Hello All,

I find this Voting Survey on the Asgardia Blog :

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/elections-159/topic/lower-the-voting-age-to-16-21882/

I believe 16 is old enough ;) if you do too ( and even if you do not ), go raise your opinion

Nicolas

Друзья, доброго времени суток!

Спешу сообщить, что начинает работу электронная почта мэра, куда Вы можете направлять свои предложения, пожелания, вопросы по деятельности мэра и Асгардии в целом.

Vadim.Shaikhov@mayors.asgardia.space

Я со своей стороны гарантирую, что на все сообщения будет дана оперативная обратная связь.

С уважением,

Вадим Шаихов

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Good day Dear Friends!

I am happy to inform you that Mayor's email starts its work and you can send there your proposals, comments and questions about developing of Asgardia and about Mayor's activity.

Vadim.Shaikhov@mayors.asgardia.space

From my side I promise feedback to all emails operatively.

Best Regards

Vadim Shaikhov

Young women, 40 years old. 1 son, 2 daughter in law. One lovers, on dog "+Big noise", lot of peace, full of love.

love space, nature, food, animals and all the thing that can bring me happy, that can bring happy my family, my friend. Take care of my planet, take care of my neighbour, known and unknown.

I can represent each of you, your idea, your needs, your opportunities.

I can represent each of you for all, for Unity.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its latest report ( released on 7 October 2018) said , “ IT IS possible to keep the increase in global average temperatures to within 1.5 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial times (Period of 1850- 1900/Second industrial Revolution). But for that, the world would need to bring down its greenhouse gas to about half of its 2010 levels by 2030, and to net zero by about 2050”.

In its earlier reports, which have formed the basis of global action, the IPCC has said that climate change could have “irreversible” and “catastrophic” impacts if the global average temperatures were allowed to rise beyond 2 degrees Celsius. The latest report, released in Seoul Saturday at the end of a week-long meeting, was requested by various countries in 2015 to explore the possibilities of keeping the temperature rise within 1.5 degrees Celsius. This was the key demand made by a number of smaller and poorer countries, especially the small island states, which face the maximum risks from the impact of climate change.

As of now, the world is striving to prevent the temperature rise beyond 2 degrees Celsius, in accordance with the stated objective of the Paris Agreement of 2015. To meet that target, the aim is to reduce greenhouse gases by only 20 per cent, from 2010 levels, by the year 2030 and achieve a net-zero emission level by the year 2075.

Net-zero is achieved when the total emissions is balanced by the amount of absorption of carbon dioxide through natural sinks like forests, or removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through technological interventions.

If there is one message from the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it’s this: Checking global warming will require major changes in the Paris Climate Pact’s targets. The 2015 agreement, which has become the cornerstone of climate change mitigation efforts worldwide, proposed to keep the increase in global average temperature to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. But the report that was released on Sunday has found this threshold to be inadequate. A more than 1.5°C warming will be precarious, and a 2°C rise would be catastrophic, the report warns. The world, already 1°C hotter than what it was 150 years ago, could witness greater frequency of droughts and floods, more intense tropical cyclones and increased ocean acidification and salinity if the planet heats by a further 0.5°C. That could happen anytime between 2030 and 2050, the report cautions. This means that current mitigation efforts — calibrated to stave off calamitous events by 2075 — will require drastic up-scaling.

What is worrying is that the world is not even on course to meet the comparatively conservative demands of a 2°C-rise-in-temperature scenario. In fact, one of the criticisms of the Paris Accord-mandated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) is that they are insufficient to meet these demands.

However, IPCC has suggested 4 pathways through which keep increase in global average temperature below 1.5℃ is possible. In each of the pathways, the global average temperature is projected to overshoot the 1.5 degrees Celsius target by some amount before returning to that level before the end of this century. Each of these pathways is also dependent on some amount of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), a reference to physical removal of the stock of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to reduce its concentrations. Technologies for CDR are still undeveloped and untested. “ In simple words, in each of these pathways global average temperature may overshoot and these pathways is also dependent on some amount of CDR for which technologies are still undeveloped and untested.” Varying amounts between 100 to 1000 gigatons (billion tonnes) of carbon dioxide would need to be removed from the atmosphere in these four pathways, the report says. The world currently emits about 47 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. “CDR would be used to compensate for residual emissions and, in most cases, achieve net negative emissions to return global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius following a peak,” the report notes. The IPCC report says each of these pathways will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems”.

The report also lists several specific advantages of keeping the global temperature rise within 1.5 degrees celsius from pre-industrial levels. Some examples are :

• At 2 degree, no ice in the Arctic Ocean in summer could be a once-in-a-decade phenomenon. At 1.5 degree the chance is a rarer once-a-century.
• At 2 degree, virtually all coral reefs (>99%) would be lost; at 1.5˚ the decline would be a little less at 70-90%.
• A 2 degree increase would mean extreme hot days in the mid-latitudes - India will be hotter by 4 degree; that comes down to 3 degree if the rise is at 1.5 degree. Cities will become heat islands.
• Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could prevent around 3.3 million cases of dengue every year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone.
• An additional 150 million people could be at risk from malaria if the temperature was allowed to increase beyond 2°C.
• The world could have 25 million fewer undernourished people by the end of the century, if the 1.5°C goal was achieved.
• About 350 million additional people could be exposed to deadly heat waves if the warming increased to 2°C as compared to 1.5°C.
• 1.5°C could prevent 153 million premature deaths due to air pollution by 2100, as compared to the 2°C scenario.
• * More than 90% of the world’s population could see the economic damage as a result of climate change being reduced in the 1.5°C scenario, Overall, the world could be 3% wealthier by 2100 in a 1.5°C scenario compared to a 2°C scenario.
• A 1.5°C strategy could create double the number of jobs in the energy sector by 2050.
• Also, compared to the 1.5°C scenario, extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall and heat waves are likely to become more severe and frequent, and freshwater supply could fall sharply, in a 2°C world.

Summary:

IPCC - keep increase in global average temperature below 1.5℃ instead of 2℃ threshold (according to paris accord) above pre-industrial levels by end of this century. A more than 1.5°C warming will be precarious, and a 2°C rise would be catastrophic.

What is worrying is that countries’ current INDC goals are even inadequate to attain 2℃ threshold , how would they attain 1.5℃ threshold for which technologies are still undeveloped and untested ?

It's time to search an alternative planet for life ?  Asgardia may be future of life.

As one of the largest districts in Asgardia, Drongen is set for a bright future within this space nation. I've hereby added my candidacy to become mayor of the Asgardia Drongen, since we are currently with five members from this wonderful, rapid changing town, it is important to have a voice in Asgardia. In recent years I've developed several ideas, often against the stream in the subjects of archaeology, history, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, politics and ecology as well as in other subjects like religion (I'm not religious anymore). As a student scientist (archaeology), I feel that scientific progress as well as changes in behaviour should be considered as a part of a solution to save this planet.

Я, Петрин Вячеслав, заявляю, что в случае моего избрания на высокий пост Мэра моей области от Асгардии, целями моей деятельности станут порядок, комфорт и достаток жителей Асгардии. Порядок – безусловная обязательность соблюдения норм международного и Асгардийскго права, общепринятой морали,  городских обычаев и традиций.

Комфорт – бытовые удобства, благоустроенность жилья, практичность инфраструктуры, доступность государственных услуг для жителей и гостей столицы.

Достаток – материальная, социальная, культурная обеспеченность москвичей.

ПОРЯДОК. КОМФОРТ. ДОСТАТОК

Предвыборная программа кандидата на пост Мэра региона от Асгардии

Вячеслав Петрин

Я, Петрин Вячеслав, заявляю, что в случае моего избрания на высокий пост Мэра , целями моей деятельности станут порядок, комфорт и достаток всех жителей.

Порядок — безусловная обязательность соблюдения норм международного и российского права, общепринятой морали,  городских обычаев и традиций.

Комфорт — бытовые удобства, благоустроенность жилья, практичность инфраструктуры, доступность государственных услуг для всех.

Достаток — материальная, социальная, культурная обеспеченность жителей.

ПОРЯДОК

Асгардии — прозрачную управленческую атмосферу!

Только личная, персональная ответственность чиновников и активное участие в антикоррупционной борьбе общества, помноженные на искреннее стремление Мэра избавиться от коррупционной опухоли, сделают  управленческую атмосферу чище.

Задачи по реформированию городской власти:

чиновники должны добираться на службу исключительно на общественном или личном транспорте, использование персональных автомобилей будет разрешено только в рабочее время, при этом будет установлен жесткий лимит расходования топлива;

контакты представителей власти и народа станут ежедневными, в каждом подразделении Мэрии приём граждан будет осуществляться руководителем или одним из его заместителей в течение всего рабочего дня;

при установлении конфликта интересов в действиях должностного лица (ситуация, в которой данное лицо совершает действия, связанные с вверенными полномочиями, которые затрагивают или могут затронуть личные или имущественные интересы самого должностного лица, его родственников или деловых партнеров) данное должностное лицо должно быть незамедлительно уволено в связи с утратой доверия;

будет создан Комитет общественного контроля, формируемый на добровольной основе по административно-территориальному и отраслевому принципам. В его компетенцию будут входить борьба с коррупцией, бюрократизмом, посягательствами на государственную, общественную и частную собственность, совершенствование работы органов власти и местного самоуправления, контроль за соблюдением законодательства при рассмотрении жалоб и заявлений граждан;

наряду с активизацией антикоррупционной кампании будут пересмотрены, в сторону увеличения и расширения, параметры материального и социального обеспечения региональных и муниципальных должностных лиц;

введение обязательного публичного декларирования лицами, возглавляющими московские бюджетные учреждения, а также членами их семей сведений о доходах и имуществе.

I, Petrin V., declare that in the event of my election to the high office of Mayor of my area of Asgardia, the objectives of my work will be in order, comfort and prosperity of the inhabitants of Asgardia.



The procedure is an unconditional obligation of compliance with international and Ashaninka law, conventional morality, the city's customs and traditions.

Comfort-household amenities, livability of housing, practicality of infrastructure, availability of public services for residents and guests of the capital.

Wealth – material, social, cultural security of Muscovites.

ORDER. COMFORT. ABUNDANCE

The election program of the candidate for Mayor of the region from Asgardia

Vyacheslav Petrin

I, Petrin Vyacheslav, declare that in case of my election to a high post of the Mayor , the order, comfort and prosperity of all inhabitants will become the purposes of my activity.

Order-unconditional obligation to comply with international and Russian law, generally accepted morality, urban customs and traditions.

Comfort-household amenities, livability of housing, practicality of infrastructure, availability of public services for all.

Prosperity — material, social, cultural security of the inhabitants.

ORDER

Asgardia-transparent management atmosphere!

Only personal, personal responsibility of officials and active participation in the anti-corruption struggle of the society, coupled with the sincere desire of the Mayor to get rid of the corruption tumor, will make the management atmosphere cleaner.

The task of reforming the city government:

officials should get to the service only by public or private transport, the use of personal cars will be allowed only during working hours, while a strict limit of fuel consumption will be established;
contacts of representatives of the government and the people will become daily, in each division of the city Hall reception of citizens will be carried out by the head or one of his deputies during all working day;
when establishing the conflict of interests in actions of officials (the situation in which the person performs activities related to the entrusted powers that affect or may affect the personal or economic interests of the official himself, his relatives or business partners) this officer should be immediately dismissed in connection with loss of trust;
a public control Committee will be established, formed on a voluntary basis on administrative-territorial and sectoral principles. Its competence will include the fight against corruption, bureaucracy, encroachments on state, public and private property, improvement of the work of the authorities and local self-government, monitoring of compliance with the law when considering complaints and applications of citizens;
along with the intensification of the anti-corruption campaign, the parameters of material and social security of regional and municipal officials will be revised in the direction of increasing and expanding;
the introduction of mandatory public Declaration of the heads of the Moscow budget institutions, as well as members of their families of data on incomes and property.

For a long time the values of United-World have been mine. I deeply believe we are in a time when Humanity is assembling, after a long period of war(s), to face common challenges. At at least we should do.

We can easily think of the energy, ressources and ecology challenges.

Sub-jacent to this are, off course, the challenges of leaving together while coming from totally different cultures, and ways of life. But I deeply believe we should at least try.

I may also precise I sure don't believe in a perfect world where everybody loves everyone etc . There will always be huge differences, and impossibilities, big problems.  But a part of our life should tend to this collective effort, together, in an unperfect but yet Union.

I want to thank Asgaard Space Nation to give us this opportunity.

One Unity, One Humanity,

Raphael C.