4th International Conference on Environmental Education

The 4th International Conference on Environmental Education started on 24th November, 2007 in Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad, India. It was hosted by the Government of India and co- sponsored by the UNESCO and UNEP.

Over fifteen hundred participants from ninety seven countries came together to attend the conference. There were eight plenary sessions and thirty working group sessions. The outcomes of these participatory sessions were fused to form the final declaration of the conference. The event ended on 28th November, 2007 with the final declaration which was endorsed by the participants. The Founder & CEO of Worldview impact was invited to speak on a plenary on: Addressing Climate Change Concerns on 27th November 2007 where he urged policy-makers and educators at the conference to create green jobs for young social entrepreneurs in the developing world in order to flight climate change while contributing to their local economies.

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United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali

The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, took place at the Bali International Convention Centre and brought together more than 10,000 participants, including representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and the media. The two week period included the sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, its subsidiary bodies as well as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. A ministerial segment in the second week concluded the Conference. The conference culminated in the adoption of the Bali roadmap, which charts the course for a new negotiating process to be concluded by 2009 that will ultimately lead to a post-2012 international agreement on climate change. Ground-breaking decisions were taken which form core elements of the roadmap. They include the launch of the Adaptation Fund as well as decisions on technology transfer and on reducing emissions from deforestation. These decisions represent various tracks that are essential to achieving a secure climate future.

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London School of Economics Entrepreneurs training workshop in London

The LSE Entrepreneurs hosted a group of 30 students from Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, UK and US on Friday the 15th of February to meet with three London startups. The Founder & CEO of Worldview Impact was one of the speakers who was invited to talk to these Masters students from from 2 hours from 2 - 4pm at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As a social entrepreneur Bremley shared his views on starting up a Social Enterprise in the UK that is working to protect the environment and improve the livelihoods of the poor in developing countries.

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All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group Meeting on Reduced Emissions from deforestation and degradation in London

Colin Challen MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group (APPCCG) invited the Founder & CEO of Worldview Impact to a meeting on REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), in conjunction with ODI (Overseas Development Institute) and GCP (Global Canopy Programme) on Tuesday 19th February, 3-5pm in Committee Room 11 at the House of Commons. The meeting focussed on the progress made on REDD at the recent Bali COP and on key questions in the development of REDD over the next two years and how challenges relating to the politics and practical implementation of REDD policies and projects might be resolved. Participants were reminded that "if we lose tropical forests, we will lose the fight against climate change” (Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, speaking in Bali.)

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