We will reach the “1.5°C limit” for a stable global climate by 2029. Politics failed to keep global warming within predictability. It is time for a new way.
Mitigating (1.) “Carbon dioxide” (CO2), “Methane” (CH4), and “Nitrous oxide” (N2O) emissions from (1.1) burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) and (1.2) industrial meat production and mitigating (2,) deforestation – main drivers for global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss – is too big to fail.
It is time to vote – one person, one vote – not matter what nationality!
Based on latest research, we will reach the (physical) limit of 1.5°C global average temperature rise for a stable and predicable global climate by 2029 (cf. “C3S global temperature trend monitor“).
This means, global warming, climate disruption, and the loss of biodiversity will be exponential and “(partly) out of human control” after reaching this (physical) limit.
We are heading towards the by far worst humanitarian catastrophe ever within human history (cf. “trans- & interdisciplinary global warming scenario“).
Limiting & reducing global “greenhouse gas” emissions failed
So far mitigation actions, e.g. the highly respected “UN Climate Change Conferences” (CC COPs), have failed to deliver the needed reductions on global “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions. Actually, global GHG emissions are still raising and there is a about 30-year delay from GHG emissions to global warming.
Thus, we better learn, (radically) re-think, and change the way how we approach global decision making so far.
Global democratic decision making is the new way
In the short term, we enable and develop the organisation of a first global direct democratic vote (global referendum) on “climate action” with potentially 5.5 billion people (ca. 70% of the global population) easily participating – they are connected to the World Wide Web.
One person, one vote, no matter what nationality
It is about time to ask the people all around the globe, no matter what income, what gender, what religion, … , and no matter what nationality, how they want to continue with GHG emissions and deforestation, and the resulting global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss.
It is time for everyone to have a vote on “climate action” within global politics now!
6.0 billion people (ca. 74%) of the world’s population were using the internet in 2025 (see itu.int). So we think, such a “first global democratic referendum” can be organised with relative ease within months (depending on the available budget, etc.) via the World Wide Web and smartphones.
Based on a rough initial estimate, the “first global democratic referendum” project would require around $220–300 million and could be carried out within 1 to 3 years.
4 Phases of Development
To actually carry out such a global vote, we see the following 4 phases necessary in advance (see graph):
(1) Science explains
Science gives insights to the question raised within such a global referendum and develops different scenarios based on the voting question. Science can calculate the variety of impacts and publishes the possible results (e.g. “IPCC – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change“, “WMO – World Meteorological Organization“).
(2) The “United Nations” develop a global secure voting system
We see the “United Nations” (UN) as the institution to coordinate the development and actually carry out the global referendum. To do this convenient and secure, a digital (app supported) voting system has to be developed. The technology is already used in several countries.
To boost the technology and to reach a maximum global audience, this should be done in collaboration with the global tech-corporations like Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Baidu, Yandex, etc.
(3) Media enables the people
Plural discussions are most important within democratic decision-making. Nationalism is raising because democracy is not felt any more.
The global vote on global warming, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity will produce a broad and global discussion about this topic.
Media has to support this with independent and critical journalism, based on (non-commercialised) scientific insights. This will actually enable the people to build up their opinion and make a prudent voting possible.
(4) Politics involves & mobilises the people
We already have the mass-voting technology. Democracy means the beauty of “one person, one vote”, no matter what income, religion, gender, colore of the skin, and age (16+ years).
Global democracy will add to this: no matter what nationality!
It is the task of global and national politics to officially support the global vote by:
- Developing clear action scenarios,
- Facilitating pluralistic debates between political parties on different policies and solution approaches to the issues raised—so people can vote with a profound understanding of the impacts, and
- Executing the decisions made by voters.
see “Key Performance Indicators” (KPIs):
- estimated time to “go live”:
8+ months
-> depending on available resources.
- needed investment:
$220+ million
-> depending on variety of voting options & regions.
- potential impact:
$16+ trillion
-> assumed 8+ years speed up of transformation to 80% reduction of GHG emissions.
-> ca. $2+ trillion per year loss due to global warming based on “World Bank” (2024) and “International Monetary Fund” (2024) estimation.
see overview about the new global climate politics process (klick to enlarge):
see latest global “greenhouse gas” emission development from Our World in Data (klick to enlarge):
see Ed Hawkins “Global Warming Stripes 1850-2024” (showyourstripes.info):
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latest global warming research:
