The Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies has released new guidance, co-authored by Pete Bryant of Shared Future. Their new report, “Supporting Members After the Climate Assembly Ends: How to Nurture Action” aims to help commissioners, organisers and funders to consider…
Our latest climate assembly is now underway in Cumbria. The Cumbria Climate Assembly is focussed on ensuring the voices of everyday residents are heard and can influence local climate policies. The need for impactful ways for residents to have their…
Shared Future helped to facilitate the UK’s first Town Council Climate Assembly in 2020. Since then we have been following how things are progressing, and its long term impact. In a new guest blog by Anne-Marie Sanderson, Projects Officer at…
Our third blog on taking an ecosystem approach to democracy. Shared Future director Jez Hall concludes a short series of think pieces on tackling the crisis in our democracy, by taking an ecosystem approach. Whether it’s the climate emergency, financial…
The Bude Area Community Jury on Climate Change, commissioned by Bude Climate Partnership, brought together 34 citizens aged 16 to 86 from across the wider Bude area to answer the question: ‘‘How can we respond to a changing climate, including…
What was it like to take part in the Empaville Participatory Budgeting role play game at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield? Deborah Timoni lets us know in her blog, reflecting on what happened at our interactive workshop in May…
Pots of Possibility grants help regenerate North Lancashire’s environment and build healthy, thriving communities across Lancaster district. There are smaller Community Pots, decided by a local panel, and larger Your Pots participatory budgeting grants, voted on by local people in…
The Preston People’s Climate Jury offered 30 Preston residents a chance to have their say on how to tackle climate change across the city and make recommendations to local leaders about how the city should act in response. Shared Future was…
The Local Climate Engagement Programme (LCE) aimed to help ensure that the UK can reach its net zero target. It provides local authorities and their partners in England with support to undertake or commission high quality, inclusive public engagement in…
Ensuring Local Energy Benefits: In 2023, working with Shared Future’s facilitators and supported by funding from the Scottish Government, Regen, an independent not for profit with a mission to transform the world’s energy systems for a zero carbon future, conducted…