Involving Global Opinion in the Climate Debate: Denmark Launches Climate
Change Web Platform With Google
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The aim of the collaboration is to increase global engagement in climate change in the run-up to and during COP15 in
The collaboration includes a number of online initiatives:
- "Raise your voice" COP15 YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/cop15
- Visualization of climate change on Google Earth - http://www.google.com/cop15
Working with data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the international scientific community, Google has visualized climate change stories on Google Maps and Google Earth. For example, users will be able to view visualizations of greenhouse gas emissions by region, the expected consequences of climate change, as well as narrated virtual tours on mitigation and adaptation aspects.
- Working together for the climate
A number of different organizations are working on outreach efforts in the period leading up to COP15. To unite all these campaigns, users of Denmark's "Raise your voice" COP15 YouTube channel will be able to visit other major campaigns, including the UN's official Seal the Deal initiative, UNICEF's Unite for Climate youth campaign, the Hopenhagen campaign,
In addition to the above activities under the collaboration between
The collaboration between
On the YouTube channel there will also be "Call to Action" videos from HRH the Crown Prince of
Web links:
COP15 "Raise your voice" YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/cop15
Google Earth climate change visualization: http://www.google.com/cop15
COP15.dk - climate change news and conference information: http://www.cop15.dk COP15 "Climate Thinkers Blog": http://www.blog.cop15.dk
COP15 on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cop15
COP15 on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cop15
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For further information: Google, Inc.: Niki Fenwick, Senior Manager, Communications & Public Affairs, [email protected]; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark: Klavs A. Holm, Ambassador for Public Diplomacy, tel. +45-25-28-37-37; Louise Brincker, Head of Press, COP15, tel. +45-23-43-41-76; Jakob Faarvang, Team Leader, COP15 Press/Outreach team, tel. +45-25-26-75-74; Torben Jensen, Head of Section, COP15 Press/Outreach team, tel. +45-50-86-75-28
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