Our Money, Our Planet ENGAGING CITIZENS IN THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY THROUGH PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY There is overwhelming evidence that we are in a climate emergency. It is of maximum importance that we move on from debating the evidence towards taking immediate…
Cumbria Climate Assembly The Cumbria Climate Assembly was commissioned by the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership with support from the National Lottery. The Assembly ran from March to April 2025 and was facilitated by Shared Future. This report details the process…
Supporting participants to drive change after a deliberative process The main aim of a citizens’ jury or assembly is to convene ordinary people with diverse experiences and perspectives to write recommendations on what needs to happen. As demographically representative groups,…
Lancaster Local Climate Engagement (LCE) The Local Climate Engagement Programme was run by Involve; UK100; the Democratic Society; Shared Future CIC and Climate Outreach. It was established to support councils across England and the political spectrum to deliver high-quality public…
Preston People’s Climate Jury In early 2024, Shared Future CIC was commissioned by Preston City Council to design and facilitate a two-month Climate Jury. Twenty-seven residents from the region were recruited for the process. They came together over 8 sessions…
Budehaven School Mini-Jury The Budehaven School Mini-Jury was commissioned by Bude Climate Partnership with National Lottery funding. It recognises that young people have a stake in the future and should have a say in the policies that will affect them…
Local Climate Engagement Programme Evaluation Part 1 The Local Climate Engagement Programme (LCE) aims 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…
Bude Area Community Jury on Climate Change The Bude Area Community Jury, which was 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…
Wandsworth Citizens’ Assembly on Air Quality In 2023 Shared Future was involved in designing and facilitating the London Borough of Wandsworth’s Citizen Assembly on Air Quality. The Assembly was the fruition of the new administration’s manifesto pledges to hold a…
Shipleys Citizens’ Jury Climate Report 2023 The Shipley Town Council Citizens’ Jury is an example of a deliberative process, similar to a Citizens’ Assembly, but smaller. It was commissioned by Shipley Town Council with support from a National Lottery ‘Together…