<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> But it's anyway really useful to think about someone in music or so, such as the ones Todd has mentioned, or maybe others that are more related to those activities. If we want an impact on general population, it should be very "pop", like Moby or Sandra Oh (who is also a woman, which is a plus in promoting sustainable transport). We can anyway keep finding more suggestions. Best regards, <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Carlos F. Pardo </pre> Lew Fulton wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:OFA2C508BD.E067CB33-ON432572DC.00215318-432572DC.00218751@unonsvr0.unon.org" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I guess Gore is worth a shot, though I suspect he has bigger fish to fry (like he would rather be UN ambassador on "saving the planet"...). In any case I am passing these suggestions along to my colleague who will in turn be trying to drum up support for the concept within the UN system. Will get back to you all with news ASAP (i.e. a year or two from now :-) "Lee Schipper" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:SCHIPPER@wri.org"><SCHIPPER@wri.org ></a> To <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:eric.britton@ecoplan.org"><eric.britton@ecoplan.org></a>, "Lew 14/05/2007 19:28 Fulton" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Lew.Fulton@unep.org"><Lew.Fulton@unep.org></a> cc "Global 'South' Sustainable Transport" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org"><sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org></a> Subject Re: UN Ambassador for Transport in Cities None of us who travel in work could pass a CO2 test - Eric did the first real teleconference I know of (in March 1996 sent to Vancouver) and saved fuel in a meeting where Laurie Michaelis calculated the meeting cost some few hundred giga joules (at 79 kg CO2/gigajoule) to get the rest of us there. So I think Gore might actually be the person. His own house or travel doesn't disqualify him. And we don't expect he'll have a new job soon! </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">"Eric Britton" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:eric.britton@ecoplan.org"><eric.britton@ecoplan.org></a> 5/14/2007 12:20 PM >>> </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Numerous nominations continue to float in. Al Gore of course, but could he pass a CO2 test? Someone else asked why we were only talking about males thus far. Good point. Then one very naughty colleague has proposed Paris Hilton. Of course as a soon non-driver . . . (Letter unsigned) -------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTE to everyone who gets sustran-discuss messages via YAHOOGROUPS. Please go to <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss">http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss</a> to join the real sustran-discuss and get full membership rights. The yahoogroups version is only a mirror and 'members' there cannot post to the real sustran-discuss (even if the yahoogroups site makes it seem like you can). Apologies for the confusing arrangement. ================================================================ SUSTRAN-DISCUSS is a forum devoted to discussion of people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport with a focus on developing countries (the 'Global South'). __________ NOD32 2265 (20070514) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.eset.com">http://www.eset.com</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>