Having experienced the Bali Climate Change Conference first hand for almost two weeks, I am quite at loss as to exactly which aspect of it I should immortalize in words. I am innocently awed by the magnitude of stakeholders. All these 10,000 participants are busy doing something for climate change? That can’t be right, methinks. I sit in a corner and watch colourful people go by. I’ve never seen such variety since I was last did the UN building tour, and I couldn’t help but feel a tingle of excitement. My subsequent thoughts, apart from those related to my work of course, can be eloquently summarized in the following:
- Quick! Get the free merchandise.
- I hate Caucasian legs. It is not true that human beings were created equal.
- Ooh, I need to take pictures with the people dressed as polar bears!
- Omigod. That was Al Gore.
Apart from that, y’all can read in the newspapers. I’ll just leave you with a few handy tips on how to mitigate climate change. Yes, you can do it from your own backyard! I’m kidding. Don’t worry, I won’t pain you with the change-your-lightbulbs-and-walk-to-the-office routine you’ve heard too much of already. One of the leaflets did catch my eye though and I thought this would be useful and painless to share:
Eco-Driving: save fuel and save the climate!
Rule No. 1: Drive smoothly at a constant speed
Rule No. 2: Shift gears quickly to higher possible gear
Rule No. 3: Maintain high gear and low engine RPM (2500 RPM max)
Rule No. 4: Coast a lot
Rule No. 5: Decelerate smoothly
Rule No. 6: Avoid breaking abruptly
Rule No. 7: Aniticipate the traffic, look as far ahead as possible
Good luck implementing that in
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