Climate Change TV

A Solar Power Kick for Africa

climatechangetv — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:19:37 +0000

The World Future Council made it possible for football enthusiasts in the small non-electrified bush village of Oboadaka in Ghana to watch Ghana’s group games at the Football World Cup on a large screen. This unusual public viewing was powered by solar energy and came in conjunction with a workshop on renewable energy policies for sustainable African development. The WFC’s cooperation partner, Energiebau Sunergy Ghana Ltd., installed the solar panels to enable the viewing and give the village, its community and hospital, a permanent and reliable electricity supply.

UN REDD programme in action

climatechangetv — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:59:12 +0000

The video highlights the activities and value of the UN-REDD Programme at the national and global level, and includes interviews with representatives of the Programme, pilot and partner countries, donors and other REDD+ experts.

REDD Alert

climatechangetv — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:55:03 +0000

Could carbon become the developing world’s new cash crop? Tropical forests store a quarter of the earth’s carbon and suck in 15% of all the CO2 we emit each year. REDD, aims to make tropical forests more valuable as living, breathing ecosystems than if they are cleared for farmland. Earth Report travels to the vast rainforests of Africas Congo Basin, to find out if forests can realistically pay their way as global carbon stores and who exactly will benefit.

Burning bush

climatechangetv — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:48:51 +0000

Forest fires raging across Central Kalimantan have destroyed vital peat swamp forests – and exacerbated climate change. “Underground fire is particularly difficult to stop, because it’s embers, not flames,” says Dr Suwido Limin, an Indonesian expert in tropical peat swamp forest. Travelling with Dr Limin, this edition of Earth Report explored the fallout from the conflagration, and assessed the full scale of the disaster.

Earth Report travelled to Indonesia where fires have layed waste to vast areas of peat swamp forest. The world’s tropical forests store 25% of all terrestrial carbon and absorb 15% of our annual C02 emissions. But when those forests are cleared the tables are turned and forests emit CO2 rather than storing it. Scientists estimate that deforestation contributes up to 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Earth Report ‘Burning Bush’ was produced with the support of the UN-REDD Programme

Carbon offset – unchop a tree

climatechangetv — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:41:28 +0000

This art film, Unchopping a Tree, is part of the What is Missing? series, produced for COP15 during the Support REDD+ events, sponsored by the Coalition for Rainforest Nations. For more information on how you can help unchop a tree through carbon offset projects, please visit CarbonFund.org. For information on how you can support REDD, please visit UNDP.

Energy efficiency in Albania

climatechangetv — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:51:29 +0000

Droughts and floods have a great impact on Albania’s energy sector. Changes in weather have caused electrical power cuts, crop shortages and other problems at the main source of energy production – the River Drin. Currently, efforts are underway to address these challenges and improve resource use efficiency. The Government of Albania has made energy supply a main priority.

Principles of CDM – Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo

climatechangetv — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:29:47 +0000

All rights belong to German Ministry for Environment BMU, Brazilian Industry Association CNI, and GTZ Brasil.

This institutional film explains (in Portuguese with English subtitles), the principles for the CDM – Clean Development Mechanism. It gives a broad overview and key aspects observed by an industry planning to develop a CDM project. It was developed within the partnership between CNI (national Industry Confederation) and GTZ (German Technical Cooperation Agency), under the sponsorship of the BMU (German Ministery of Environment).

Este é um vídeo institucional sobre o MDL – Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo, ele engloba algumas considerações iniciais sobre o Protocolo de Quioto, e alguns dos aspectos principais a serem observados por uma empresa que deseje desenvolver um projeto de redução de emissões com fins de comercialização dos créditos. Este material foi desenvolvido no âmbito da parceria entre CNI (Confederação Nacional da Indústria) e a GTZ (Agência de Cooperação Técnica Alemã), com apoio do BMU (Ministério Alemão de Meio Ambiente).

Energy Supply in Albania

climatechangetv — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:41:45 +0000

Planting trees and controlling animal grazing

climatechangetv — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:28:22 +0000

In an effort to mitigate the long-term effects of climate change, the government of Albania and The Biocarbon Fund of The World Bank is reducing emissions that are generated by fossil fuels. As part of the Natural Resources Development Project, communities are planting trees and supporting a natural regeneration of forests and controlling animal grazing.

Planting trees in Albania

climatechangetv — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:27:41 +0000

Community-driven management of natural resources breathes new life for Albania’s forests. The Natural Resources Development Project focuses on improving land cultivation by stopping illegal logging, overgrazing and further degradation of natural resources. The World Bank and the Swedish Government are supporting the management, planning and investment in 240 communities.