Since 1992 the World Bank has poured $20 billion into 300 dirty fossil fuel energy projects that over their lifetime will produce an incredible 40 billion tons of Carbon Dioxide- as much as the ENTIRE WORLD EMISSIONS FOR TWO YEARS.

(50 YEARS) WB CLIMATE DESTRUCTION: 9 YEARS OF FOSSIL FUEL LOANS

For Release October 29, 2001

NEW DATABASE CALCULATES LIFETIME GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NINE YEARS OF WORLD BANK FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS

First-of-its-kind resource catalogues $20 billion in dirty energy projects since 1992

REPORTS FROM THE RISING TIDE UK GATHERING
13/14 OCTOBER 2001
A weekend of inspiration, meeting people and sharing experiences

HIGH CONSUMPTION LIFESTYLES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Rising Tide Gathering Workshop notes- October 2001

WHAT IS LIFESTYLE CONSUMPTION?

This workshop defines lifestyle as "products and services consumed as part of an individual’s day to day life and over which he or she has a degree of choice regarding product, quantity and price ". Each person’s lifestyle is therefore developed by themselves in daily negotiation with the wider society and the consumer market.

By this definition. an individual’s lifestyle consumption is composed of:

Risingtide gathering October 2001: Manchester

Notes from PLATFORM discussion as part of workshop 2, Sunday

1. The question was raised as to how much leverage the other companies in the web have on Shell or BP Vs how much leverage Shell/BP have on them?

2. Springing from this: Should we target the central hub or the periphery of the web for most effective campaigning/actions.

REPORT OF THE RISING TIDE GATHERING 13-14TH OCTOBER 2001
with reports, attachments, contacts and links

Contents

SATURDAY:

Protests - 20 September
Oxford Rising Tide Group - Critical Mass bicycle protest, Manchester Rising Tide Group - Critical Mass AND an evening of videos, information and inspiration