I don't see what mechanism exists for ensuring the results of the poll will
have any influence on the decisions made.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oliver Tickell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:35 PM
Subject: World Wide Views on Global Warming
> This looks to me like a well-meaning initiative, but one which can only
> end
> up wasting a lot of peoples' time without producing any outcome that
> climate
> negotiators will take any notice of.
>
> But then maybe that is the point ... and it's not well meaning at all, but
> a
> way of deliberately diverting campaigners' time and energy into something
> completely unproductive!
>
> Oliver, www.kyoto2.org/
>
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> http://www.wwviews.org/
>
> I wonder what people think of this initiative? It seems to arise from the
> right wing Danish government. I wonder if it will be used to justify
> inaction? From the few opinion polls I have seen of the views of citizens
> around the world, most don't seem to be as concerned about climate change
> as
> we campaigners are. Or am I just unnecessarily suspicious?
>
> Chris
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