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Banda larga universal até 2013
Os ministros das Telecomunicações dos 27 Estados membros da União Europeia querem que todos os cidadãos do espaço comunitário tenham acesso à banda larga até ao ano de 2013
UE quer que todos os europeus tenham acesso à Internet em 2013
O anúncio foi feito hoje no final de uma reunião entre os ministros da tutela dos 27 dedicada a debater a agenda digital da Europa, para o período entre 2010 e 2015.
Para cumprir esta meta, os governantes comprometeram-se a aprovar propostas «baseadas no mercado e que apoiem a competitividade sempre que seja possível».
No final do encontro, os ministros apresentaram um documento que irá servir de base para agenda digital para 2010-2015, que terá como objectivo permitir que «a Europa possa sair da actual crise com uma economia digital mais forte, mais competitiva e mais aberta, e capaz de impulsionar o crescimento e inovação europeus», lê-se nesse documento.
Além do acesso universal à banda larga, os ministros presentes na reunião abordaram as redes de nova geração, políticas para melhorar o pluralismo na Internet, a privacidade e os direitos dos cibernautas europeus e tornar o sector das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação mais verde. Sol
12.15.2009
UN brings voices of people suffering impact of global warming to World leaders
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World leaders arriving at the United Nations conference in Copenhagen this week will be greeted with over 100 real-life stories demonstrating the devastating impact global warming has on lives and livelihoods of people around the world.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) installed the UN Climate Wall over the weekend - high-tech touch-screens broadcasting the sights and sounds of a changing climate - near the conference hall where the majority of the world's heads of State and Government will embark on high-level negotiations to reach an agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The urgency of a definitive and fair climate deal is the underlying theme of the strong messages posted on the UN Climate Wall by scientists, civil society representatives, political and business leaders, public figures, UN officials and ordinary people, UNEP said in a news release.
“Reaching an agreement in Copenhagen is a political and moral imperative,” said Satinder Bindra, UNEP Director of Communications and Public Information.
“The lives of millions have already been impacted by climate change. Millions
UNRIC Cool Planet - Global warming and Copenhagen
UNRIC Cool Planet - Global warming and Copenhagen
UN online tool allows people to track nations’ pledges on climate change
segunda-feira, 14 de Dezembro de 2009, 07:08:52 | dahlvik@unric.org (Asa Dahlvik)
People around the world can now keep tabs on countries’ promises and proposals on combating climate change, thanks to a new online tool launched Friday by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The Climate Pledge Tracker was launched today in Copenhagen, Denmark, where nations are currently meeting with the aim of agreeing on an ambitious new agreement.
The new programme will be updated as new proposals are made in the Danish capital, and it compares and consolidates all pledges made to date with the goal of keeping global temperature rise at or under 2 degrees centigrade from pre-industrial levels.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that to stave off the worst effects of climate change, industrialized countries must slash greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020, and that global emissions must be halved by 2050.
The tracking system, which will continue to be operational after the Copenhagen conference ends, currently lists the pledges and proposals from 25 countries – including developing economies such as China, India and Costa Rica – and the European Union’s 27 Member States.
It estimates that if the most ambitious existing pledges are fully realized, including with financial support for developing countries, the world would be on track to achieve emissions reductions of 47.5 billion tons by 2020, which is close to what is required to give the world a 50 per cent chance of meeting the 2 degrees centigrade temperature target.UN News
12.12.2009
'Dark Angel' a tribute film to Sophie Lancaster
In August 2007, 20 year old Sophie Lancaster was kicked to death, simply for dressing differently. As a brand that promotes the right to experiment and self-express through the way you look, Illamasqua is committed to changing attitudes towards subcultures.
In tribute to Sophie, Illamasqua has commissioned ‘Dark Angel’ – a short film by award-winning director Fursy Teyssier, that’s a haunting rendition of Sophie’s story, featuring the music of iconic British band, Portishead.
The film launches on MTV on 26th November – Sophie’s birthday.
As a result, the Sophie Lancaster Foundation hopes to generate £500,000 to fund national youth workshops on tolerance. But they can only deliver this essential education programme with your help.
Please show your support and watch the film. We’re hoping to reach 1,000,000 hits, so forward the link and help us spread the message
Or follow these links
http://www.youtube.com/sophiefoundation
http://www.illamasqua.com/sophie/
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