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• 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
  • 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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