New Report: World Citizens Demand Action at COP15

A new report, published by The Danish Board of Technology, shows that citizens from all corners of the world have equally high ambitions for the upcoming COP15 negotiations: A global climate deal must be sealed in Copenhagen this December. The report, which is based on the world's first and only global citizen consultation ‘World Wide Views on Global Warming', outlines nine clear policy recommendations addressed directly to the COP15 negotiators. This report provides the views of ordinary citizens from China, India, Egypt, Germany, Uganda, USA, Brazil and 31 other countries around the world on future climate policy. The results are remarkably consistent across national income groups and geographical regions. Comparing these results, nine Policy Recommendations can be clearly deduced showing that world citizens are willing to go much further than their national politicians indicate in these final days up to the climate conference. More than 4.000 citizens participated, and these are their recommendations: Make a deal at COP15

- Keep the temperature increase below 2 degrees
- Annex 1 countries should reduce emissions with 25-40 % or more by 2020
- Fast-growing economies should also reduce emissions by 2020
- Low-income developing countries should limit emissions
- Give high priority to an international financial mechanism
- Punish non-complying countries
- Make technology available to everyone
- Strengthen or supplement international institutions

The Policy Report is edited by the Danish Board of Technology on the basis of the global citizen consultation ‘World Wide Views on Global Warming', which
was conducted throughout the world on September 26, 2009. The report is based on input from all partner organizations, and a panel of international experts has helped shaping the final text. The report as well as an executive summery are published today and are available for download at www.wwviews.org. WWViews results can be studied in detail on results.wwviews.org.

http://www.wwviews.org/files/WWViews%20Newsletter%20no%205.pdf