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Frequently Asked Questions
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Vision and objectives
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What is 'We Believe in Climate Change'?
'We Believe in Climate Change' is a global signatory initiative to take a collective stand as the mankind and creating an awareness platform against those who spread the message that 'climate change is a hoax'. When collectively we will have declared our stand and raise our voice the truth will prevail. Through this platform I foresee several impact-full initiatives such as creating climate awareness materials with special focus on future generations, planting trees, interviewing climate gurus etc.
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How did you come up with the idea?
The day President Trump declared to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Accord, I thought about creating a signatory platform. Having lessons learned from such initiatives in the past, I recognized that to build a global stand and reach I need to find a new way to represent the signatories online. Also I want to create some commercial incentives for the signatories and myself to make a real impact. While I was thinking of different ways I came across of a 'Photo tile' in an office with 12000 employees being represented in a single canvas. Suddenly this caught my attention and the idea of real faces, logos, brands of the signatories represented in a canvas emerged. Next step was to think on how to make it practically possible through an online platform. After some research I was inspired by a pixel site developed by Alex Tew.
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What success looks like?
Every individuals, businesses, organizations, institutions, governments with access to internet become a signatory on this site. Most importantly all living individuals on the planet have signed up on the site with a climate motto. So, by 2025, I hope to have a 4.0 billion individual faces of the signatories (based on the projection that by 2025 the world will have a total of 4.7 billion internet users) all added up here from across the globe and many more in years to come. You can read more about my vision here.
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What is unique about this idea?
This combines the premium and free signatory categories for a noble cause which not only serves the cause and aims to provide benefits to the signatories though direct marketing opportunities by showcasing their climate commitments, representing their brands, products and services. In addition, this not just a signatory platform but also an entrepreneurial effort for me. Proceedings from this will serve not only the good cause of the initiatives mentioned but also will serve my entrepreneurial spirit, further educational and charity drive.
Signing up as a signatory
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Why should I sign up?
By signing up you will be part of an effort that has the greatest implication for the humanity in many years to come. Your face, brands, logos, slogan, motto will be a testament of your commitment for the mother earth. Also as a premium member, you can promote your own site through a link to your site which can generate huge amount of internet traffic and thus receiving great marketing and promotional benefits.
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How can I become a signatory?
That's easy. You can use the sign up form to provide all the details and soon your logo/image will appear on the site. Please consult the terms and conditions before signing up.
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What is the difference between premium and free signatory?
As a premium signatory, you buy specific pixel grids on the site. Premium signatory canvas precedes the free signatory canvas giving more visibility to the site visitors. Also, as a premium user you can buy as big pixel space you want (upto a whole canvas). For free signatories the default is a singlepixel grid (i.e.100 pixels). Also as a premium user you can benefit by linking your image to a hyperlink to direct traffic and visitor to your own individual pages, sites, online shops etc. As a free user, you have only a single time option to put your signature under the same name/org/business and institutions.
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Can I upgrade to a premium signatory?
Yes. After signing up as a free signatory if you want to upgrade as a premium user simply use the signup form and sign-up as a premium user. As soon as you are signed up your faces/logos/ad will appear on the specific spot. To avoid redundancy, we will appreciate if you inform us through the contact form and then we will remove your free spot.
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What do you plan to do with the sign up information?
Your name/legal name, country, city, slogan and provided image and links will be used on the site. The rest of the information will not be disclosed and will be only used for research. Examples of such research may help answer questions like - What are the demographics of the signatories? Which country has the most signatories, which industrial sectors are more active in climate change effort? etc.
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How can I choose the exact location of my pixel grid?
Only as a premium user you need to specify which pixel grid/grids you want to buy. Just hover your mouse over the pixel canvas, you will notice the specific grid value. Please write them {e.g. (1,1) , (1,2) etc.}. When you submit the sign up form. For free users you do not need to provide the exact pixel information as all free signatory image will be posted as per my own choice and or first come first serve basis.
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When can I expect my signatory information to appear on your site?
For premium-signatories the information will appear on the site within 24-48 hours of your payment being cleared. As for free user I will post them with my convenience and as time permitted. Be assured that I will be putting all my effort to get them published as soon as I practically can after my day job.
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How long will be this site kept alive?
I plan to keep the site alive as a platform forever for generations to come so that no one can ever denounce the fact of climate change again. To realize this at some point, I will need the operational aspects fully automated and self-sustained. Also the operation of this site may be handed over to a responsible foundation/committee at a later stage. But as a minimum for all the premium signatory to get benefit I will keep the site alive untill end 2025.
PAYMENTS
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Why are you charging for a signatory initiative?
Often great and noble initiative fails due to the lack of commercial incentives for the signatories and the initiative takers. One of the main reasons of such failure is that without any financial gain nothing meaningful can be achived. I want to have meaningful impact for the cause, benefit the participants and me. It is a win-win-win situation!
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What is the price per pixel and per grid ?
A single pixel costs you 1.00 $US. A single grid contains 100 pixels, so for a single grid in the first canvas the price is $US 100. Once the first canvas is sold out the subsequent canvas will have lower price for the pixels and will be announced at the time of the newly created canvas.
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What payment method is accepted?
At this moment only PayPal payment is accepted. Soon you will be able to use commonly known payment gateway to buy the pixel.
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Why the final price is showing slightly higher than the actual pixel price ?
The final price includes the PayPal processing and transaction fee per order.
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Can I have an invoice for my payment?
Yes, absolutely. As soon as your payment has been cleared, within the next 24-48 hours you will receive an invoice of your payment digitally in your email.
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Can I get a refund?
In principle, No! Once you have committed to put your signatory pixels and it has been displayed on the site, you cannot get a refund even if you decided to take the signature out. For special circumstances (see terms and conditions). If you need to take down the signature and reference to the business, signature will be removed without refund.
WHAT ARE THE WAYS I CAN HELP?
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What are the ways I can help in this cause?
As a minimum, you can share this initiative with your family and friends, extended network to spread the message. Then, do sign up to show your commitment. To make a real impact do sign up as a premium member. You can also sponsor specific interviews and help me with any new ideas or suggesstions.
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I am a celebrity, how can I get involved?
If you are celebrity, you are in a best position to shift public opinion and that of your fans. So get involved by signing, sharing, sponsoring, promoting, praising etc.
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Can I put sponsorship ad on your site?
Yes. The spaces on the left and right of the central section will be available for sponsorship ad for all pages except the homepage. Please contact me for further details.
COMPETITION
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What is this competition mentioned in the form?
To encourage more people, businesses, individuals, organizations, and governments to join and also showcase their commitments for climate change, I plan to organize a competition which will assess the best climate change initiatives undertaken by the signatory individuals, businesses, institutions, governments and a few of them will be recognised. Think this as almost similar to that of TIME's 100 most influential list, in this case the climate change movers or shakers. The competition will be open for both the premium and free users. The competition process will commence when either of the conditions is met (i.e. selling out of one million pixels on the premium canvas or one million total signatories). Once either of the target is completed all who requested to be part of the competition will receive an email detailing the future process and requirements. Stay tuned for more information on this site.
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Based on what criteria the entries will be evaluated?
The best climate committed individual, business, organization, institution and government will be awarded regardless of their signatory status (3x each). In broad terms, the criteria will be: Slogan/motto (5%), impact (25%), commitment (25%), interview result (25%) and a public voting (20% of total weight).
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What are the prizes?
You will be featured on this website as a winner along with others who make the list of 'TOP 100 Climate Change Movers and Shakers'.
You will receive a winner's crest on behalf of We Beleive in Climate Change.com.
You will be provided with a certificate of achievement.
I foresee this 'Top 100' list to be updated every year in different forms and capacities.
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Can I sponsor a particular prize?
Absolutely. Come up with a good proposal and let me know.
Contact
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How can I contact you?
You can use the contact page and submit your message directly to me. You should expect to hear from me within next 24-48 hours. If for some reasons the response is delayed please accept my sincere apologies.
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