The concept of the "Greenpeace Design Awards" was originally developed by Gjoko Muratovski and Jasha Bowe in conjunction with Greenpeace Australia Pacific, together with Greenpeace International, School of Art, Architecture and Design (University of South Australia), UniLife Inc, and the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery.
The international poster design competition was launched on 1 March 2009, and within months attracted the participation of over 1500 creatives from 77 countries. The Awards are an extension of the Greenpeace ‘brand’ and they have established a new link between Greenpeace and the global creative community. The Awards had an international judging panel that consisted of wide range of industry professionals and academics.
The iconic "Ape Guevara" poster for the "Greenpeace Design Awards" was an innovation, currently making a global comeback in this time of global turmoil, developed by the Greenpeace Design Awards Directors - Gjoko Muratovski and Jasha Bowe.
About the Awards
The Greenpeace Design Awards were established in Australia in November 2008, in recognition of the role visual communication has played in Greenpeace's non-violent direct action.
The awards "acknowledge the achievements of the most innovative and creative individuals whose work best reflects environmental concerns in a visually striking and iconic way". The theme of the competition was "Be a part of the action".
Entrants to the awards had the opportunity for their work to be considered for use in major Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigns in a variety of media including campaign posters, T-shirts, banners, flyers or other media.
The judging panel for the awards was made up of creative professionals working in the fields of graphic design, illustration, photography and visual communication. Oscar Soria and other Greenpeace representatives were also on the judging panel.
Award categories
Award categories were divided into Shortlisted, Highly Commended and Winners.
The international poster design competition was launched on 1 March 2009, and within months attracted the participation of over 1500 creatives from 77 countries. The Awards are an extension of the Greenpeace ‘brand’ and they have established a new link between Greenpeace and the global creative community. The Awards had an international judging panel that consisted of wide range of industry professionals and academics.
The iconic "Ape Guevara" poster for the "Greenpeace Design Awards" was an innovation, currently making a global comeback in this time of global turmoil, developed by the Greenpeace Design Awards Directors - Gjoko Muratovski and Jasha Bowe.
About the Awards
The Greenpeace Design Awards were established in Australia in November 2008, in recognition of the role visual communication has played in Greenpeace's non-violent direct action.
The awards "acknowledge the achievements of the most innovative and creative individuals whose work best reflects environmental concerns in a visually striking and iconic way". The theme of the competition was "Be a part of the action".
Entrants to the awards had the opportunity for their work to be considered for use in major Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigns in a variety of media including campaign posters, T-shirts, banners, flyers or other media.
The judging panel for the awards was made up of creative professionals working in the fields of graphic design, illustration, photography and visual communication. Oscar Soria and other Greenpeace representatives were also on the judging panel.
Award categories
Award categories were divided into Shortlisted, Highly Commended and Winners.
Startisan, formerly known as Streamline, is an American rock band originally from Rochester, New York. They have released two independent EPs. The band consists of Mike Hogan, Jon Scholl, Andrew Gaultier, Chris Jones, and Buck Langston. Brian Ireland, John Viavattine, Derek DeBlieux, and Brad Ourso are former members. After a stint in Los Angeles, California, Startisan now officially operates from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Startisan has played with bands including Switchfoot, Daughtry, Theory Of A Deadman, Seether, and Gavin DeGraw.
History
Streamline began in Rochester in 2003 with vocalist/guitarist Mike Hogan and keyboardist Jon Scholl. The two were later joined by bassist John Viavattine and the group eventually moved to Los Angeles.
It was in Los Angeles that Streamline met veteran drummer Brian Ireland of Something Corporate. Ireland was arriving at the studio for the first day of recording drum tracks for former Something Corporate guitarist William Tell's 2007 debut album, You Can Hold Me Down, when he ran into Hogan and Scholl, who were leaving the same studio. In a 2008 interview, Ireland said, "They knew who I was. Later they phoned me at the studio and asked if I would sit in and do a drumming session ... It was for 'All I Need.' I was so impressed with them. They are great players and have a real sensibility for music." Ireland recorded the track with the group and in December 2006, it was announced that he would be joining the band's official line-up.
Meanwhile, guitarist Brad Ourso moved from Baton Rouge to Los Angeles. Ourso joined a pop-rock band called On The Surface, which features Ireland's then-girlfriend Heather Fogarty as vocalist. Through this connection, Ourso met Hogan and the two hit it off. In 2007, Ourso left On The Surface to join Streamline. "He left their band maybe two weeks after I broke up with her," Ireland said. "He came over and jammed with us one day, which was supposed to be an innocent jam session, and it ended up in him calling my ex-girlfriend to tell her he was leaving the band."
Streamline's self-titled EP was named Best EP of 2007 by The Album Project and featured as part of AbsolutePunk's Unsigned Showcase.
In 2008, Streamline moved their base of operations to Baton Rouge. The band has cited the desire to increase the ease of touring both the east and west coasts among the reasons for the move.
In April 2009, Streamline released their second EP, The Alchemist and the Arsonist.
In Nov. 2009, Ireland and Ourso left Streamline.
In 2010, Streamline announced that they would be playing three shows as part of the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas.
As of January 5, 2011 Streamline has changed their name to Startisan and is planning on releasing a full-length album.
Discography
*Streamline EP, 2007
*The Alchemist and the Arsonist EP, 2009
*Decade Array Vol. 01, 2011
*Decade Array Vol. 02, 2013
Startisan has played with bands including Switchfoot, Daughtry, Theory Of A Deadman, Seether, and Gavin DeGraw.
History
Streamline began in Rochester in 2003 with vocalist/guitarist Mike Hogan and keyboardist Jon Scholl. The two were later joined by bassist John Viavattine and the group eventually moved to Los Angeles.
It was in Los Angeles that Streamline met veteran drummer Brian Ireland of Something Corporate. Ireland was arriving at the studio for the first day of recording drum tracks for former Something Corporate guitarist William Tell's 2007 debut album, You Can Hold Me Down, when he ran into Hogan and Scholl, who were leaving the same studio. In a 2008 interview, Ireland said, "They knew who I was. Later they phoned me at the studio and asked if I would sit in and do a drumming session ... It was for 'All I Need.' I was so impressed with them. They are great players and have a real sensibility for music." Ireland recorded the track with the group and in December 2006, it was announced that he would be joining the band's official line-up.
Meanwhile, guitarist Brad Ourso moved from Baton Rouge to Los Angeles. Ourso joined a pop-rock band called On The Surface, which features Ireland's then-girlfriend Heather Fogarty as vocalist. Through this connection, Ourso met Hogan and the two hit it off. In 2007, Ourso left On The Surface to join Streamline. "He left their band maybe two weeks after I broke up with her," Ireland said. "He came over and jammed with us one day, which was supposed to be an innocent jam session, and it ended up in him calling my ex-girlfriend to tell her he was leaving the band."
Streamline's self-titled EP was named Best EP of 2007 by The Album Project and featured as part of AbsolutePunk's Unsigned Showcase.
In 2008, Streamline moved their base of operations to Baton Rouge. The band has cited the desire to increase the ease of touring both the east and west coasts among the reasons for the move.
In April 2009, Streamline released their second EP, The Alchemist and the Arsonist.
In Nov. 2009, Ireland and Ourso left Streamline.
In 2010, Streamline announced that they would be playing three shows as part of the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas.
As of January 5, 2011 Streamline has changed their name to Startisan and is planning on releasing a full-length album.
Discography
*Streamline EP, 2007
*The Alchemist and the Arsonist EP, 2009
*Decade Array Vol. 01, 2011
*Decade Array Vol. 02, 2013
The 2022 China coup was a rumoured coup that had supposedly taken place in late September 2022 in China. It was later confirmed to be false, and no coup had taken place.
Background
The rumour had begun to spread around September 22 after it was noticed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who is expected to be elected leader for a third term later this year, had not made any public appearances since his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan on September 16, with people believing that Xi had been put under house arrest by General Li Qiaoming. A noticeably high rate in flight cancellations in China was also used as evidence of the rumoured coup.
Spread and Debunking
On September 23, the rumour began to spread beyond Chinese-speaking Twitter and was picked up by some Indian media channels, like India TV, who started to cover the rumour. Twitter users then started pairing old videos from past events, claiming that it was footage from the rumoured coup and spreading misinformation in general, also using other methods.
By September 26, the rumour was confirmed to be false and proof was shown that Jinping was still in power and was not under house arrest and will still be attending the upcoming congress, where he is once again expected to be re-elected for a third term.
Background
The rumour had begun to spread around September 22 after it was noticed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who is expected to be elected leader for a third term later this year, had not made any public appearances since his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan on September 16, with people believing that Xi had been put under house arrest by General Li Qiaoming. A noticeably high rate in flight cancellations in China was also used as evidence of the rumoured coup.
Spread and Debunking
On September 23, the rumour began to spread beyond Chinese-speaking Twitter and was picked up by some Indian media channels, like India TV, who started to cover the rumour. Twitter users then started pairing old videos from past events, claiming that it was footage from the rumoured coup and spreading misinformation in general, also using other methods.
By September 26, the rumour was confirmed to be false and proof was shown that Jinping was still in power and was not under house arrest and will still be attending the upcoming congress, where he is once again expected to be re-elected for a third term.
Timeline of significant events in policy studies, international relations sample of) Americans widely underestimate general public support for climate change mitigation policies by a large margin.
Space policy
;2021
* November - A study reports that, as plans for space exploration and commercial use expand rapidly, planetary biosecurity protocols should be substantially enhanced with sophisticated protocols - beyond goals and recommendations - being "required to prevent biological contamination of extraterrestrial environments from Earth and vice versa".
;2022
* April - Scientists suggest in a study that space governance of satellites/space debris should regulate the current free externalization of true costs and risks, with orbital space around the Earth being an "additional ecosystem" which should be subject to regulations as e.g. oceans on Earth.
Security studies
Studies from the fields of security studies about policies.
* Early 2020s - Studies investigate potential pandemic prevention policies, with experts also discussing potential policies concerned with biosafety.
Health policy
Health policy studies not substantially related to environmental or conflict issues.
;2020
* March - A study reviews social policy experiments to improve health.
;2021
* January - A study reviews tobacco control policies worldwide.
* April - A study reviews policies - such as targeted taxes or subsidies for truly healthy foods - to reduce ultra-processed food consumption and promote healthier eating.
* May - Psychiatrists report that in drug liberalization "more genuine and sounder reform concepts are needed" to "genuinely move 'drug use' from a crime to a public health issue" and that such would "require consideration of legalization and regulation frameworks".
* June - Influence of "vested corporate interests on the activities of the World Health Organization and UN bodies" is investigated, with a study exploring "how ultra-processed food industry actors have attempted to influence policy at WHO".
* November - An analysis of 194 countries concludes that aggregate policy score mean implementation of WHO-recommended population-level policies against non-communicable diseases had increased only slowly - from 39% in 2015 to 47% in 2020 - and had reversed for a third of all policies, with implementation lowest for policies relating to alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy foods.
* November - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a meta-analysis investigates and compares the efficacy of public health COVID-19 mitigation policies.
;2022
* August - An expert survey study indicates there may be substantial difference in drug policy and "professional beliefs about psychoactive drugs among psychiatrists".
General and other
;2020
* May - A study presents a new approach to innovation policy "in which the state is not only fixing markets but actively co-creating them", concluding i.a. that policies "that explicitly take into consideration the risk-taking entrepreneurial role of the state, can positively affect reward distributions and favor more equitable public-private partnerships".
;2021
* June - A study introduces a typology of identified strategies used by industries to maximise the volume, credibility, reach, and use of industry-favourable science.
* August - A study illustrates "how the fossil fuel industry has funded biased economic analyses to oppose climate policy".
* October - Researchers release a "policy sequencing" framework, in particular for policies of polycentric governance for completely halting and preventing deforestation based on data about already implemented government-designed policies, UN-decided initiatives and voluntary private sector initiatives of recent deforestation interventions.
;2022
* 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Scientists warn that policy-makers should not abandon sustainable farming practices to increase grain production in response to resulting food insecurity, but change "the demand side which can lead to both a more resilient and more sustainable global food system" - such as limiting the import of animal feed - and e.g. expanding wheat production in high-productivity areas (March). A researcher outlined a number of possible major policy-based actions that could mitigate the energy and resource crises caused or exacerbated by the war (June). In a study, researchers argue that "expansion of the natural gas infrastructure hinders a renewable energy future and is no bridge technology".
* March - Wicked Problems in Public Policy is published. In the book, a researcher provides analysis and reflection about solving complex and wicked problems in terms of solution-contributions of research and analysis and approaches to solving them have developed along/within society in recent years. One chapter highlights a problem of evidence-based policy approaches that "Evidence and expertise are mobilised selectively by policy actors to influence the perceived credibility of their own favoured policy options".
* August - A meta-analysis of policy studies concludes that international treaties that aim to foster global cooperation have mostly failed to produce their intended effects in addressing global challenges, with the exception of international trade and finance regulations. The study suggests enforcement mechanisms are the "only modifiable treaty design choice" with the potential to improve the effectiveness.
Digital policy
Financial policies
Policies relating to anti-money laundering, tax-evasion/tax havens, sourcing of finances for policies and similar topics or fields.
;2020
* February - A study concludes that "anti-money laundering policy intervention has less than 0.1 percent impact on criminal finances, compliance costs exceed recovered criminal funds more than a hundred times over, and banks, taxpayers and ordinary citizens are penalized more than criminal enterprises". It suggests "The 'success rate' of Europe's anti-money laundering effort is puny. Likewise, globally."
Research and development, organization and coordination
Research and development relating to policy-making or policy analysis as well as associated organizations or coordination.
;2021
* March - The Decarbonisation Policy Evaluation Tool, an online interface that systematically synthesizes "in an easily searchable manner what is known - and what is not known - about the impact of different policies used to accelerate low-carbon energy transitions on a set of seven performance indicators", is introduced in a study. The study summarizes findings about outcomes and trade-offs of ten types of decarbonization policy instruments, suggesting that policies "can be designed and balanced to benefit local firms and lower-income families".
* August - A study concludes that personal carbon allowances (PCAs) could be a component of climate change mitigation adn suggest that that the economic recovery from COVID-19 and novel digital technology capacities open a window of opportunity for first trial implementations in climate-conscious technologically advanced countries. PCAs would consist of - e.g. monetary - credit-feedbacks and decreasing default levels - aligned with calculated regional maximum emissions for emission-target achievement - of per capita emissions allowances.
Science-policy interface
;2021
* February - Scientists argue that there is a need for a "global science-policy body on chemicals and waste".
* June - A study identifies 14 strategies to building trust at the interface of environmental science and policy and suggest that such is a "critical pre-condition for achieving evidence-informed policy".
;2022
* May - A review concludes that, like in 2015, pollution (¾ from air pollution) was responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2019 (one in six deaths). It concludes that little real progress against pollution can be identified and outlines needs for attention and action such as a "formal science-policy interface" (SPI).
Space policy
;2021
* November - A study reports that, as plans for space exploration and commercial use expand rapidly, planetary biosecurity protocols should be substantially enhanced with sophisticated protocols - beyond goals and recommendations - being "required to prevent biological contamination of extraterrestrial environments from Earth and vice versa".
;2022
* April - Scientists suggest in a study that space governance of satellites/space debris should regulate the current free externalization of true costs and risks, with orbital space around the Earth being an "additional ecosystem" which should be subject to regulations as e.g. oceans on Earth.
Security studies
Studies from the fields of security studies about policies.
* Early 2020s - Studies investigate potential pandemic prevention policies, with experts also discussing potential policies concerned with biosafety.
Health policy
Health policy studies not substantially related to environmental or conflict issues.
;2020
* March - A study reviews social policy experiments to improve health.
;2021
* January - A study reviews tobacco control policies worldwide.
* April - A study reviews policies - such as targeted taxes or subsidies for truly healthy foods - to reduce ultra-processed food consumption and promote healthier eating.
* May - Psychiatrists report that in drug liberalization "more genuine and sounder reform concepts are needed" to "genuinely move 'drug use' from a crime to a public health issue" and that such would "require consideration of legalization and regulation frameworks".
* June - Influence of "vested corporate interests on the activities of the World Health Organization and UN bodies" is investigated, with a study exploring "how ultra-processed food industry actors have attempted to influence policy at WHO".
* November - An analysis of 194 countries concludes that aggregate policy score mean implementation of WHO-recommended population-level policies against non-communicable diseases had increased only slowly - from 39% in 2015 to 47% in 2020 - and had reversed for a third of all policies, with implementation lowest for policies relating to alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy foods.
* November - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a meta-analysis investigates and compares the efficacy of public health COVID-19 mitigation policies.
;2022
* August - An expert survey study indicates there may be substantial difference in drug policy and "professional beliefs about psychoactive drugs among psychiatrists".
General and other
;2020
* May - A study presents a new approach to innovation policy "in which the state is not only fixing markets but actively co-creating them", concluding i.a. that policies "that explicitly take into consideration the risk-taking entrepreneurial role of the state, can positively affect reward distributions and favor more equitable public-private partnerships".
;2021
* June - A study introduces a typology of identified strategies used by industries to maximise the volume, credibility, reach, and use of industry-favourable science.
* August - A study illustrates "how the fossil fuel industry has funded biased economic analyses to oppose climate policy".
* October - Researchers release a "policy sequencing" framework, in particular for policies of polycentric governance for completely halting and preventing deforestation based on data about already implemented government-designed policies, UN-decided initiatives and voluntary private sector initiatives of recent deforestation interventions.
;2022
* 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Scientists warn that policy-makers should not abandon sustainable farming practices to increase grain production in response to resulting food insecurity, but change "the demand side which can lead to both a more resilient and more sustainable global food system" - such as limiting the import of animal feed - and e.g. expanding wheat production in high-productivity areas (March). A researcher outlined a number of possible major policy-based actions that could mitigate the energy and resource crises caused or exacerbated by the war (June). In a study, researchers argue that "expansion of the natural gas infrastructure hinders a renewable energy future and is no bridge technology".
* March - Wicked Problems in Public Policy is published. In the book, a researcher provides analysis and reflection about solving complex and wicked problems in terms of solution-contributions of research and analysis and approaches to solving them have developed along/within society in recent years. One chapter highlights a problem of evidence-based policy approaches that "Evidence and expertise are mobilised selectively by policy actors to influence the perceived credibility of their own favoured policy options".
* August - A meta-analysis of policy studies concludes that international treaties that aim to foster global cooperation have mostly failed to produce their intended effects in addressing global challenges, with the exception of international trade and finance regulations. The study suggests enforcement mechanisms are the "only modifiable treaty design choice" with the potential to improve the effectiveness.
Digital policy
Financial policies
Policies relating to anti-money laundering, tax-evasion/tax havens, sourcing of finances for policies and similar topics or fields.
;2020
* February - A study concludes that "anti-money laundering policy intervention has less than 0.1 percent impact on criminal finances, compliance costs exceed recovered criminal funds more than a hundred times over, and banks, taxpayers and ordinary citizens are penalized more than criminal enterprises". It suggests "The 'success rate' of Europe's anti-money laundering effort is puny. Likewise, globally."
Research and development, organization and coordination
Research and development relating to policy-making or policy analysis as well as associated organizations or coordination.
;2021
* March - The Decarbonisation Policy Evaluation Tool, an online interface that systematically synthesizes "in an easily searchable manner what is known - and what is not known - about the impact of different policies used to accelerate low-carbon energy transitions on a set of seven performance indicators", is introduced in a study. The study summarizes findings about outcomes and trade-offs of ten types of decarbonization policy instruments, suggesting that policies "can be designed and balanced to benefit local firms and lower-income families".
* August - A study concludes that personal carbon allowances (PCAs) could be a component of climate change mitigation adn suggest that that the economic recovery from COVID-19 and novel digital technology capacities open a window of opportunity for first trial implementations in climate-conscious technologically advanced countries. PCAs would consist of - e.g. monetary - credit-feedbacks and decreasing default levels - aligned with calculated regional maximum emissions for emission-target achievement - of per capita emissions allowances.
Science-policy interface
;2021
* February - Scientists argue that there is a need for a "global science-policy body on chemicals and waste".
* June - A study identifies 14 strategies to building trust at the interface of environmental science and policy and suggest that such is a "critical pre-condition for achieving evidence-informed policy".
;2022
* May - A review concludes that, like in 2015, pollution (¾ from air pollution) was responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2019 (one in six deaths). It concludes that little real progress against pollution can be identified and outlines needs for attention and action such as a "formal science-policy interface" (SPI).