World Class Wiki

 '''Welcome to the World Class Wiki; an inclusive online collaborative community which everyone can edit! Individuals will need to come together and form a group committeding to learning, sharing and building. Solving the problems and challenges facing humanity today requires a new era of transparency and dialogue. The World Class Wiki will be one of the tools for facilitating this communication.''' So pull up a seat and join the World Class. Just remember; You're not just the student, you're the teacher too! Recent Edits - Newest Pages - Administration - Category Index



Down to basics
The World Class is a new mentality about social dynamics and how we share information. Sometimes we talk about breaking down the walls of our classrooms or cubicles to create a more integrated, cross-disciplinary working atmosphere. But in a globalized society that still leaves your information sharing very localized. We need a new way of sharing information, where everyone can contribute openly and transparently. There is no greater resource for such an ostentatious goal than a wiki. If you need proof just look at Wikipedia.

Unlike Wikipedia, who's goal is to share information without bias, the World Class Wiki has an applicable focus: We must use this platform of sharing information to create an international network of individuals all committed to developing a sustainable future for humanity. This network will undoubtedly take many shapes and forms (facebook, linkedin, twitter, etc.). We will use the World Class Wiki as a database for all of the information and resources the World Class amalgamates. As the World Class grows, the wiki will as well.

"Developing a sustainable future? But I'm not an environmentalist..."
And that's ok ! Sustainability is so much more than balancing the relationship between the natural biological and ecological world and humanity. It means creating a world where we rethink how humans interact with one another, as well as the environment.


 * Should we measure the progress of our nations through GDP, or the quality of life?
 * What would the perfect health care system look like?
 * Should we be spending as much as we do on our nations' militaries, or is there a better use of those funds?
 * Better yet do we need to continue fighting between nations, or is there a better way to fulfill our needs?
 * How will we feed another 2 billion people over the next 50 years?
 * Even if climate change is cyclical how will we compensate for the hundreds of millions of displaced refugees as sea level climbs?
 * And then there is the possibility of climate change being of human creation; how do we fix what we've created?

The answers to the questions which we seek will not be found overnight. In fact it could take a very long time. But we need to start somewhere. We need to start learning together. Isn't that why you go to school? We need to stop thinking about our world in terms of national borders or ethnicity. It's time to create a new class of people.

So sit down, join the world class, listen to what's being taught and start your own dialogue.

Campaigns

 * How Green Is My Town

News & Articles

 * A Grim Energy Report Sets Stage for Climate Negotiations - NYTimes.com The revised forecast by the International Energy Agency came with a warning that governments must soon tackle climate change by curbing energy demand.
 * Obama calls for climate pact with 'immediate' effect. US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the United States and China want next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen to culminate in a global accord that has "immediate operational effect."
 * ‘Cleantech’ could be economy’s next boom: Momentum around clean energy reminds some of Internet’s early days The U.S. economy sure could use the Next Big Thing. Something on the scale of railroads, automobiles or the Internet — the kind of breakthrough that emerges every so often and builds industries, generates jobs and mints fortunes.
 * Hummer Is a ‘Garbage Brand’: China's top climate-change negotiator makes a case that his country is gearing up for the December summit in Copenhagen. In September at the United Nations, Chinese President Hu Jintao said that, by 2020, China would reduce carbon emissions by a "notable margin." Contrary to the popular notion that China is anything but green, Hu's speech may be backed up with action. It coincided with accelerated efforts to spend $713 million on "green" initiatives, such as the country's first "zero-emissions city" in Gansu province. It is a significant move as the Chinese government prepares for the worldwide climate-change conference that will take place in Copenhagen this December. But how seriously should the world take Chinese initiatives? NEWSWEEK's Melinda Liu talked to Su Wei, Beijing's top climate-change negotiator at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to ask about China's official thinking on Copenhagen—and why Hummer is a "garbage brand."
 * Environmental Economics: Think a tree is just a tree? Think again. A new United Nations study puts dollar signs on the services nature provides. With its legs buried underwater, the mangrove is a case study in evolutionary biology. Found mostly in coastal areas in the tropics, mangroves are essentially low-growing trees that blanket shallow waters with their roots. To small animals, the structures provide a haven and a food source. To the coastlines, they reduce the impact of raucous waves that could wash away beaches. Calculating what they do for humans, however, is a more dubious pursuit. They're nice to look at and cushion the impact of tsunamis, but if they disappeared, would there be a net loss?
 * President Obama today unveiled key details of the U.S. negotiation position headed into next month's global warming talks in Copenhagen, including a provisional greenhouse gas emissions target for 2020 "in the range of 17 percent below 2005 levels" and a new itinerary that includes a personal appearance during the opening days of the U.N. conference.

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference feed from Guardian.co.uk: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/copenhagen/rss|short|max=5

Feeds
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Blogs


News
[China Holds Firm on Major Issues in Obama's Visit]

Events

 * Climate Change Conference Simulation

Poll of the Month
Do you think a treaty will come out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference? Yes No

Forum
World Class Forum

Important Links

 * Official site for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. &lt;/div&gt;