Contents

Overview

Climate Science and Politics

• Basic Introduction to Greenhouse Warming
• The Risks of Surprises due to Climate Feedback Processes
• The Scale of Emissions Reduction Required
• Solutions to the Problem
• The Climate Convention Process

Ecobalance of the "Climate Train"

• (Global warming impact of journey Europe - Japan by train+boat compared to flying)
• Train and Ferry:
• Calculation method
• Data for energy used by Trans-Siberian
• Results of the calculations
• Aircraft and global warming
• Specific energy consumption
• Greenhouse effects of other pollutants
• Summarizing results
• Additional Notes
• Policy Options to Solve the problem
• Technical Improvements
• Regulation of Emissions
• Charges on Emissions

How the "Climate Train" came about

• Ben Matthews tells the story of how it came to be organised
• Early ideas
• Settling the route and arranging meetings
• Finding people to join us
• Finding money
• Obtaining visas
• Why "Scientists for Global Responsibility" became the key organisation
• Final details
• Note about the email discussion list

The Participants of the Climate Train

Schedule of the Climate Train

Map of the route

Life on the Climate Train

• On Trains across Russia
• General Impressions
• Food on the train
• Communication while travelling
• Crossing the border
• Life in China
• On the Ferry
• Kobe and Bicycle journey
• In our Temple in Kyoto
• Workshops while Travelling
• Mobile Meetings
• Finding a common climate policy for the COP

Climate Meetings with Local People along the Route

• Berlin
• Warsaw
• Moscow
• Novosibirsk Conference
• Beijing
• Conference in Agrometeorological Institute
• Meeting with "Friends of Nature"
• Kobe Genki Village

Climate train contribution to COP3

• Lobbying inside the Convention
• Introduction
• The Climate Train Stall
• Climate Train Presentation on 1st December
• International day of action on air-travel
• Climate Train Statement to COP3
• Other Activities in the COP
• Meetings with Ministers
• Contraction and Convergence
• The Risks of Climate Engineering
• Climate Train Activities in Kyoto city

Summary of the Kyoto protocol

Media Reporting of the Climate Train

• Press Releases
• Summary of media coverage
• Coverage in Newspapers and Journals
• Television and Radio Coverage
• Film of The Climate Train

Future projects inspired by the Climate Train

• Siberian Scientists For Global Responsibility
• The Climate Ship
• Telepresence
• "Ecotravel" book

Funding and budget

• Income
• Expenditure
• Summary
• Travel costs
• Non-travel costs
• Donations in kind
• Voluntary work
• Comment on the cost of rail travel

Bureaucratic Barriers to sustainable travel

• Russian Visas
• Chinese visas
• Japanese visas
• Other visa issues

Evaluation and conclusion

• Did we meet the specific aims of the Climate Train?
• Some personal views from participants
• What did the participants feel they achieved and how has the Climate Train inspired them?
• What prevented us from achieving more?
• Some new personal perspectives on Climate Change after the experience of the Climate Train
• What Did the Climate Train Think of COP 3?
• Conclusion: Did we help to "Save the Climate"?

Acknowledgements

Contact Information

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