Adding monetary value to CO2
This is an overview of the carbon credit system as it was formalized in Kyoto (1997). The aim is to understand what we can learn from this system with respect to proposing an eco currency. Both try to introduce a non-material good into the financial market in order to keep it from being overrun by current economy.
Tonight at the Eco-Currency Night four programs will be shown about inspirations, backgrounds and economical scenarios. Tonight we will show:
The Ecosystem Marketplace, a project of Forest Trends, is a leading source of news, data, and analytics on markets and payments for ecosystem services (such as water quality, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity). We believe that by making accessible information on policy, finance, regulation, science, business, and other market-relevant factors, markets for ecosystem services will one day become a fundamental part of our economic system, helping give value to environmental services that, for too long, have been taken for granted.
Hans Rosling talks at TED about the difference about the way we think of the world and how it really is. He says that the traditional we (Western countries) and them (Third world countries) attitude is not a correct model of reality anymore.
Yochai Benkler explains using many examples emerging on the internet that collaboration is much stronger than traditional organizations. In an information economy in which we live, it’s a very powerful fact that almost anyone in this most advanced economy has a computer. Benkler argues that a computer is in fact the one most important building blocks in this economy, opening up the way to true collaboration in a what he calls ‘open source economics’.
Cut down forest on Indonesian Borneo
In order to develop poorer areas, the Brazilian government has been stimulating agriculture in some remote and forested areas until recently. Although the education and healthcare facilities have improved the lives of the local people, it has come with great natural depletion. Deforestation accounts for 70% of Brazils carbon emissions today.
The richness of the soil in these areas make for attractive farming of soy and palm oil for which there is a high demand in American, European and Chinese industries. Because people cut down their trees for economic reasons, it is necessary to provide them with a financial alternative.
A new way to view the world; ECO-mode, different areas tagged by amoebas
As nature is worth eco currency, there needs to be a system to assess the value of nature and to calculate how many eco’s nature is worth. A concept to truly and subjectively assess the value of nature is to use specially designed and grown amoebas.
Chris Martenson gives a crash course of US Economic history, and an alarming statement on current trends.
This is a series of videos by Chris Martenson, explaining the basics of United States/global economy. In just under three and a half hours he goes through the basic factors that formed the economy of today. He also gives a view on possibilities how to handle the resulting crisis. It is a worthwhile sit if one wants to grasp a basic understanding and everything is presented in a way that is also understandable by the average Joe. Downside to this simplicity that the video sometimes lacks depth and gives some very simplistic examples.
Getting the money to Alberto, which is explained in the previous post, is a nice idea. However, one can not assume to do this without having an overview of the context of the world and the (main) stakeholders that play a part in this plan. Although we have not yet have the full picture and by no means claim the to bring the complete truth to the matter, we have started with an enquiry that can start to explain some elements in the solution.
This chart visualizes our exploration of the context of the world in which the eco currency is to be introduced
In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning.
To reach a certain goal, it used to be the case to create an institute which would find the right people and make sure the goal is met. An interesting development, with most of its examples online, is what Clay Shirky calls cooperatives. These are groups of people who reach a goal through cooperation.