On the same day, citizens selected to reflect the demographic diversity in their countries or regions (at least 100 per country or region) will attend daylong meetings, starting at dawn in the Pacific, and continuing until dusk in the Americas. The ambition is to involve 10,000 citizens in 100 countries. All citizens will receive information about pros, cons and views on different climate and energy policies, targets and measures (both in advance and on that day) and all meetings will follow the same agenda and guidelines in order to make the results comparable.

Citizens will express their views on an identical set of questions, designed to reflect policy controversies at the COP negotiations and political discussions about climate and energy in general. The results will be published in real-time via a web-tool, allowing for easy exploration and comparisons of results; one country with another, developed countries with developing, etc.

Dealing successfully with climate change and energy transition requires public support. WWViews on Climate and Energy provides policymakers with in-depth and credible knowledge of the level of this support. It does so regarding key issues that are not easily addressed in opinion polls. It thus supplements polls such as Eurobarometer, by providing a credible snapshot of public opinions on some of the more complex issues, that policymakers need to address.

Information

If you are interested in organizing a WWViews citizen consultation in your country or region, please download the open invitation, with an explanation of what it requires to become a National or Regional Partners and how to proceed in case you do indeed meet those requirements.

If you want to become a partner, please register here.