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Small. Fragile. Interconnected.
• 200 nation states focusing on national Interests
• No easy way to learn from experience of others
• Slow, difficult negotiations to reach agreement
• International institutions with weak democratic legitimacy
• Global problems unsolved or worsening - climate, deforestation, AIDS, wars, nuclear weapons, poverty, etc
Global problem solving today
New systems needed
• Fast, flexible, global
• Share best practice among law-makers
• Enable closer cooperation across borders
• Democratic
Connecting parliaments
e-Parliament process
• Poll legislators to set joint priorities
• Gather ideas that work for online Ideas Bank
• International parliamentary hearings
• Detailed briefing materials or model legislation
• Support national parliamentary legislation
A global agenda
DEMOCRACY• Democracy and Human Rights• Parliamentary Affairs• Global Governance
ECONOMY• Economic Policy and Trade• Poverty and Unemployment• Technology and the Internet
RESOURCES• Energy, Transport and Climate• Environment• Agriculture, Forests and
Fisheries
SECURITY• Conflict Prevention• Defence and Disarmament• Crime, Terrorism and Justice
SOCIETY• Education and Culture• Health• Population and Migration
A global agenda
DEMOCRACY• Democracy and Human Rights• Parliamentary Affairs• Global Governance
ECONOMY• Economic Policy and Trade• Poverty and Unemployment• Technology and the Internet
RESOURCES• Energy, Transport and
Climate• Environment• Agriculture, Forests and
Fisheries
SECURITY• Conflict Prevention• Defence and Disarmament• Crime, Terrorism and Justice
SOCIETY• Education and Culture• Health• Population and Migration
Getting hotter.
No shortage of solutions
The real shortage: Political will
e-Parliament Climate Hearings
• Threat to the planet
• Powering an energy efficient economy from the sun
• Working together
• What can legislators do now?
- Energy efficiency- Renewable energy- Energy access for the
poor- Forest protection
Benefits of action, with or without global agreement
• Protect the planet• Stop worrying about price of oil• Energy for as long as the sun
shines• Less lung disease• More jobs
The moral equivalent of war