will the united nations support crowdsourcing sustainability
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Will the United Nations Support Crowdsourcing Sustainability
Crowdsourcing Sustainability
Crowdsourcing Sustainability -- Is That Even Possible?
● Jacob Scherr -- Director of Global Strategy & Advocacy Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
● UN Conference on Sustainable
Development ● Known as Rio+20 ● Designed to address that various
sustainability issues
At The Rio+20 Conference
● World leaders● Government officials● Private sector● NGOs ...coming together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection
Addressing Global Sustainability
● 190+ governments agree that a solid global sustainability plan will lead to a more prosperous future
● There have been a number of informal
sustainability meetings, at the UN headquarters in NYC
● Unfortunately, these meetings have
produced more frustration than actual value
What Seems To Be The Issue
● It’s impossible to negotiate a single sustainability plan for the entire planet
● Jacob Scherr explains that negotiations have
never worked before ● Jacob Scherr explains the UN must think
outside the box -- a new platform
The New Platform
● This new platform would be the foundation of all global sustainability goals
● This platform will not only encourage
stakeholders but hold them responsible ● Jacob Scherr states that this new work
process is -- crowdsourcing
What The Crowd Can Address
● Global warming ● Clean energy ● Preventing pollution ● Reviving the World’s oceans ● UN must take this work process seriously
What are your thoughts on the possible use of crowdsourcing all
global sustainability goals?
