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Art Aqua International Ltd. & Ralph T. Niemeyer
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An Economic Paradigm Shift To A Sustainable Society
The Subject: An Economic Paradigm Shift To A Sustainable Society ‘The world’s climate & economy ~ the inextricable link’ Art Aqua International Ltd.
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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Overview: Our world faces an imminent double barreled crisis ~ climate destabilization, the ensuing economic and geopolitical consequences. It is the biggest problem ever to face humanity and therefore also the biggest business opportunity in our history. Applying sound business practices, the solution is found in prudent ‘Risk Assessment’ and applying ‘Risk Management’ of worst, not best, case scenarios There has been a 100 year error in forecasting problems with the climate – it is now, not beyond 2100 as commonly believed. There has also been a 100 ppm error in tolerable levels of CO2. It is 350ppm or less, not >450ppm. The consequence is simply that we have lost the time to transition smoothly to a sustainable society.
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Overview: The current data from leading scientists prognosticates a temperature increase of 2OC by 2030 with the following consequences: (1) Worldwide failure of mass agriculture ~ leading to mass starvation. (2) Sea level rise of 25 meters in 2-3 decades ~ leading to mass displacement. (3) The potential breakdown of the eco system ~ leading to mass extinction. Failure to mitigate these circumstances will lead directly to the extinction of our species before the end of this century as further un-survivable temperature increases of 5-7OC are now forecast. The eco system would be destroyed as a direct consequence. The primary stakeholders are children and anyone who should live to 2030 and beyond. We have a moral obligation, and a UN mandate, to protect children. The troops, awaiting leadership and mass mobilization, are the youth of the world who have no vested interest in inheriting either a failed environment, or financial system. Immediate action is essential; in these circumstances relying on timely negotiations is tantamount to negligent suicide. Governments are too ponderous to solve problems of these dimensions; business, once mobilized with appropriate stimulus, is the only viable route to effective and timely solutions. This cogent point is the entire premise of the B4Morning plan.
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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Its’ All About The Risks:
B4Morning is not concerned with debating scientific minutia, it is concerned with identifying risk. Our analysis is founded in facts, evidence, and the overwhelming view of independent scientists.
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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Climate Risk Assessment:
Risk: 2012 Climate Destabilized When the polar ice cap’ melts out’, in part of the summer around 2012, the world’s weather patterns will rapidly change. The consequence will be the rapid and progressive failure of mass agriculture, billions starving, and geopolitical chaos. As we approach this tipping point the evidence of what will happen is overwhelming. ‘Click’ on the inset jpg opposite for proof. 100% Transition Measures Required 2007 2017 2027 2037 2047
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Climate Risk Assessment:
Risk: 2017 Catastrophic Run-Away Climate Change Approached Risk: 2012 Climate Destabilized 100% Transition Measures Required When the polar ice cap ‘melts out’ the Arctic Ocean will heat up rapidly and potentially send the peat bogs in Siberia and Alaska into a feedback loop. Greenland will literally disintegrate and there will be nothing we can do to stop the planet turning into an inferno. 2007 2017 2027 2037 2047
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Climate Risk Assessment:
Risk: 2017 Catastrophic Run-Away Climate Change Approached Risk: 2012 Climate Destabilized 100% Transition Measures Required Internal Barriers: How Long? Note that it is highly unlikely that ‘Internal Barriers’ throughout the world will be overcome by 2011. 2007 2017 2027 2037 2047
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Climate Risk Assessment:
Risk: 2017 Catastrophic Run-Away Climate Change Approached Risk: 2012 Climate Destabilized 100% Transition Measures Required International Barriers: How Long? Note that it is even more unlikely that ‘International Barriers’ will be overcome by 2015. 2007 2017 2027 2037 2047
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Climate Risk Assessment:
Risk: 2017 Catastrophic Run-Away Climate Change Approached Risk: 2012 Climate Destabilized 100% Transition Measures Required We have lost the time for the world to transition smoothly to a carbon neutral and sustainable basis. Optimistically it will take several decades while we flirt with extinction at every step. When does anyone think we should start as if this were WW III? Minimum Transition Time Required 2007 2017 2027 2037 2047
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Climate Risk Assessment:
Risk: 2017 Catastrophic Run-Away Climate Change Approached 100% Potential ~ Chaos Climate & Financial Minimum Transition Time Required At some point following the ‘melt out’ the cost of, and availability of food, will ravage the world’s economies. Investors will bolt the markets and the result will be geopolitical and financial chaos ~ this will be ‘proof positive’ and something we must deal with in advance. Transition Measures Required 2007 2017 2027 2037 2047 Risk: 2012 Climate Destabilized
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Climate Risk Assessment:
Risk: 2017 Catastrophic Run-Away Climate Change Approached 100% Potential ~ Chaos Climate & Financial A 2OC temperature increase is forecast for approximately If we reach this tipping point it is most likely that our species will go extinct, along with 90% of all other plants and animals, within the next decade. PLANTS CANNOT ADAPT TO THIS INCREASE ~ PERIOD ~ THERE WILL BE LITTLE OR NO FOOD!. Extinction Minimum Transition Time Required As the markets collapse, and the world falls in to geopolitical chaos, the only option will be to geo-engineer the climate. This is very dangerous! Transition Measures Required Geoengineering of the climate initiates? 2007 2017 2027 2037 2047 Risk: 2012 Climate Destabilized
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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Financial Risk Assessment:
We have the most complex society in the history of our species; history reveals that as complexity increases society’s ultimately implode. The financial system, and in particular the reserve currency of the world, is at the edge of credibility. A singular factor, ‘confidence’, an elusive economic term at best, is currently the predominant force upholding the entire system. Given our ‘Climate Risk Assessment’, it is apparent that ‘confidence’ may rapidly erode sometime between Should this be allowed to occur, ‘confidence’ in any system may be difficult to restore and thus in the predictable chaos it will be impossible to mitigate climate impacts with any semblance of order. Supporting the above contentions, our financial ‘Risk Assessment’ of the US system follows.
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Total Dollars $45.3 trillion (gross)
A Delicate Balance: Total Dollars $45.3 trillion (gross) Total Force 10 year Deficit $9.3 trillion Various Programs $24 trillion (gross) Foreign Investment National Debt $12 trillion + Confidence
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A Delicate Balance: Total Force Total Force Factor ‘C’
10 year Deficit $9.3 trillion Various Programs $24 trillion (gross) Foreign Investment National Debt $12 trillion + Confidence
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“An Externality” ~ Factor ‘C’:
Polar Ice Cap Sea Level Storms Weather patterns change. Result ~ worldwide failure of mass agriculture. Consequence ~ economic and geopolitical chaos. Frequency increase per year 1 per month 1 per week 1 per day Consequence ~ inability to respond ~ economic and geopolitical chaos. 1.5OC increase ~ Albedo Flip feet in 2-3 decades feet in next 100 years Consequence ~ economic and geopolitical chaos. Note: these are the minimum impacts of Factor ‘C’
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A Breaking Point: Total Force Factor ‘C’ Total Force
10 year Deficit $9.3 trillion Various Programs $24 trillion (gross) Foreign Investment National Debt $12 trillion + Confidence
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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Vision Of The Future: Our ‘vision of the future’ is shown in the next slide. It is based on the Climate Risk Assessment’, in tandem with the ‘Financial Risk Assessment’. Based entirely on potential scenarios, that are verifiable by considerable data from the best minds available, and neglecting the ‘nay-sayers’, it can be seen that we must act now and cannot wait for so-called leadership from the US. In this vacuum of viable ideas and positive response from the governments of the world is an immense opportunity for business to switch the track we are on and thereby ensure the most viable outcome.
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Unstoppable cataclysmic climate change
Vision Of Our Future: Unstoppable cataclysmic climate change Route to COPE: First stop ~ Economic Chaos Second stop ~ Geopolitical Chaos Third stop ~ Extinction 4 8 Years Inflection point of fundamental decisions made today Complete Vision Slide We are here Economic Turmoil Route to HOPE: First stop ~ Opportunity Second stop ~ A prosperous and sustainable world
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A Matter Of Choice: We have lost the time to transition smoothly to a sustainable world due to the100- year error in forecasting the ‘melt out’. The consequences of ‘proof positive’ cannot be prevented, and the economic consequences will ensure financial and geopolitical chaos, starting as early as 2011 when ‘confidence’ erodes. Investors will rapidly pull back from what will be an uncertain and unsustainable ‘market’. Currently the thrust appears to be on ‘tweaking’ the existing system. The climate risks are not factored in, muting the need for more innovative alternatives. A financial system focused on sustainability must be in position prior to the ‘melt out’. Unless a financial infrastructure to support sustainable investments is in place, confidence may be impossible to build. However, if a financial system has been initiated beforehand, it will be possible to maintain some level of confidence.
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Sustainable Investments
A Necessary Balance: Total Force Total Force Sustainable Investments Factor ‘C’ Confidence
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Achieving The Balance:
The only measure to balance the economic impacts imparted by the climate is to provide adequate and timely finance. The current thrust, and major reason for protracted negotiations, is Keynesian in nature, i.e., taxpayer supported via government interventionism, and predicated on ‘tweaking’ a failing existing financial system. This approach is doomed to failure, along with COP15, on the simple basis of lack of time prior to irreversible climate related tipping points just over the horizon. Lord Stern, in the Stern Review of 2006, assessed the world should immediately expend 1% of GDP annually to initiate mitigation. He further stated that if this warning was ignored that 5% annually would be required in later stages. At a minimum one can conclude that we now must consider expending $3 trillion per annum immediately. In our opinion that can only be achieved through a sound business based plan of action melding all assets, from entrepreneurs to bankers, into a cohesive proactive force; the stated objective of the Silent Creek Art Aqua Ltd plan.
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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Defining the Opportunity:
There is no debate in respected science that it is essential to reduce CO2 emissions and restore the atmospheric content to less than 350 ppm at a maximum. This requires the removal of in excess of billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere and mitigating 90 million tonnes per day. Sequestering CO2 is proven via planting special grazing grasses; an example would be California Oat Grass. The Australians have set an opening price of $25/tonne. Using this technique the entire atmosphere can be restored by planting 1.8% of the world’s arable land with suitable grasses. It should be noted that there are additional benefits. The existing market is thus $ trillion, growing at a rate of $2.25 billion per day The Australians have overpriced this market but even with considerable price contraction this solution will generate substantial returns. Water is already a severe problem in many parts of the world; 24% of accessible water is brackish and thus cannot be used ~ Silent Creek Art Aqua Ltd has access to a purification system for brackish water that is at a minimum 40% more efficient than Reverse Osmosis. Silent Creek Art Aqua Ltd has thus developed a plan to generate finance, the essential central component, create an economic paradigm shift, and utilize this to fund carbon sequestration and brackish water purification. The water will be sold as a commodity via plants constructed by Silent Creek Art Aqua Ltd and in other cases used in conjunction with carbon sequestration via grazing land around the world; perfect examples would be the Pampas in Argentina and Siberian grazing lands.
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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System Overview: Two sides remain in the ‘global warming’ debate, even though the factual debate is long over. One major counterpoint often asserted is that adapting to a sustainable economy will decimate the existing economy. Alternatively stated, any adaptation will create new winners and losers, and the potential losers will stop at nothing to prevent this from happening, including taking our species to the edge of extinction. Sir Martin Parry stated in 2008, “We now have a choice between a damaged and a very damaged planet.” He is far from alone in this assessment. The goal of our proposed model is to provide a choice for investors, and a level financial playing field for the ‘green side,’ thereby allowing them to move forward rapidly with adequate resources to initiate solutions immediately. The proposed new system would run in parallel with the existing system, providing true ‘free market economics’. At a minimum, it would positively impact the ability to rapidly stimulate economies, and provide a mechanism to control the potential of panic when ‘the truth’ is comprehended by an overwhelming majority.
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Starting A Paradigm Shift:
World Midnight Green Bank Central Bank Established by the Nordic Council. Collateralized by ‘Green Bonds’, utilizing unused quantified easing funds from ECB over night when these are ‘parked’ by commercial banks in Frankfurt. Underwritten by no one ~ matches the current ‘fiat’ system and raises awareness of the fragility of that system. The ‘Green Bonds’ will initially bear interest determined by the underlying commercial banks. Cookie cut from the Norway, Sweden and Danish banking system. Initial limits on activity to prioritized loan categories.
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Capital Formation & Forward Flow:
Interest & Dividends Initial Stakeholders: Governments (Prime the pump) Institutional Investors Conventional ‘Green’ Investors The Youth of The World Growth Potential Virtually Unlimited World Midnight Green Bank Initial Funding $400 Billion Capital Return Leverage Assets: At 7½ to 1 fractional lending rate, $400 Billion convert to $3 Trillion available for ‘Green Financing’ Securitize Loans: Revenue Streams Sell Through ‘AIM’ London A Canadian survey showed that 62% would purchase ‘green bonds’ if the interest rate matched current bond rates. The interest rates in this proposed system would be considerably higher from the individual ‘Green Commercial Banks’ where the bonds are used as collateral. Minimal financial requirement to establish the system ~ reduced taxpayer obligation. Creates potential of green jobs throughout national economies. Basis for international cooperation and negotiation. Free market economics as opposed to Lord Stern’s Keynesian approach. In the proposed system ‘green bonds’ will be available in small denominations that can be purchased to an individual account. The youth of the world can therefore invest progressively in their future and build a financial base. As of 2007 (last numbers available), the ‘green investment’ market was $2.71 trillion, constantly growing, and had outperformed the DOW consistently. It is no secret that there are limited opportunities compared to the demand.
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Implementing The Transition
Implementing The Transition (Overview): Implementing The Transition: International Policies National Policies World Midnight Green Bank Authorized Circuit Breaker Implementing The Transition Commercial Green Bank The economy is first segmented into specific sectors; we use four as typical examples and recognize there may be more in the final version. In this system investors have zero incentive to merely hoard or trade bonds – they will shop ‘Green Commercial Banks’ for the best interest rate and portfolios with active or proposed loans. This ensures that investment money is ‘put to work’ to secure a sustainable future.
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Implementing The Transition
Implementing The Transition (Overview): Implementing The Transition: Green Bank International Policies World Midnight Green Bank Authorized Circuit Breaker National Policies Implementing The Transition Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Green Entrepreneurs Special Economic Groups (No. 1) Incubators Country Projects Education System Green Bank Green Businesses Special Economic Groups (No. 2) SEG’s No. 2 Development Banks HOC PORTAL Community Organization Programs Internet Mass Media Awareness Programs
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Implementing The Transition
Implementing The Transition (Overview): Implementing The Transition: Green Bank International Policies Special Economic Groups (No. 2) concerns philanthropists and those groups who have self funding to support needed activities. In the case of philanthropists this system will allow them to support ventures that may deliver minimal returns over longer time periods. Silent Creek Art Aqua Ltd is an ideal example of the latter category. World World Green Bank Authorized Circuit Breaker National Policies Implementing The Transition Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Special Economic Groups (No. 2) SEG’s No. 2 Development Banks 36
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Implementing The Transition
Implementing The Transition (Overview): Implementing The Transition: Green Bank International Policies World World Green Bank Authorized Circuit Breaker Special Economic Groups (No. 1) concerns Venture Capitalists. They know where the best ideas are located and can bring them on- line rapidly via their systems. They have complained that they neither have the capital or incentive to ‘solve the problem’; in this system they can leverage their assets to meet their normal business goals. In exchange they will be tasked to create stratified economies and not merely concentrate on ‘the next big thing’. This will be achieved via incubators and seeking ‘green entrepreneurs’ of all size and capacity. National Policies Implementing The Transition Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Green Entrepreneurs Special Economic Groups (No. 1) Incubators Special Economic Groups (No. 2) SEG’s No. 2 Development Banks 37
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Implementing The Transition
Implementing The Transition (Overview): Implementing The Transition: Green Bank International Policies In the rollout phase a specific bank will be established in any country wishing to participate. The focus will be on prioritizing types of loans related to overall goals. In the US this would be on a State basis. Some would require 2 branches. This system would rapidly inject capital into ‘green industries’, thereby creating jobs and stimulating local economies. The overall impact would be to stimulate the entire world’s economy. World World Green Bank Authorized Circuit Breaker National Policies Implementing The Transition Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Green Entrepreneurs Special Economic Groups (No. 1) Incubators Country Projects Education System Special Economic Groups (No. 2) SEG’s No. 2 Development Banks 38
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Implementing The Transition
Implementing The Transition (Overview): Implementing The Transition: Green Bank International Policies World World Green Bank Authorized Circuit Breaker National Policies Implementing The Transition In the recent financial collapse there were banks that avoided ‘toxic assets. Those banks would be allowed to amalgamate and form a specific ‘Green Commercial Bank’ to service ‘green clients’. Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Green Entrepreneurs Special Economic Groups (No. 1) Incubators Country Projects Education System Green Bank Green Businesses Special Economic Groups (No. 2) SEG’s No. 2 Development Banks 39
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Implementing The Transition
Implementing The Transition (Overview): Implementing The Transition: Green Bank International Policies World World Green Bank Authorized Circuit Breaker National Policies Implementing The Transition It is essential to create marketing and awareness programs to ensure rapid penetration to solve the overall problem. This will be achieved by: Government driven awareness programs. A dedicated portal controlled by Silent Creek Art Aqua Ltd utilizing the contact and skill sets of Hope Or Cope. Specific press releases targeted at the Internet and Mass Media. Community organization programs via active NGO’s, Scouts, and church groups. Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Commercial Green Bank Green Entrepreneurs Special Economic Groups (No. 1) Incubators Country Projects Education System Green Bank Green Businesses Special Economic Groups (No. 2) SEG’s No. 2 Development Banks HOC PORTAL Community Organization Programs Internet Mass Media Awareness Programs 40
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Coexisting Systems: The plan is compelling, and rewards will accrue to the "first movers," while ultimately benefiting all. The plan is: (1) Flexible – it can be started by any country or group of countries; (2) Global – it can be adapted and adopted in all countries; and, (3) Resilient – once implemented by a country or group of countries, the model cannot be stopped.
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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B4morning ~ Proof Of Concept:
‘Proof Of Concept’ requires: Effective legal and managerial organization of resources available to Art Aqua Ltd The establishment of a ‘green bank’ collateralized by ‘green bonds. Development of existing and proposed projects for Russia and Argentina. With the above elements in place Art Aqua Ltd will present the entire overview of the proposed system to the Norwegian Government who are very disturbed by the limited climate negotiations and the apparent forthcoming failure of COP15. In conjunction with the Swedish Government they have already requested that a COP15.5 be scheduled early for 2010 to hammer out legally binding agreements. The Art Aqua solution circumvents any negotiations, thereby initiating immediate and necessary action. The basis of the plan could therefore be used to meld the world into an apolitical cohesive force, based on free market economic solutions, and appealing to both left and right in terms of desired efficacy.
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Art Aqua Ltd ~ Proof Of Concept:
Legal and managerial organization: Argentine Office: Source of collateral bonds. Requires water purification (along with every country in South America). Requires restoration of the Pampas, another ideal substantial territory for grass based carbon sequestration. Moscow Office: Water purification company ~ Radiy. Russia requires 48 plants immediately. Siberia is opening for agriculture and is an ideal substantial territory for grass based carbon sequestration. Hope Or Cope, Northern California: Research Analysis Marketing Planning Hi-Tech Support World headquarters Art Aqua Ltd Corporate registration, Ireland ~ the ‘Emerald Isle’ Note that Art Aqua is already positioned on 3 continents.
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Art Aqua Ltd ~ Proof Of Concept:
Development of projects for Russia and Argentina & South Africa: Russia: 48 Radiy plants as shown opposite. This is an opening order. Siberia will follow for carbon sequestration and thus the carbon credit market.
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Art Aqua Ltd ~ Proof Of Concept:
This is the drought situation of Argentina and the consequence on the Pampas. Purified water from existing sources is required immediately. 1.5 million head of cattle died this season of dehydration and malnutrition
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Art Aqua ~ Proof Of Concept:
The establishment of a ‘green bank’ collateralized by ‘green bonds: This is the final task in the initial phase of Art Aqua International Ltd. The bank created will be collateralized by Bonds from the countries where a project is located and that are underwritten by The Federal Reserve or the European Investment Bank. Following establishment of the bank Art Aqua International Ltd presented the overall solution to the Norwegian Government as a suggested basis for COP15.5 and a complete solution to the world’s climate and economic problems.
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Key Issues: Switch the debate from scientific minutiae to sustainable v. unsustainable investment. Focus on the future of our children. Eliminate the naysayers’ own economic arguments for status quo level playing field Open competition free market economics globalization Mobilize stockholders to demand corporations reveal their plans for the immediate future relative to sustainable performance.
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof:
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Table Of Contents: Overview It’s All About The Risks
Climate ‘Risk Assessment’ Financial ‘Risk Assessment’ Vision Of Our Future Defining The Opportunity System Overview B4Morning Proof Of Concept It’s Anthropogenic ~ Proof The December 2009 Quandary
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The December 2009 Quandary:
Following the COP15 meeting in December 2009 in Copenhagen to replace the Kyoto Protocol, what are governments likely to do? Agree to pursue a new climate framework supported by a world economic paradigm shift? Refuse to make hard choices and wait for other countries to lead? What will the ‘nay-sayers’ do? Say, “Oops, sorry we were wrong”? Intensify their activities? Meanwhile, the status quo will continue to place billions of lives at stake, starting within the next two decades. Take a look at your children and grandchildren - can you, or anyone else, put aside the obligation to protect them?
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Mass Agriculture 2006:
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Droughts 2008/9:
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‘Click’ red world next to return to slide
Droughts 2008/9: ‘Click’ red world next to return to slide Kenya ~ feeding the vast majority from imports and food banks due to massive crop failures 2 years in a row. India ~ 4,000 farmers committed suicide in this area of due to continual crop failure and an inability to feed their families. As we approach the ‘melt out’ in 2012, this will become progressively worst throughout the world until we have absolute chaos through lack of food and the economic impacts. The result is obvious ~ geopolitical chaos and populations beyond the control of government as they fight for mere survival. So, when is it time to act! Argentina ~ 90% winter wheat failure, 1.5 million cattle died of malnutrition and dehydration, and the Pampas is now a desert! China ~ 90% winter wheat failure, 4 million out of water, 2.1 million cattle died of malnutrition and dehydration, and 80% of surface water is contaminated beyond use throughout China. Australia ~ farmers committed suicide at the rate of 1 per 2-3 days. The Murray-Darling River only reaches the sea 40% of the time and it feeds 53,000 farms. They are plowing up and burning their orchards. Also most cattle and sheep have been slaughtered.
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Greenland has melted flooding most of Europe as a minimum
‘Click’ red world next to return to slide Siberian Peat Bogs Polar Ice Cap Slide Alaska permafrost melt and peat bog activity ? 100 Time Less than 1% will result in the extinction of 90% of all plants and animals – including the HUMAN RACE! Siberian permafrost melt and peat bog activity
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Greenland Melting?: The Jakobshavn Glacier is calving on a 3 mile wide front, 1 mile high, over 22 miles back into the ice sheet and is rapidly accelerating.
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Barriers ~ Internal: ‘Click’ red world next to return to slide
Think Tanks Control Message Vilify IPCC Interfere Result: Over Caution 100 Year Error Players: Private Vested Interests Delivery: Fossil Fuel Industry ~ Oil + Coal Corporations ~ Globalization + Profit Motive Status Quo Must Be Maintained ~ Wall Street Lobbying Governments Disinformation Campaigns Media Ownership Result: Governments/Public Under Informed ~ Problem Is In The Future ~ Minimum Action
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Barriers ~ International:
‘Click’ red world next to return to slide Barriers ~ International: Players: International Cartels (e.g. OPEC) Members Of The United Nations Factors: Rich ‘v’ Poor Resources Diplomatic Influence Sacrifice Required Economic Power Result: Negotiations Will Take Many Years ~ Close To Impossible ~ Minimum Action Consequence ~ Little Or No Action Until Survival Is The Issue ~ MAJOR RISK
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Thank You : We would like to thank you for your time and for reviewing our work. For further information contact: Ralph T. Niemeyer Director 60
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