Comments for Wisdom Of Clouds http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com Sustainability, technology and corporate responsibility Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Corruption in the UK not OK & WIKILEAKS by Boon http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/corruption-in-the-uk-not-ok-wikileaks/#comment-138 Boon Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:37:16 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/corruption-in-the-uk-not-ok-wikileaks/#comment-138 Some other pictures of the River Room are available at this post I found! http://www.london-insider.co.uk/2009/07/inside-river-room-house-of-lords-parliament/ Some other pictures of the River Room are available at this post I found!

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]]> Comment on Crisis Counseling: Is Climate Change the New Y2K? by jamesfarrar http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/crisis-counselling-is-climate-change-the-new-y2k/#comment-131 jamesfarrar Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:37:29 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-131 The broad definition is a real problem but its how the problem has been approached by McKinsey, GESI etc in SMART 2020 and now NGOs and policy makers have taken that lead. I think we will soon see sgmentation of delivery and expectation as people are educated. As for accounting -- I hear your point of view but if you look back at the Bali action plan in preparation for COP15 they have prioritized Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) as critical to the success opf agreeing a global deal and to implement it. Without MRV - simply put, the carbon market can't emerge and then you really are in tough territory. On Y2k -- I'm interested, There must be some good post mortem studies.?Its hard to believe it was all a hoax so there most be some contium between being irresponsible in doing nothing AND being duped into over investing in an exaggerated problem. The broad definition is a real problem but its how the problem has been approached by McKinsey, GESI etc in SMART 2020 and now NGOs and policy makers have taken that lead. I think we will soon see sgmentation of delivery and expectation as people are educated.

As for accounting — I hear your point of view but if you look back at the Bali action plan in preparation for COP15 they have prioritized Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) as critical to the success opf agreeing a global deal and to implement it. Without MRV – simply put, the carbon market can’t emerge and then you really are in tough territory.

On Y2k — I’m interested, There must be some good post mortem studies.?Its hard to believe it was all a hoax so there most be some contium between being irresponsible in doing nothing AND being duped into over investing in an exaggerated problem.

]]> Comment on Crisis Counseling: Is Climate Change the New Y2K? by vinnie mirchandani http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/crisis-counselling-is-climate-change-the-new-y2k/#comment-130 vinnie mirchandani Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:53:47 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-130 what's this broad expectation of "IT industry" to help the rest of the world? what can a storage or a virus check or hr vendor do to help an airline reduce emissions or a chemical company become greener? of course there are control systems, sensors etc - that part of our industry can help - and I am all for those solutions for my kids and yours sakes. But IT vendors which just help account for emissions or carbon footprints are not really solving global warming or other environmental challenges. They are adding to the cost. Which was my point. During Y2K plenty of IT vendors opportunistically took advantage of the panic - they did not re mediate much, but piled on. That is what I want to see avoided. what’s this broad expectation of “IT industry” to help the rest of the world? what can a storage or a virus check or hr vendor do to help an airline reduce emissions or a chemical company become greener? of course there are control systems, sensors etc – that part of our industry can help – and I am all for those solutions for my kids and yours sakes. But IT vendors which just help account for emissions or carbon footprints are not really solving global warming or other environmental challenges. They are adding to the cost. Which was my point. During Y2K plenty of IT vendors opportunistically took advantage of the panic – they did not re mediate much, but piled on. That is what I want to see avoided.

]]> Comment on Jason says: ‘Sustainability Bigots — Lies, Damn Lies and Green Statistics.’ Err, What? by jamesfarrar http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/jason-says-sustainability-bigots-lies-damn-lies-and-green-statistics-err-what/#comment-129 jamesfarrar Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:09:46 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-129 I'm note sure I see the connection to a libertarian position. Climate change is an imposition and I'm afraid the community has to decide to deal with it or not. On an embedded carbon basis I'm sure UK consumers consume a lot more than 1% from goods manufactired abroad. Climate change is also related to poverty and it will create more poverty from not dealing with it than dealing with it. I’m note sure I see the connection to a libertarian position. Climate change is an imposition and I’m afraid the community has to decide to deal with it or not. On an embedded carbon basis I’m sure UK consumers consume a lot more than 1% from goods manufactired abroad. Climate change is also related to poverty and it will create more poverty from not dealing with it than dealing with it.

]]> Comment on Jason says: ‘Sustainability Bigots — Lies, Damn Lies and Green Statistics.’ Err, What? by bob http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/jason-says-sustainability-bigots-lies-damn-lies-and-green-statistics-err-what/#comment-128 bob Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:43:01 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-128 Or imagine being fined 1000-00 pounds for dropping a cigarette end when your neighbour is tipping toxic waste into the street.The amount of money being spent on quangoes and study in a country that still has child poverty and people dying for lack of drugs is wrong.If GB reduced its energy use to 00zero the net effect would be less than 1% in world wide terms. Or imagine being fined 1000-00 pounds for dropping a cigarette end when your neighbour is tipping toxic waste into the street.The amount of money being spent on quangoes and study in a country that still has child poverty and people dying for lack of drugs is wrong.If GB reduced its energy use to 00zero the net effect would be less than 1% in world wide terms.

]]> Comment on Jason says: ‘Sustainability Bigots — Lies, Damn Lies and Green Statistics.’ Err, What? by Henry iii http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/jason-says-sustainability-bigots-lies-damn-lies-and-green-statistics-err-what/#comment-126 Henry iii Tue, 26 May 2009 00:17:07 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-126 I fully agree with measuring carbon footprints. If we have no measure, we would never know where we are or how to improve. Think about driving through a 25 MPH school zone with a speedometer that says you are going ?? MPH. You would land yourself with a ticket, while the officer will be glad to let you know how fast you were going. Now realize with carbon footprints, our planet is the officer. A stern voice from a cop may not be the highlight of your day, but I don't think mother nature uses words. I fully agree with measuring carbon footprints. If we have no measure, we would never know where we are or how to improve.

Think about driving through a 25 MPH school zone with a speedometer that says you are going ?? MPH. You would land yourself with a ticket, while the officer will be glad to let you know how fast you were going. Now realize with carbon footprints, our planet is the officer.

A stern voice from a cop may not be the highlight of your day, but I don’t think mother nature uses words.

]]> Comment on About by James Governor’s Monkchips » What Does Unilever Mean? A Tweet Story http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/about/#comment-82 James Governor’s Monkchips » What Does Unilever Mean? A Tweet Story Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:06:33 +0000 #comment-82 [...] Richard Cox of Salt, a PR company, and Duncan Williamson from SAP. I should say at this point that James Farrar, SAP’s vp for corporate citizenship, introduced me to Santiago a few months back. James is a [...] [...] Richard Cox of Salt, a PR company, and Duncan Williamson from SAP. I should say at this point that James Farrar, SAP’s vp for corporate citizenship, introduced me to Santiago a few months back. James is a [...]

]]> Comment on The Long TailTangled in Green by Print - not so green… « The Book is Dead http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-long-tailtangled-in-green/#comment-80 Print - not so green… « The Book is Dead Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:56:39 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-long-tailtangled-in-green/#comment-80 [...] for some more analysis and it seems I’m not alone. There’s a few voices here, here and here which dispute the ‘print is green’ argument. For the moment, I’m sticking with my [...] [...] for some more analysis and it seems I’m not alone. There’s a few voices here, here and here which dispute the ‘print is green’ argument. For the moment, I’m sticking with my [...]

]]> Comment on The Face of Integrity by nwabu http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/the-face-of-integrity/#comment-78 nwabu Wed, 07 May 2008 09:19:35 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/the-face-of-integrity/#comment-78 Nigeria has massive economic potential and it seems that the fundamental reform in the financial sector has at last freed the country from the stranglehold of the rapacious political elite who effectively bastardized fundamental institutions of governance in order to loot from the coffers of government. The story about Nigeria today is the growth of the non-oil sector which has behind it (to a certain level) all those banks that are now scaling up. In agriculture, the Zimbabwean farmers are finding out what those who actually visit Nigeria will see. Lots of arable land, sunshine and water and that is a reason why 20% of the African population is concentrated in that one country. The country has the ingredients to be a major agricultural producer with modern methods of irrigation, fertilizer usage and mechanization. That said Nigeria has fundamental infrastructure issues in particular power supply and one would hope that in the same way the FGN got out of the telecoms sector will be the same way they will get out of the power sector. Nigeria has the resources to generate sufficient power for its industries and really with the massive amount of manpower there is no reason why manufacturing and processing cannot be competitive with countries like China. Nigeria will get there the only question will be how long it takes for the private sector to overtake the fundamentally corrupt government and drive the whole development process from a standpoint of competition and efficiency. Nigeria has massive economic potential and it seems that the fundamental reform in the financial sector has at last freed the country from the stranglehold of the rapacious political elite who effectively bastardized fundamental institutions of governance in order to loot from the coffers of government. The story about Nigeria today is the growth of the non-oil sector which has behind it (to a certain level) all those banks that are now scaling up.

In agriculture, the Zimbabwean farmers are finding out what those who actually visit Nigeria will see. Lots of arable land, sunshine and water and that is a reason why 20% of the African population is concentrated in that one country. The country has the ingredients to be a major agricultural producer with modern methods of irrigation, fertilizer usage and mechanization.

That said Nigeria has fundamental infrastructure issues in particular power supply and one would hope that in the same way the FGN got out of the telecoms sector will be the same way they will get out of the power sector. Nigeria has the resources to generate sufficient power for its industries and really with the massive amount of manpower there is no reason why manufacturing and processing cannot be competitive with countries like China.

Nigeria will get there the only question will be how long it takes for the private sector to overtake the fundamentally corrupt government and drive the whole development process from a standpoint of competition and efficiency.

]]> Comment on The Cost of Going Green by Business » The Cost of Going Green Wisdom Of Clouds http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/the-cost-of-going-green/#comment-76 Business » The Cost of Going Green Wisdom Of Clouds Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:09:21 +0000 http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/the-cost-of-going-green/#comment-76 [...] Get the entire post from here. [...] [...] Get the entire post from here. [...]

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