In December 2009, representatives from all around the world will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the next major meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (link to UNFCCC wiki page). This represents the next major step on the part of the international community to negotiate a global agreement for addressing climate change. At the Copenhagen meeting, each country will agree on targets for reducing their CO2 emissions and deforestation.
The initial version of the Climate Collaboratorium gives everyone a chance to put forward their ideas about what the world should agree to in Copenhagen. We believe that to solve such a complex and broad problem we need to harness the collective intelligence of the whole world, which will allow us to come to a better solution that any group of experts could on their own.
Our objective is to have contributors work together to develop a plan that at least 1000 people have worked on. We hope to bring this plan to the Copenhagen meeting.
Even if you are not an expert on climate change, there are several ways you can participate and make a difference:
Look around, learn and tell others what you have learned
Invite others to join the Collaboratorium
View plans that others have proposed and the arguments for or against them
Comment on vote for plans and arguments you find compelling
Help to translate publications written by experts into plain language that can be accessible to a broader public
Submit or suggest articles, resources, pictures, or videos that can enrich the conversation
Help to add new features to our software
Suggest new ways you would like to participate
If you are already familiar with the issues or are an expert with specialized knowledge, then you can do all of the above plus:
Propose a new plan and build support for it among Collaboratorium users
Discuss with experts from your specialty or other specialties
Propose models that can be added to the Collaboratorium
We hope you join us in solving Climate Change, and we are eager to hear your feedback,