar energy for the world now. by haller
The large scale construction of solar thermal power plants and HVDC power transmission lines will allow to run on renewable energy.
1
09/30/11
Open Source Information Age Economy by tedschulman
An Information Age Economy based on open source culture, innovation and information systems. Open source adds value to the global commons.
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09/23/11
Water, water on two thirds of the Worlds surface and sea levels rising, but not a drop to drink. by dejafondmoment
To transport seawater inland by the means of wind power and process the Sea water into a useable commodity, by the means of the Sun heat
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09/20/11
Wind, Water and Sun by icarus
Renewables as soon as possible--renewable sources could provide a majority of the world's energy by 2050, if we have the political will.
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09/2/11
Groundwater recharge by remasaraswathy
Groundwater recharge measures to mitigate climate change impact
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08/31/11
Solar thermal powered cooking by arline-j
Direct (thermal) solar power for cooking by the two billion poorest people on earth can change the path of desertification & ozone depletion
1
08/18/11
Move by your own power by ischilke
Spend your holidays walking or riding a bicycle instead of using a car or plane.
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08/2/11
C&C for UNFCCC-compliance by aubreymeyer
UNFCCC-compliance 'inevitably requires' international GHG emissions Contraction and Convergence [C&C]. Che sera sera, the future is C&C.
2
09/28/11
Water must remain accessible and affordable for all humanity by greenshift
Recognize water issues as arguably the most pressing socio-economic-environmental issues facing our planet, taking key steps to address them
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09/14/11
SOCIO-ECO by muhammad-green
The socio-economic change, which focuses on social change first and then step by step movements towards the proper limited economic change.
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09/4/11
Reframing Carbon Sinks as Economic Drivers by cammy
Carbon sinks: A win-win approach for mitigating climate change within a framework of mutual gain
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10/1/11
Global Eco-Metrics by worldbliss
By shifting how we measure economic health we will create a more integrated and collaborative global economy. From GDP to Global Eco-Metrcs.
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10/1/11
Sustainability through Import Tariffs by bruce-kinzinger
This proposal would use adjustable import tariffs to encourage responsible action toward both human and natural resources across the globe.
1
09/30/11
Zero energy house (ZEH) by theworldhouseproject
The globalization of a platform technology to arrive at a zero energy house that energizes itself and a form of transportation
0
09/30/11
Social Justice Economics by frankpatton707
Social Justice Economics
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09/30/11
Attack the Source of Our Common Problems ~ Proposal 15021 by stopdemockery
To cure a disease, you attack the cause of a disease. You don't just treat the symptoms.
0
09/29/11
Untitled Proposal 15067 by shepton
Use of machined stone blocks in a range of construction purposes to replace concrete
0
09/30/11
Untitled Proposal 15053 by henrykwong
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09/29/11
Untitled Proposal 15048 by sustainablehero
real life superhero Sustainable Energy Man will raise $ 1 trillion for solar and wind and geothermal energy. From movies, tv, products ect.
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09/29/11
Untitled Proposal 15046 by carbontracker
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09/29/11
Untitled Proposal 15031 by cleanergie
CLEAN ENERGY ARCHITECTURE - The future is NOW. Innovation and self reliance creates an engine of global environmental and economic recovery.
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09/28/11
Untitled Proposal 15014 by serol1971
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09/22/11
Untitled Proposal 14628 by roymahoff
UREF
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08/27/11
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