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General information about the WWViews questions

At the WWViews meetings on September 26, 2009, 100 citizens on 38 countries will deliberate on central issues that will be negotiated at the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen December 7 - December 18, 2009.

The questions posed to the citizens at the WWViews meetings are of course particularly important, since they are the basis for their communication, deliberation, and voting.

The questions are divided into four thematic sessions concerning:

• Climate change and its consequences This session address the different views, knowledge and concerns the participants have about climate change.
• Long-term goal and urgency This session concerns some of the crucial elements in making a global deal: to decide about its urgency, find a shared vision and determine the level of commitment.
• Dealing with greenhouse gas emissions This session address the debate on individual countries reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the emission targets for developing and developed countries respectively.
• The economy of technology and adaptation This session concerns financing adaptation and technology transfer, and how to govern these financial means.

Each thematic session consists of a thematic information video, deliberation on two to four questions, and a voting procedure.

After the fourth session, citizens will formulate their recommendations to the negotiators at COP15 on the basis of the issues debated during the whole day. For this purpose, citizens will deliberate in groups, each group producing one recommendation by consensus if possible - by voting if not. The recommendations from the individual groups will be presented to all citizens at the meeting, who will subsequently vote on each recommendation, one at the time.

The questions posed during the four thematic sessions will be presented quantitatively - as percentages on each possible answer. The recommendations, on the other hand, will be presented as prose.