December 2009
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Radio interview on an electric scooter →
VARA radio interview roadie Jesse did whilst driving his electric scooter.
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Video diary: the Road to Copenhagen
Read the complete manifesto
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3FM Serious Request auction: R2C electric scooter!
We put one of our super stylish electric scooters up for auction at 3FM Serious Request, a very famous annual charitable fundraiser in the Netherlands. It is, of course, one of the scooters that came with us on our road trip to Copenhagen. The scooter is signed by all roadies that took part in the Road to Copenhagen.
All proceeds of 3FM Serious Request are going to the Red Cross this year, to a...
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Video playlist: speakers at R2C
Here are a couple of short videos of speakers that gave lectures during the Road to Copenhagen.
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Video playlist: road(ie) movies
Here are a couple of video clips shot by our ‘roadies’. These were all made during our road trip by electric scooter from Den Bosch to Copenhagen (COP15).
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We made it to COP15!
Wednesday 15 December the Road to Copenhagen (R2C) caravan arrived in the Danish capital to present its manifesto on personal sustainable mobility.
Jacqueline Cramer After being warmly welcomed into town by Danish MP Per Ørom Jørgensen, we were honoured by a visit of the Dutch Minister of the Environment ms. Jacqueline Cramer. She spoke to us enthusiastically not only about the efforts of the...
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Young people want clean and cool mobility
A manifesto with 12 concrete recommendations to ensure that mobility will be clean, affordable and cool. That is what the participants in the Road to Copenhagen delivered today in Copenhagen to ms. Jacqueline Cramer, the Dutch Minister of the Environment. The manifesto was written during the electric scooter trip that was undertaken by around 300 Danish, German and Dutch young people over ...
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Updated: Where are we Tuesday 15 December?
The Road to Copenhagen is well on its way to Copenhagen, where we will present our manifesto on personal sustainable mobility at the COP15 climate conference. Our caravan of 100 scooter ‘roadies’, 100 electric scooters and 100 orange helmets has already crossed the Danish border. After Odense (Sunday 13 December) and Roskilde (Monday 14 December) we will arrive in Copenhagen Tuesday 15...
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A quick but important message
At this very moment, the Manifestos are being printed at the Danish Design School (Danmarks Designskole) in Copenhagen.
10 copies, which will be handed over to selected politicians and diplomats, amongst whom UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer, and 100 small versions of the Manifesto made for the press.
So here we are, in Copenhagen. Countdown has initiated. Tomorrow is the big day. We have made it,...
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Tail wind on our road!
“If you turn on the light in Denmark, 20% of the energy will be wind power.” This morning a lecture on energy by Hans Mogensen from the Danish energy comapny EnergiNet.
In four years there will be an increase of 30 to 40% of wind power and already Denmark leads by far compared with all the EU countries, when it comes to using wind power for electricity consumption. Today you can find...
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Negotians Simulation Game!
Today the first real scooter trip was a fact for shift 3 riders. After an inspiring morning on campaigning strategies, we hit the road for a cold but beautiful 40 kilometer scooter trip.
Infrastructure During lunch we shared our first thoughts on our topic of the manifesto: Infrastructure. A lot of ideas came up on how infrastructure should be used in order to stimulate electric mobility. Then we...
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NDR's traffic information warns for scooter... →
The German radio station NDR warned their listeners for a group of electric scooter drivers… Sorry, that was us! (Audio file in German.)
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R2C caravan arrives in Denmark soon!
The Road to Copenhagen caravan will cross the Danish border on Sunday morning, 13 December! This means we are getting closer and closer to our destination: the Danish capital Copenhagen. Tuesday 15 December we aim to arrive in Copenhagen, where the roadies will present their manifesto to, among others, Yvo de Boer, head of the United Nations’ climate office (UNFCCC) and the Dutch minister of the...
The third shift!
Hello, goodbye - today we waved the second shift goodbye and warmly welcomed the third shift. How time flies when you are on the Road to Copenhagen!
The third and final episode of the R2C saga has now officially started. Divided in again three work groups the roadies head for their place, and start thinking about sustainability, climate change, the environment, about themselves and each other,...
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Roving roadie reporters everywhere...
A number of Dutch websites’ are keeping a close eye on what’s going on during the Road to Copenhagen. They do this by following one or more of roadies, who share their first hand experiences with these sites’ visitors. Get to know some of them here.
Vera and Jim Vera and Jim report for www.doemaarduurzaam.nl, an online sustainability platform of a number of Dutch national...
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Hamburg's Heaven
This evening the roadies went on a boat trip through the harbor of the German city Hamburg. The harbor authorities have already put a lot in effort to sustainability, though they admit they still haven’t reached to the point of sustainable satisfaction.
The sea transport is becoming more and more environmental friendly, but the ferry services departing from Hamburg all over the Baltic Sea...
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Manifesto in the making, part 1
Whilst being inspired by scientists, politicians, artists and professionals, the participants of the Road to Copenhagen are working hard on their manifesto on sustainability and the role electric mobility can play to make the world a cooler place to live in. It will be presented at the UN Climate Change Conference COP15 in Copenhagen on Tuesday 15 December. Here’s an update on what the first...
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Electricity all the way!
Elmer van Grondelle, Program Manager Automotive at Delft University of Technology and Owner of Arx Consulting, is giving a lecture (as we speak) on automotive design. ‘When I buy a car, I always wonder why there is so much electronical pooha, that one hardly ever uses. Go figure, why to make a car like a toy box, while you can use all the technologies and scientific knowledge to create electric...
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The first "real" day for shift 2
This morning we had a quite interesting lecture about marketing held by Kay van de Linde and Erik van Bruggen. I could really relate to that through my studying by involving consumers, costumers and so on, so I think that we had some very interesting discussions. I’ll come back to that later…
Riding the scooters We all couldn’t wait to go ride the scooters and suddenly we...
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WatchNalden filming himself on an electric scooter
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Nalden blog on The Road to Copenhagen →
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Socialize now!
Naturally we try (and go) to make the people aware of the importance of sustainability. But how, that still seems to be the big question. Governments allready do their utmost, more or less, but for some reason everybody is hoping for an evolutionary change, while we need a revolutionary one.
So? Reward the people. Give them incentives, don’t just tell them it would be better for the enviroment to...
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COP15 abbreviations from A - Z
“If you want to influence the conference members at COP15, know the abbreviations.” It is one of the more practical insights mr. Henning Rentz, head of Corporate Policy of RWE and lecturer at Münster University, shared with the Road to Copenhagen caravan.
So, here we go with some of the most used abbreviations in the realm of the UN climate conference. Learn them by heart, and only...
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It's all about incentives
People often think wealth is being able to do something, or, even worse, to do anything. That is supposed to be it. But again, you are wrong, if you think so.
Today the roadies paid a visit to RWE, the German energy company that recently took over Dutch counterpart Essent. We were told how RWE is focusing on products taking up an increased use of energy. RWE is, as the company itself stated, the...
WatchR2C comes to Arnhem…
Sulla strade per Copenhagen →
Italy discovered us!
Joppese op scooter naar Kopenhagen (De Stentor) →
WatchKopenhagen Coalitie (Copenhagen Coalition) and Doe maar duurzaam
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Just a perfect day
‘The workshops were nice, the trip was nice, it is so good to be here’, says roadie Julie Schack from Denmark. Her big smile tells eventually much more than words can.
A need to be heard But still she feels she, like all the roadies over R2C, needs to be heard. “How to make the people more aware? It is difficult, but the R2C brings up so many ideas. Naturally we should buy more...
Telegraaf (Dutch newspaper) on official start R2C →
AD (Dutch newspaper) on official start R2C →
WatchNOS Jeugdjournaal
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First impression
This morning the mayor and the bishop of the city of Den Bosch were present, allong with lots of press and media. This morning The Road to Copenhagen has started.
As is every road, the R2C also is one with bumps. Not only because it is a major challenge to finally reach Copenhagen by electric scooters, but also and even more because we want to make a very important statement.
The first part...
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We are on our way!
Check NOS Headlines (Dutch) or NOS Journaal (@ 3.38 min.)
November 2009
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Come to R2C's official start
Join us on the Road to Copenhagen’s official start on Wednesday 2 December at Den Bosch (Parade)!
Wednesday 2 December
08h30 - 09h30 Arrival scooters, participants and guests of The Road to Copenhagen at the ‘village de départ’. Students from Willem I College will perform technical checks of electric scooters, while participants have typical ‘Brabants’ breakfast. 09h30 - 10h15 Opening...
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Prologue @ night
This is the Road to Copenhagen’s evening programme of Tuesday 1 December. Participants from all 3 prologues will come to Den Bosch (Verkadefabriek venue) to enjoy this programme.
Please note: this programme is for R2C guests and shift 1 participants only. 18h15 – 19h30 Diner and welcome by alderman Bart Eigeman (city of Den Bosch) and Alexandra van Huffelen (director New Energy at Essent...