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CoLab Talk: COP17 and Rio+20 Intersessional
December 7, 2011

Get Involved with Policymakers and Innovators

December is a busy time for policymakers. Right now, COP 17 is taking place in Durban, South Africa. Next week, the side events leading up to Rio+20 Conference for Sustainable Development will be taking place in New York City. As a result, it is a busy time at the CoLab. Check out these events with which we are involved and offer your support and insight:

“Achieving Implementation—Accountability, Engagement and Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation,” December 16, 2011, United Nations, New York City. As Rio+20 approaches, the Prepcom will be holding meetings at which organizations will present their work on climate change action strategies. The CoLab will have 1.5 hours, along with the other presenters, to contribute its ideas about multi-stakeholder cooperation.

U.K. Youth Climate Coalition Durban Dares from November 28, 2011 to December 9, 2011.  A collaborator with the CoLab, the UKYCC, is attending COP17 and making sure its youth delegates have their voices heard by the attending countries. During COP17, the UKYCC is challenging the global community with Durban Dares where you can do your individual part for the health of the environment.

Green Innovators in Business Network’s (GIBN) Third Annual Boston Solutions Lab on December 8, 2011. The Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Climate Change and Energy Solutions and DIG IN are convening a conference on green innovation at the Microsoft New England Research Center. Staff at the Center for Collective Intelligence, the organization where the CoLab is designed and managed, will be attending. If it interests you, please join in this exciting day.

Contribute to the design of the 2012 Contest

The 2012 contest will have a new format and technology. Read about the proposed changes here. One of our goals is for the community to be involved in the evolution of our tool, through a series of activities, but in the meantime, contribute your ideas.