Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives
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Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives (ZERI) was founded by Gunter Pauli in 1994 at the United Nations University (UNU) with support from the Japanese government. See Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives.[1][2]
Originally headquartered at UNDP in Geneva, and later at IUCN in Gland, ZERI now is decentralized in a global network of 34 project offices around the world. [3]
History
[edit]ZERI participated in the World Expo in 2000 in Hanover, Germany. For the event they built a bamboo pavilion.[4]
They were recognized by the Specialty Coffee Association of America in 2009 for their 15 year project using waste from coffee farms in Columbia to grow Shitake mushrooms. It was estimated to have produced 10,000 jobs.[5][6]
The Zero Emissions Commitment (ZEC) is a critical concept in climate science, highlighting that achieving net-zero carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions is essential but not enough to fully halt global warming. This research examines how Earth's system processes evolve after reaching net-zero emissions and their subsequent effects on global surface temperatures.[7]
Gunter Pauli initiated The Blue Economy concept in 2009. The book was accepted on November 2, 2009 as a Report to the Club of Rome and was published in 2010.[8][9]
At the 20th anniversary of the creation of ZERI on November 12, 2014 at the UNU in Tokyo, it was reported that 34 organizations from around the world associated and inspired by this initiative of Gunter Pauli, have implemented 188 projects, mobilized €4 billion in capital and generated approximately 3 million jobs. [citation needed]
ZERI International board
[edit]The board consist(ed) of the following people: [citation needed]
- The Rt Hon Anders Wijkman (Sweden)
- Co-President of the Club of Rome
- Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences
- Former Member of the European Parliament and President of Globe Europe (2000–2009)
- Prof. Dr. Ashok Khosla (India)
- Chairman of Development Alternatives Group
- Former Chairman of IUCN
- Prof. Dr. Heitor Gurgulino de Souza (Brazil)
- President of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Former Rector of the UNU (1988–1997)
- Prof. Dr. Jorge Reynolds Pombo (Colombia)
- Scientist and Inventor
- Prof. Yasuhiro Sakakibara (Japan)
- Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
References
[edit]- ^ "The ZERI Genesis". University of Namibia. 2009-08-26. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "GLOBAL ZERI Looks at Present and Future". www.scizerinm.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Zeri". www.geographiesofchange.net. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Vélez, Simón; Villegas, Marcelo (2016-05-10), "ZERI Pavilion, EXPO 2000, Hanover, Germany", Building with Bamboo, De Gruyter, pp. 134–135, doi:10.1515/9783035608656-035, ISBN 978-3-0356-0865-6, retrieved 2023-07-04
- ^ "ZERI Foundation Awarded For Turning Coffee Waste Into Mushrooms". Greener Design. 2009-04-20. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "MÉTODO ZERI EN LOS CAFETALES DE COLOMBIA. APLICACIÓN DE TECNOLOGÍAS LOCALES". educarchile.cl. 2011-07-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Palazzo Corner, Sofia; Siegert, Martin; Ceppi, Paulo; Fox-Kemper, Baylor; Frölicher, Thomas L.; Gallego-Sala, Angela; Haigh, Joanna; Hegerl, Gabriele C.; Jones, Chris D.; Knutti, Reto; Koven, Charles D.; MacDougall, Andrew H.; Meinshausen, Malte; Nicholls, Zebedee; Sallée, Jean Baptiste (2023-11-14). "The Zero Emissions Commitment and climate stabilization". Frontiers in Science. 1. doi:10.3389/fsci.2023.1170744. ISSN 2813-6330.
- ^ Times, Sustainability (2021-12-15). "The 'blue economy' can help transform our use of the oceans". Sustainability Times. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Wenhai, Lu; Cusack, Caroline; Baker, Maria; Tao, Wang; Mingbao, Chen; Paige, Kelli; Xiaofan, Zhang; Levin, Lisa; Escobar, Elva; Amon, Diva; Yue, Yin; Reitz, Anja; Neves, Antonio Augusto Sepp; O’Rourke, Eleanor; Mannarini, Gianandrea (2019). "Successful Blue Economy Examples With an Emphasis on International Perspectives". Frontiers in Marine Science. 6. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00261. hdl:10141/622826. ISSN 2296-7745.