MEET THE AUTHORS OF STATE OF WORLD 2002!
JOIN US FOR OUR SECOND ONLINE WORLDWATCH DISCUSSION
TOPIC: STATE OF THE WORLD 2002, CHAPTER 2, "MOVING THE CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA FORWARD"

DATE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002
TIME: 12:00-13.00 EASTERN STANDARD TIME         17:00-18:00 GMT
WHERE: worldwatch.org/live
WHO: SETH DUNN, CHAPTER CO-AUTHOR (WITH CHRISTOPHER FLAVIN)
SOFTWARE/HARDWARE: THE DISCUSSION WILL RUN OFF RECENT BROWSERS. YOU WILL NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE.

On Friday January 25, the Worldwatch Institute will present the second in a series of eight online discussions with the authors of State of the World 2002. Each week through March 8 from 12:00-13:00 EST (17:00-18:00 GMT), one chapter author will be available to talk with you and answer your questions. (See schedule below).

This week's guest is Seth Dunn, co-author of Chapter 2, "Moving the Climate Change Agenda." The world has not stood still in the decade since the signature and ratification of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. Rather, the science, economics, business, and politics of the climate issue have evolved. This chapter looks back on the climate treaty's first decade, examines its growing pains under the Kyoto Protocol, and explores the potential obstacles to its further development.

To join the discussion, just point your browser to
http://www.worldwatch.org/live. You will not need any special software or hardware to participate. The format is question-and-answer. You submit your question by typing in the "Question" box, and your question goes into a queue. As the session gets underway, you will see the first question and an answer from Gary on the page. These questions and answers will scroll automatically, so you do NOT have to keep refreshing the page in order to keep up with the discussion.

The page will be officially "open" at 11 AM EST (16:00 GMT) so that you can submit questions in advance. You will not see any text on your discussion pages until the discussion starts at 12:00 noon EST (17:00 GMT). The discussion will run for one hour.

DISCUSSION SCHEDULE FOR STATE OF THE WORLD 2002 -- Every Friday from January 18 to March 8 from 12:00-13:00 EST (17:00-18:00 GMT) --

January 25--Seth Dunn, Chapter 2, "Moving the Climate Change Agenda Forward"

February 1--Brian Halweil, Chapter 3, "Farming in the Public Interest"

February 8--Lisa Mastny, Chapter 5, "Redirecting International Tourism"

February 15--Anne Platt McGinn, Chapter 4, "Reducing Our Toxic Burden"

February 22--Michael Renner, Chapter 7, "Breaking the Link Between Resources and Repression"

March 1--Brian Halweil and Danielle Nierenberg, Chapter 6, "Rethinking Population, Improving Lives

March 8--Hilary French, Chapter 8, "Reshaping Global Governance

For transcripts of previous discussions, go to the archive section at:
http://www.worldwatch.org/live

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