How was the background reading document produced?
The information booklet was written by Danish science journalist Ebbe Sønderriis in close cooperation with the Danish Board of Technology, coordinator of World Wide Views. A Scientific Advisory Board was established to review whether the information provides the background knowledge necessary to form opinions on the questions that will be discussed at the WWViews event, to avoid misunderstanding and to ensure a relevant balance of information. To test if the information was relevant, well balanced, and easy for ordinary people to understand, four focus group interviews were carried out, in Japan, Canada, Denmark and Bolivia. All World Wide Views partners had the opportunity to comment on draft versions of the information booklet. The background reading document is largely based on the latest assessment report from the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), The Fourth Assessment Report, published in 2007. The background reading material is based on the consensus of the sc
