British Council Science are working in partnership with openDemocracy to present an online global debate with the overarching theme of 'cities and climate change' to support the ZeroCarbonCity campaign.

What is openDemocracy?

openDemocracy.net is an online global magazine of politics and culture, dedicated to opening up a democratic space for discussion - free thinking for the world. openDemocracy publish clarifying debates to their website to help stimulate your mind, challenge your perceptions and then invite and encourage you to take part - either in the forums or by submitting your own material to the editors.

The climate change debate 2005

The main debate ran from 20 April  through 10 June 2005, ahead of the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland from 6- 8 July 2005. It will focus on the politics of climate change: how science is presented and understood, international governance, action and equity, technology and solutions for people of all nations.

It will be supported by over 25 articles written by scientists, technologists, city planners, policy makers and other public figures and it will give you the opportunity to engage in a discussion with key actors from science and public life plus hearing from many perspectives from around the globe.

openDemocracy will produce a summary report of the debate which we will publish for distribution at the G8 summit in Scotland in early July. We hope to also add this to our website for you to download.

So visit the openDemocracy website, find out how you can get involved with debates that are happening now and watch out for further details being posted to this page about the British Council global climate change debate for 2005.