ChinaDialogue: Latest responses to Witnessing the climate campaign

The two tracks that legs are walking on

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:54:40 +0000

(1) Reduce pollution and reduce carbon related industry (official channel) (2) Reduce the warming and protect water, humanity moves together (the power of the people)

This is extremely urgent….the change in temperature is enough proof to show that humans created climate change. Survival is the way. Restart “Earth’s New Engineering Project” Popular climate researcher

[TRANSLATED] Help the world to have a little more time

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:27:31 +0000

We suggest that the international community should pass a law to ban the use of ground water and to make all-out efforts to slow down the ice-melting process.... -----The Service Community of New Ideas for Mankind

期待哥本哈根会议从根本解决全球气候变暖问题

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:56:05 +0000

地球人承受高温是有限的.供给人类食粮的植物耐温更有限！饮用水的最后只怕是只能靠淡化海水！人类进化至今并非只能应对！········

Not the right approach

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:05:18 +0000

To the author of 7, I agree that climate change is a big problem and we need to address its root problems. But using exclamation points and calling it a matter of life and death is not going help us change behavior. Survival instincts like "flight or fight" response last for a few minutes so it's overly dramatic and not helpful to talk about climate change in terms of life or death. For more tips http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/RulesOfTheGame.pdf

[TRANSLATED] Treat the symptoms and tackle the causes of climate change

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:24:10 +0000

Current measures aimed at tackling climate change treat the symptoms but do not address the root causes! If we don't change this immediately this crisis will completely destroy all of humanity! ....... I expect that international experts, scholars and decision makers will soon accept that when it comes a matter of life or death, survival or extinction of the human race, there is no going back!!!! ..... (Translated by Jodie Gardiner)

A wonderful article

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:17:43 +0000

What a delightful report! Thank you, Yuan Weijian -- and chinadialogue -- for such a refreshing and interesting article. It comes from a perspective we hear too little of. All good wishes, and I hope we will see more articles like this in Cooler Living. -- Matty

Thanx

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:37:03 +0000

Hello Weijian (I cannot pronounce your name properly, but I hope I can write it;) thanx for the article for some moments I was back there with you :) - fixing the tent thanx for your words - it made the memories of the cold place a bit warmer Isabella

[TRANSLATED] NGO?!

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:49:10 +0000

I write a question mark and an exclamation point after NGO to express two meanings. Firstly, governments are the inseparable parts behind the intergovernmental agreement on climate change, but NGOs are active outside the governmental negotiations no matter the negotiations are for the WTO, who is dominating the world trade. The Kyoto protocol decides the future of this planet, or a new agreement that might be reached in the COP15. What are they trying to do? What are their requests? What is the difference between them and the governments? Can they have any effect on the negotiations between governments? These are the prerequisite questions needed to be answered by NGOs and us. Secondly, I sign the function of environmental NGOs. Their surging willingness contrast the oppressive or even boring negotiations between governments! Their resolve to promote justice and equality and prove the cheatings in the intergovernmental negotiations! Their volunteer participation reveal the cowardice and inabilities of governments! NGOs, as well as the people of this planet, will be the masters who will really achieve any agreement that links to the future of the earth. Li Wei Translated by Ming Li

The Psychlotherapist

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:05:55 +0000

That is such an insightful, warm and honest article - speaking from deep in the Chinese but also human condition. In Europe we may be able to act in more direct ways - but still, like most Chinese, the Europeans cannot risk hearing what is being said about the catastrophe which is, I am afraid, heading our way. When and how, not if. And how DOES one truly get that message heard? Probably through honesty and personal struggle, just like in this article. From an old China hand, thanks.

Response to climate change

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:16:01 +0000

Hi! It's interesting to read an article from a Chinese perspective. I'm greatly interested in climate change and its global effects. China does create an enormous amount of CO2 pollution from coal burning. This coal pollution that is imported from Canada, is redirected through the trade winds of the Pacific back to Canada. The Chinese government must take leadership on clean energy. Hopefully the western countries will also take a leading role and inspire other countries to do the same. Recent studies show that Peyronie's disease is caused by excess exposure to greenhouse gases. All that can be done for now is to have a look at the new technologies that have alternative remedies for Peyronie's.