On March 23, 70 national partners of the first global citizen consultation ever - World Wide Views on Global Warming (WWViews) - will meet for the first time.

70 national partners in 45 countries from all continents of the world have joined WWViews in our attempt to give citizens the opportunity to influence the COP15 negotiations and thereby the future of global climate policy. A week from now those 70 partners will arrive in Copenhagen on the occasion of the project launch and will be discussing democracy, citizen consultation, and climate change for three days.

This Project Launch Seminar takes place in Copenhagen 23 March - 25 March. At the seminar not only will they themselves have a foretaste of what citizens will go through at WWViews meetings on September 26, they will also experience some of the difficulties that may arise when 43 nations with 43 national histories have to create a common ground across continents, cultures, and development, as the delegates at the COP15 will experience.

Project Launch at the Danish Parliament

On March 23, 2 PM, the project is launched officially at the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen. The Environment and Regional Planning Committee in the Danish Parliament will be hosting nearly 75 project managers from the 45 nations involved in the project.

Mr. Sten Gade, MP and Chairman of the Committee, will welcome project managers, ambassadors, members of Parliament, and national as well as international media welcome.

Director of The Danish Board of Technology Mr. Lars Klüver will present the project and address the democratic tasks in the global climate debate.