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TIGed Climate Change continued
Earth Hour
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09eh
To celebrate Earth Hour—a movement across 74
countries to introduce the ideas of responsible
consumption through environmental education—we
encouraged individuals and groups from schools
across Canada to sign up and vote to turn off lights
in schools across the nation for an hour. Levels of
participation in Earth Hour were reported to world
leaders at the COP15 Conference in an effort to
influence future climate change policy and change the
course of the planet.
The COP15 Climate Change
Conference in Copenhagen
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09cop15 (part of Tread Lightly)
Our 120-member delegation presented an
insider's perspective on the happenings at
COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. From the
live webchat hosted from inside the conference
venue by Liam O'Doherty, the delegation's
head, to hourly coverage via tweets, group and
individual TIGblogs and member-shared media,
the TIGweb platform became the source for
up-to-date ideas and information on the biggest
climate change conference of 2009.
Carbon Footprint Learning Circles
http://carbonfootprints.tiged.org
In 2008-2009, a group of classrooms utilized the
collaborative functionality of the TIGed virtual
platform to create Carbon Footprint Learning
Circles. These were a set of online classrooms
enabling teachers and students around the world
to connect, meet and discuss steps to reducing
their own footprints through sustainable goals of
carbon reduction. Students explored the issue of
climate change with peers from around the world,
deepening their understanding of the issue,
creating and sharing digital media, and making
new friends.
"Internet technologies have allowed youth to connect, collaborate, and
coordinate strategies in preparation for the conference, and will be used
to effectively pressure decision makers at COP15 and beyond."
- Liam O'Doherty, 23, Canada
Liam O'Doherty presenting
Tread Lightly at COP15
