UN Climate Talks in Poland Enter “Second Life”

Timothy B. Hurst — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:39:26 +0000

I don’t mess around in the virtual world of Second Life. I have enough trouble keeping up with the responsibilities my first. And I don’t really understand what goes on in Second Life or why people spend real money to purchase things for their virtual existence. That said, you should really check out this Second Life tour of the United Nations COP14 global climate talks going on right now in Poznan, Poland. Developed by the Polish company Servicetek, it’s actually a very neat representation. Watch it:

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And maybe someone can tell me more about Second Life, how you use it, and how it might be used in the setting of environmental politics.

Even in Absentia, Obama Attracts Attention at Global Climate Talks in Poland

Timothy B. Hurst — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:40:16 +0000

Some 9,000 delegates, activists and researchers assembled in Poznan, Poland on Monday, for the opening of the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP14). The meeting is the fourth of its kind this year. And even though the U.S. delegation will be comprised of the outgoing Bush team, the pending change in American leadership is palpable in Poznan as global climate conferees see the potential of president-elect Barack Obama ushering in a new era of U.S. leadership on the environment.

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UN Climate Talks in Poland Enter “Second Life”

Even in Absentia, Obama Attracts Attention at Global Climate Talks in Poland