Outsourcing the Problem: Consumption, Climate and China
Public Interest Research Centre - Non-Profit - www.pirc.info
Help us reveal an untold scandal: how the West exports carbon emissions to countries like China - expecting them to pay for the impact of our consumption. We need an engaging animation to explain the problem - for which we'll provide research, a voiceover from George Monbiot, and promotion from ChinaDialogue. The animation will inform the public, inspire campaigners and give us a tool to lobby government to take responsibility.
AdminSimon A. Nurse
(Admin, Free Range Studios' Youtopia)
shared this idea
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Rita Whitcomb
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Certainly gets my vote, an important issue that needs highlighting and the collaboration with George Monbiot.
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Brian Orr
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Face the facts. Head in the sand always leads to tears.
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jennifer
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Yes - This is an important issue ... the animation project should be supported.
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Phil Butler
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PIRC merits full support for its' essential contributions to factual debate of climate change, particularly carbon issues
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Julian Sharp
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Yes
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Peter Jenner
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A story that needs greater exposure
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martin pennels
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I am currently in BC Canada. Having read today (wikipedia admittedly) that Canada has a per capita primary energy use of 427 mil/btu versus chinas 56 mil/btu I wonder how much worse that disparity would become if these ideas were included in these calculations.
In spite of the massive increase in chinas energy use in the last 20 years, how much better would their true energy consumption be if western nations manufacturing demands were correctly attributed? -
Belinda Haydon commented
get the message out there.
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Claire Jones
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An excellent idea.
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Dominique Perrissin
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a much needed piece of research!
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Bob Whitmarsh
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This seems to be a very laudable project. Few people know that in effect China emits over 4 tonnes CO2 p.a. for every person in western Europe because of the goods they manufacture for our 'consumption'.
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Leo Murray
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PIRC are the nuts, and Monbiot needs no introduction. We really need to get more votes for this.
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Robin Walter
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PIRC's work is outstanding and I have every confidence their work on outsourcing will be worthwhile.
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Helen Elliott
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Valuable organisation that provides good clear information. Great idea.
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Julie
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An important issues - get more attention will demonstrate the truth of the west's carbon consumption
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David Haley
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The cognitive dissonance displayed by governments and corporations on this issue needs to be exposed.
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Emily Miles commented
Great organisation. Deserves to win.
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David Hughes
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This is a vital issue, and one the Government doesn't seem to want to talk about. Only today a newspaper in my area carried a story about sorted recycled material being sent to China to return as manufactured products. This sort of thing has to stop, or at the very least the carbon emissions charged to the UK.
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Neil Lyons
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Could be crucial.
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Chris Holloway
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hope it wins