RCN graduate Karl Oskar Teien (’05-’07) has been selected as a Norwegian World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Ambassador for the Future.
He has been taking part in the Voyage for the Future, which brought 18 students from nine countries to the Arctic to help jumpstart a political, social, and business movement around climate change. See here for their blog. The expedition was organized by WWF – the global conservation organization. It mixed field experience with science and communications training, and provided the participants with an opportunity to develop plans for global action on climate change. Lectures from eminent researchers covered climate change science and the global feedback effects associated with rising temperatures in the Arctic. Voyage participants are now stimulating broad public support to radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their nine countries (Norway, Sweden, Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Japan, the USA and Canada).
The Voyage has started the global video movement called “The Green Finger Project”. The concept, to paint your index finger green and write on your palm what you want to protect from global warming, is attracting growing attention as a means of making the voice of individuals heard.
The Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown Princess met the participants on the Voyage and joined the Green Finger Project. The Crown Prince wrote “Dignity” and the Crown Princess wrote “My kids”. The video is posted on YouTube. Karl Oskar is the one at around 1 minute 4 seconds into the video.
Green Finger Project Video: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G5TbozBSb-g