At Shared Future we have a vision of thousands of deliberative conversations happening across the country on a regular basis – allowing ordinary citizens to come together to discuss the challenge of climate change and its local impact, to forge…
Change can be hard to prove, especially in Citizens’ Jury processes. It is harder still to measure empowerment, agency and different power structures that can be an important impact of citizens’ jury processes. We had the opportunity to meet with…
Findings from a collaborative evaluation project on public engagement at COP26 Ahead of COP26, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) invited funding applications from organisations planning public engagement initiatives. They brought together six organisations to share knowledge, plan, create a…
Greta Thunberg began her campaign of school strikes aged 15. But in the UK she would need to wait another three years to be deemed mature enough to cast her vote. Greta’s story is indicative of the challenge of young…
Young people are highly aware of the threat to their futures from climate change yet are rarely able to influence the ‘gatekeepers’ of climate emissions – those decision makers in Cumbria whose strategies and plans can most affect our carbon…
Introduction The jury saw 25 local citizens consider the question, ‘What needs to change in Southwark to tackle the emergency of climate change fairly and effectively for people and nature?’ Southwark Council launched the recruitment process for its citizens’ climate…
A new paper examining Shared Future’s Leeds Climate Change Citizens Jury highlights the co-benefits of deliberation. Local authorities wanting to achieve meaningful carbon reduction, are increasingly turning towards public engagement. Shared Future is part of this, having delivered a wide…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Local Climate Engagement (LCE) is a new programme to support local authorities from across England and the political spectrum to deliver high-quality public engagement projects on climate policy. Which local authorities we’ll be working with We are delighted to…
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 of the process was released on the 2nd November 2021. In May 2022…
Before COP 26 in Glasgow in 2021, we brought together the recommendations from six citizens’ juries and assemblies run by Shared Future over the last two years. Maria Lucien, our project officer at the time, summarised the recommendations from six…