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MobileActive08

A Global Summit about
Mobile Technology for Social Impact
October 13-15, 2008
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Wireless Technology for Social Change
Read the new report on trends in mobile use by NGOs:
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The report was commissioned by the UN Foundation/Vodafone Group Foundation Partnership and written by Katrin Verclas and Sheila Kinkade.
 

Mobile Games About Climate Change

June 2, 2008 | CorinneRamey
file under:
climate change, edutainment, environment, mobile games, zmq

Within the next few months, ZMQ Software Systems will be launching new mobile games to educate people about climate change as part of its Connect2Climate initiative. The first three games that ZMQ will release are called Polar Teddy Quiz, Mission Lighting, and DeCarbonator. On their website, ZMQ explains why they choose to use mobile phones for the games:

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mobGAS

file under:
climate change, Energy Conservation and Green Living, EU, greenhouse gases
operates in:
Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

contact:
http://mobgas.jrc.ec.europa.eu/mobgas/app/news/listnews.po;jsessionid=JITnK5LbezaaHHqNAT_mGaO8

MobGAS is a mobile phone application that provides the user with a detailed image of their daily emissions of Greenhouse Gases. The application, developed by scientists in the European Union, tracks the emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane based on information on daily activities entered by the user. Users can enter the information on a website and then compare their emissions with national and international averages.

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References / Past Projects

MobGAS is an original idea developed by the KAM group at the JRC from European Commission, Italy and implemented by MobiComp©, Portugal.



Tracking Greenhouse Gases on your Mobile

November 30, 2007 | CorinneRamey
file under:
climate change, greenhouse gases, mobile applications

A new mobile application, mobGAS, can be used to track individual emissions of greenhouse gases. The application, developed by scientists in the European Union, tracks the emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane based on information on daily activities entered by the user. Users can enter the information on a website and then compare their emissions with national and international averages.

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Greenpeace UK

file under:
climate change, deforestation, disarmament, Energy Conservation and Green Living, environment, Environment and Ecology, global warming, oceans, peace, Peace, War, and Conflict Resolution, whales, whaling
operates in:
United Kingdom

contact:
Canonbury Villas London N1 2PN United Kingdom http://www.greenpeace.org.uk

Using mobile phones in direct actions to record images and video (see our moblog profile).

Using a text-for-info service to recruit new supporters and sending out campaign alerts via SMS.

References / Past Projects

Greenpeace stands for positive change through action. We defend the natural world and promote peace.

We investigate, expose and confront environmental abuse by governments and corporations around the world.

We champion environmentally responsible and socially just solutions,including scientific and technical innovation.

Greenpeace does not solicit or accept funding from governments, corporations or political parties. Greenpeace neither seeks nor accepts donations which could compromise our independence, aims, objectives or integrity. Greenpeace relies on the voluntary donations of individual supporters, and on grant-support from foundations.