Virtual Bali - a window on the UN Climate Negotiations for People Worldwide

One example was OneWorld’s social innovation initiatives is Virtual Bali. With a live video feed from the summit, this Second Life place enrolled hundreds of participants and allowed huge savings on carbon. See how OneWorld’sVirtual Bali created a window on the UN Climate Negotiations for people worldwide. Read Peter's comments on this innovative experience here 

Virtual Bali has received hundreds of mentions on the web - everything from articles in mainstream US and UK newspapers, to blogs from more all corners of the world.

Reuters: "Instead of jetting over to Bali for climate talks, Edward Markey (a Democrat from Massachusetts) will use a 3-D animated version of himself to address the conference at 9.30 am on Wednesday Bali time. It is estimated Markey will save 5.36 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by doing this. His address will be streamed live at Virtual Bali"

AFP - "Hoping to widen the debate and cut down on carbon emissions from air travel, Oneworld.net, has taken the UN conference here on climate change to the online virtual world Second Life.  The website has brought together everyone from a US congressman, who travelled virtually as a 3-D animation, to anonymous participants hailing from Japan to Turkmenistan and Romania."