Climate Thoughts - Don't keep them to Yourself

Now it is possible to read many of the thoughts passing through people’s minds on the topic of climate change and add your own personal thoughts to the collection of Climate Thoughts, a three-dimensional version of the globe-like COP15 logo.

"We want the world public to actively engage in the debate and let concerns and views be known to political leaders in a simple and powerful way", says Klavs A. Holm, ambassador and Head of Public Diplomacy at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thoughts added by people are represented as shining stars, growing brighter when supported by other users of the site. The most popular thought at the moment is from Achim Steiner, Head of UNEP.

But the top-ten popular thoughts also includes ideas from members of the public, often offering harsh truths, such as this opinion from a British user of the COP15 site:

In the UK we spend time worrying about light bulbs and thermostat settings while our Government continues to build new runways and coal fired powerstations. I ask all participants at COP15 to remember NOW is the time to act - show some leadership and people will follow.

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written by Marie Sauer-Johansen