Our work on climate change using deliberative and participatory processes.
Local Climate Engagement is a new programme to support local authorities in England to plan, commission and deliver high quality public engagement in their climate decision-making, in a way that benefits both them and their local population.
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The Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury saw 30 social housing tenants from across the North meet online over 10 weeks between July and September 2021. The report was released on the 2nd Nov 2021
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We sort the recommendations from six citizens’ processes into broad themes to find the top five most frequently mentioned climate policy asks.
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Katy Rubin reflects on Democracy Pioneers, a project to engage Glasgow’s policymakers on climate change through theatre.
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The Climate Change Citizens’ Jury will see 20 citizens come together to shape action taken on climate change across Furness.
Read more →The Climate Change Citizens’ Jury will see 25 citizens come together to consider the question, ‘What needs to change in Southwark to tackle the emergency of climate change fairly and effectively for people and nature?’
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A winner of the NESTA Democracy Pioneers award in 2020, this project is a collaboration between Glasgow City Council, Katy Rubin, and Shared Future CIC.
Over the next 9 months, we’ll be tackling the climate crisis through an intensive legislative theatre project led by young people. The proposals will target both the Council’s climate strategy, and the COP26 conference that’s taking place in Glasgow in Nov 2021 with leaders from around the world.
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The North of Tyne Citizens’ Assembly report and recommendations are now available. The Citizens Assembly involved 50 people from the region in the north east of England. Their role was to help shape the region’s response to the climate crisis.
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The people’s panel will guide the council on where its priorities should lie as it works towards its ambition of becoming a net-zero carbon borough.
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Few would deny the legitimacy of deliberative democratic processes. Citizens’ assemblies – or citizens’ juries, which have fewer participants – can provide a mandate for politicians to take action commensurate with the scale of the problems at hand. They reflect the diversity of the local population and
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