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Focus the Nation will stream a free, live, interactive webcast called The 2% SOLUTION. Join Stanford University climate scientist, Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins and green jobs pioneer Van Jones and youth climate leaders, for a discussion of global warming solutions. Audiences can weigh in with cell phone voting. Our goal is 10,000 screenings—and a change in the course of history. If you haven't already, SIGN UP now to sponsor a Focus the Nation event. You can also download the DISCUSSION GUIDE.
High school and middle school teams can host a showing at their auditorium; or teachers can assign the first half of the web cast as homework on Wednesday night, and then—since the event will be archived- follow-up with a showing of segments in class on Thursday. Faith groups can participate from places of worship, and individuals can even host a showing in their living room. College and university Focus teams will watch the web cast to kick off their Focus the Nation. The 2% Solution presents an incredible opportunity for the entire country, at thousands of sites, to participate in a serious discussion of global warming solutions—and economic opportunities—on one evening next January 30th.(DOWNLOAD THE 2% SOLUTION POSTER AND CUSTOMIZE FOR YOUR EVENT)
Produced with the support of the National Wildlife federation, and hosted on Earth Day Network TV, the webcast will be broadcast live from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Americans understand that global warming is real, and here now. They are ready for this serious discussion of how to solve it, and at the same time, revitalize our communities and our economy.
To screen The 2% Solution, all that will be required will be a computer with internet access, a projector and a screen. If you would like to test your system now, visit Earth Day Network TV, and view one of their currently available programs. There is no charge to access and show the program, but to receive screening details, you must SIGN UP to host an event. Join us for this history-making, interactive component of Focus the Nation’s National Teach-in.
To hold global warming to the low end of 3-4 degrees F will require cuts in global warming pollution in the developed countries by more than 80% below current levels by 2050. Put another way, we need to cut roughly 2% of current emission levels a year for the next forty years. The webcast will revolve around the question: can we as a nation get on to this path, and cut global warming pollution 2% a year for the next decade? If so, what would it take?
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