[okfn-za] Open Data on CO2 Emissions

Wed Apr 24 15:13:26 UTC 2013

Yip, the RoD & mitigation plans attached to EIAs would be great material
for hacktavists to create easy to use apps for ordinary citizens to check
on compliance, to confirm their rights, & to lodge complaints / alerts
where necessary.

I know that fracking is sexy & gets lots of media airplay, but EIAs are
something that touch every single one of us -- we just aren't usually aware
of EIA applications in our neighbourhoods, because they're buried in the
classified & legal pgs of newspapers, & who reads those (not even most
journos do). So, simple geo-synced mobile apps / SMS alerts that alert
users when a new EIA is lodged in their neighbourhood, or lodged on
thematic issues they're interested in (GM crops, etc) would allow citizens
to build both geo-based group interest lobbys + thematic interest lobbys.

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On 24 April 2013 16:46, Jakes Rawlinson <brajakes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks a lot Justin. Let's hope Gillian can pull a proverbial rabbit or
> two out the hat! I agree with the EIAs and especially the non-compliance
> aspects with conditions under which the go ahead is given. The 'fracking'
> bit will need a lot of hard work to oppose if the grapevine stories are
> true?
>
>
> Gillian if you have any pointers to data on CO2 emissions, it will be most
> appreciated.
>
> Best,
>
> Jakes
>
>
> On 24 April 2013 16:07, Justin Arenstein <justinarenstein at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi guys.
>>
>> This is gonna sound nepotistic, but my sister happens to be one of ZA's
>> leading environmental lawyers with an special interest in carbon emissions
>> & offsets, etc. She might have leads to additional sources of data,
>> including something that has been a bug bear of mine for yonks: someone
>> needs to start scraping & aggregating EIAs & related documentation on a
>> public platform, with an idiot-proof API, for proper analysis & tracking.
>>
>> I've copied Gillian above ... apologies in advance for the ambush, sis
>> ;-).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Justin
>>
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>> On 24 April 2013 09:58, Jakes Rawlinson <brajakes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Rufus,
>>>
>>> The very same
>>> http://blog.okfn.org/2013/04/11/data-explorer-mission-on-carbon-data/
>>>
>>> Thanks for the sources, but I'm hoping for Open Data sources from SA,
>>> which is probably dreaming a bit given the state of the Open Data movement
>>> here from what I can gather from the sideline. As you've noticed, apart
>>> from you, it is mainly Adi, Justin, Michelle and a couple of others who
>>> keeps this list going.
>>>
>>> Please anybody else, any other sources of information will be most
>>> appreciated!
>>>
>>> Have a splendid day,
>>>
>>> Jakes
>>>
>>> PS The adoption of the 'Protection of State Information Bill' ("Secrecy
>>> Bill") by MPs in parliament yesterday could mean...... no sensitive data,
>>> such as CO2 emissions?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23 April 2013 21:51, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jake,
>>>>
>>>> I assume the Data Explorer Mission is:
>>>>
>>>> http://blog.okfn.org/2013/04/11/data-explorer-mission-on-carbon-data/
>>>>
>>>> Great you are looking for data. In terms of CO2 data in SA I'm am
>>>> pretty ignorant but a quick google brought me:
>>>>
>>>> http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/tre_saf.html
>>>>
>>>> I also found:
>>>>
>>>> http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
>>>>
>>>> Rufus
>>>>
>>>> On 23 April 2013 18:36, Jakes Rawlinson <brajakes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Hi All,
>>>> >
>>>> > I followed Paul Murphy's advice and joined the 'Data Explorer
>>>> Mission' to
>>>> > try and learn something more on Open Data. Being in Polokwane, I'm not
>>>> > exactly in the hub of where 'open' is happening. Here information is
>>>> still
>>>> > seen and used mainly as a powerbase!
>>>> >
>>>> > This mail is to ask if anybody knows of any open data sources on CO2
>>>> > emission in SA? I will really appreciate it if I could be pointed in
>>>> the
>>>> > right direction.
>>>> >
>>>> > Also, what is 'hackshackers-CT & -JHB'  and 'odadi' all about?
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks again and thanks for all the good work.
>>>> >
>>>> > Best regards,
>>>> >
>>>> > Jakes Rawlinson
>>>> >
>>>> > Department of Public Health
>>>> > University of Limpopo
>>>> > Polokwane
>>>> >
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