CSPO Events
World Wide Views Arizona
Global Citizen Consultation on Climate and Energy
100 citizens, selected to represent demographic diversity of Arizona, will join similar citizen groups in three U.S. cities and 80 countries in the world to discuss and express their views on an identical set of questions, designed to reflect policy controversies at the UNFCC negotiations to take place in Paris in December of this year (COP 21).
Logistical Information and Note to Selected Participants:
Following important items require action on your part in a timely and orderly manner.
Before June 6
1. Please take time to read the background information available from the link below.
- WWViews Information Booklet — English Version: wwv-booklet-final3
- WWViews Information Booklet — Spanish Version: wwv-booklet-final-esp
2. Please print, read and sign the consent form available from the link below and bring with you on the day of the forum : WWViews CE AZ Consent Form
3. Please complete the on-line pre-survey available here: WWViews CE AZ Pre-Survey
4. Email Netra Chhetri or Mahmud Farooque with any questions.
On June 6
1. It is very important that you arrive no later than 8:30AM so the program can begin promptly at 9AM.
2. The meeting will take place at:
- Tempe Mission Palms, 60 East Fifth Street, Tempe, AZ 85281,
Phone: (480) 894-1400 - Directions on Google Maps
- Valet Parking Available
- Please enter through the main lobby and follow signs to the Abbey room
3. The Agenda for the day will be as follows:
- 8:30 am — Registration and Breakfast
- 9:00 am — Welcome, Introductions and Instructions (40 minutes)
- 9:40 am — First thematic session: Importance of Tackling Climate Change (80 minutes)
- 11:00 am — Second thematic session: Tools to Tackle Climate Change (75 minutes)
- 12:15 pm — Lunch, including US National Question (60 minutes)
- 1:15 pm — Third thematic session: UN Negotiations & National Commitments (70 minutes)
- 2:25 pm — Exercise Break
- 2:35 pm — Fourth thematic session: Fairness and Distribution of Efforts (70 minutes)
- 3:45 pm — Fifth thematic session: Making and Keeping Climate Promises (60 minutes)
- 4:45 pm — Closing Remarks
- 5:00 pm — Exit Surveys/Conclude