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This article is an offshoot or our [[Citizens' assembly]] page. It is also related to our [[XR and future democracy]] article, which is why it might seem a little UK-centric.


The term climate assembly is used here to mean any citizens assembly considering, either exclusively or otherwise, a response to [[climate change]] or climate emergency.
''This page may be redesigned as more of an introductory article on Climate assemblies. [https://www-buergerrat-de.translate.goog/buergerraete/buergerraete-weltweit/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc buergerrat-de] provides a more comprehensive listing. [[User:Philralph|Philralph]] ([[User talk:Philralph|talk]]) 11:51, 21 July 2023 (UTC)'''


The list could be expanded to include also peoples' assemblies, or other gatherings, for example of the kinds listed on the [https://www.xrdemocracy.uk/ Future Democracy Hub] happening in response to climate emergency.
This article is an offshoot or our [[Citizens' assembly]] page. It is also related to our [[XR and future democracy]] article. There's also a separate article: [[List of UK climate assemblies]].


== United Kingdom ==
The term climate assembly is used here to mean any citizens assembly considering, either exclusively or otherwise, a response to [[climate change]] or climate emergency.
*[https://www.climateassembly.uk/ Climate Assembly UK]


=== UK Local assemblies ===
The list could be expanded to include also peoples' assemblies, or other gatherings, for example of the kinds listed on the [https://www.xrdemocracy.uk/ Future Democracy Hub] happening in response to climate emergency.


==== [[Cambridgeshire]] ====
== Global assembly ==
*Climate workshop, Histon and Impington villages, Nov 2, 2019. The workshop will utilise Sweden’s ClimateView, currently in use at the highest levels of the Swedish government. This is its first use in the UK to create climate solutions at local level. ClimateView provides an evidence-based methodology that encourages all sections of the community to come together to collaborate on tackling the climate crisis. <ref>[http://camemergency.org/swedish-experts-help-histon-impington/  camemergency.org]</ref>
*“Regional Citizens Assembly for Cambridgeshire” planned by [http://camemergency.org/ Cambridgeshire Climate Emergency]. Proposal presented to Cambridge City Council on 20th May, 2019 <ref>[http://camemergency.org/launch/ camemergency.org]</ref>


==== [[Devon]] ====
* [https://globalassembly.org/ Global Assembly], Address the climate and ecological emergency, ''added 18:35, 10 December 2020 (UTC)'' ...Get involved: [https://globalassembly.org/get-involved Global Assembly]
*Citizens Assembly [https://www.devonclimateemergency.org.uk/devon-carbon-plan/citizens-assembly/ devonclimateemergency.org.uk], [https://www.devonclimateemergency.org.uk/ Devon Climate Emergency]


Citizens Assembly to be convened in January 2020 <ref>[https://www.devonclimateemergency.org.uk/devon-carbon-plan-process-launched/#more-3 devonclimateemergency.org.uk], 24/10/2019</ref>
== [[Europe]] ==


==== [[Oxfordshire]] ====
* European Assembly for Climate Justice {{W|European Assembly for Climate Justice}}
*Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change, [https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20011/environment/1343/oxford_citizens_assembly_on_climate_change oxford.gov.uk], held over two weekends in September and October 2019. <ref>[https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20011/environment/1343/oxford_citizens_assembly_on_climate_change/3 oxford.gov.uk]</ref> Many videos on the website.


=== [[London]] ===
The European Assembly for Climate Justice took place in Brussels from 26 to 29 November 2010. Over 250 people from ten European countries assembled for four days of debates, discussion, action and networking. The Assembly was organised following a call out from Via Campesina for 1000 Cancuns where people across the world would organise popular assemblies in the run up to the COP16. Activities included a Critical mass bike ride, workshops, a popular assembly, a conference and a "Sing for the Climate" event organised by the Belgian Climate Coalition.


==== [[Camden]] ====
=== Channel Islands ===


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* [https://www.climateconversation.je/citizens-assembly/ Citizens' Assembly, Jersey Climate Conversation], The Assembly will meet for two months form the 13 March, with 9,000 randomly selected households receiving an invitation to join.<ref>Islanders encouraged to join Jersey's Climate Conversation, Feb 1, [https://www.gov.je/News/2021/Pages/climateconversation.aspx gov.je]</ref>


*Citizens’ Assembly on the climate crisis, [https://www.camden.gov.uk/climate-crisis camden.gov.uk]. Camden Citizens' Assembly held in July 2019. The Assembly proposals will inform a new Climate Action Plan for Camden to be published in 2020.
=== [[France]] ===


==== [[Lambeth]] ====
* [https://www.conventioncitoyennepourleclimat.fr/ Citizens Climate Convention]
*Lambeth Citizens’ Assembly, [https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/carbon-neutral-council-2030 lambeth.gov.uk]. Assembly planned for October/November 2019 <ref>[https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/documents/s107088/Climate%20Crisis%20Response%20CMDR.pdf moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk]</ref>


== [[Europe]] ==
=== [[Hungary]] ===
*European Assembly for Climate Justice {{W|European Assembly for Climate Justice}}


The European Assembly for Climate Justice took place in Brussels from 26 to 29 November 2010. Over 250 people from ten European countries assembled for four days of debates, discussion, action and networking. The Assembly was organised following a call out from Via Campesina for 1000 Cancuns where people across the world would organise popular assemblies in the run up to the COP16. Activities included a Critical mass bike ride, workshops, a popular assembly, a conference and a "Sing for the Climate" event organised by the Belgian Climate Coalition.
* [https://demnet.hu/en/projektek/budapesti-kozossegi-gyules-a-klimavaltozasrol-2020/ Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change (2020)], Budapest


=== [[France]] ===
=== Ireland ===
*[https://www.conventioncitoyennepourleclimat.fr/ Citizens Climate Convention]


=== [[Ireland]] ===
* Climate change: Irish Youth Assembly demands action, Nov 16, 2019...<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50434646 BBC News]</ref>
*Citizens' Assembly (Ireland) {{W|Citizens' Assembly (Ireland)#Climate change}}


A Citizens' Assembly in Ireland in 2016 considered several political questions including [[climate change]].
{{Wikipedia excerpt|Citizens' Assembly (Ireland)|Climate change}}


Recommendations, all passed by at least 80% of members, included: empowering an independent body to address climate change; Greenhouse gas (GHG) tax, including carbon tax and agricultural GHG tax; encouragement of climate change mitigation, electric vehicles, public transport, forests, organic farming, and natural peat bogs; reduction of food waste; microgeneration of electricity; ending subsidy of peat extraction; increasing bus lanes, cycle lanes and park and ride facilities.
=== [[Poland]] ===


The Oireachtas responded to the report by establishing a Joint Committee on Climate Action, which published its own report on 29 March 2019. On 9 May 2019 the Dáil endorsed the committee's report and symbolically declared a "climate and biodiversity emergency". The motion also requested a Citizen's Assembly to study the biodiversity loss emergency and how the state can improve its response. A "government action plan on climate change" followed on 17 June 2019.
As of November 2019, 4 local groups, see Map of climate assemblies, [http://web.archive.org/web/20201117163724/https://climateassemblies.org/a-map-of-climate-assemblies/ climateassemblies.org]


=== [[Poland]] ===
=== [[Portugal]] ===
As of November 2019, 4 local groups, see Map of climate assemblies, [https://climateassemblies.org/a-map-of-climate-assemblies/ climateassemblies.org]


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[[Portugal#Lisbon's Green PB|Lisbon's Green PB]]: Starting in 2019 Lisbon City Council's first ever 'green' PB, part of Lisbon City's wider participatory budget, a €5 million budget to support climate change mitigation and adaptation projects selected by local citizens.
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== News and comment ==
== [[Canada]] ==


'''2019'''
=== [[Alberta]] ===


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[[Alberta#Edmonton Citizens' Panel on Energy & Climate|Edmonton Citizens' Panel on Energy & Climate]]
'''Nov 2''' [[UK Climate news]]: Climate change: Thousands invited to join citizens' assembly <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50264797 BBC News]</ref>


'''Nov 2''' Parliamentary Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change – A first step, but a devastating missed opportunity, [[Extinction Rebellion]] <ref>[https://rebellion.earth/2019/11/02/parliamentary-citizens-assembly-on-climate-change-a-first-step-but-a-devastating-missed-opportunity/ rebellion.earth]</ref><br clear=all>
Starting in Oct 2012 a 56-member citizens' inquiry was commissioned by the city of Edmonton to help develop an energy transition plan.


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== [[United States]] ==
'''Oct 30''' Sleepy [[Cambridgeshire]] village invites Swedish climate experts to help tackle climate emergency <ref>[http://camemergency.org/swedish-experts-help-histon-impington/ camemergency.org]</ref><br clear=all>


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=== [[Washington]] ===
'''Sep 14''' [[Camden]]: How do we discover what matters most to people to help them thrive? noelito <ref>[https://medium.com/@noelito/how-do-we-discover-what-matters-most-to-people-to-help-them-thrive-d1b0296d7a1 medium.com]</ref>


'''Jul 20''' [[Camden]]: First climate assembly in UK draws up wishlist for council action <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/19/uk-first-climate-assembly-camden-draws-up-wishlist-for-council-action The Guardian]</ref><br clear=all>
* STATE LEGISLATORS ENDORSE AN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS' CLIMATE ASSEMBLY IN WASHINGTON


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Assembly to be held remotely in early 2021. [https://www.peoplesvoiceonclimate.org People's Voice on Climate]
'''Jun 13''' [[Cambridgeshire]] organisation launches radical response to climate emergency <ref>[http://camemergency.org/launch/ camemergency.org]</ref><br clear=all>


== Resources ==
== Resources ==


=== Map ===
=== Networks ===
*Map of climate assemblies, [https://climateassemblies.org/a-map-of-climate-assemblies/ climateassemblies.org]


=== Networks ===
* [https://knoca.eu/ Knoca], Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies, knoca.eu, European network for sharing best practice on the design and implementation of Climate Assemblies, ''main page includes map and listings, added 15:33, 17 November 2022 (UTC)''
*XR Future Democracy on [https://www.loomio.org/join/group/6u9ongqASrPWtEy3ieogWZxL/ loomio.org]
* XR Future Democracy on [https://www.loomio.org/join/group/6u9ongqASrPWtEy3ieogWZxL/ loomio.org]
*XR People’s Assemblies on [https://www.loomio.org/g/BiOwvK4d/xr-people-s-assemblies loomio.org]
* XR People's Assemblies on [https://www.loomio.org/g/BiOwvK4d/xr-people-s-assemblies loomio.org]


=== Other resources ===
=== Other resources ===
*[https://climateassemblies.org/ Climate Assemblies], Includes guides to help start a climate assembly on a local level.
 
==== Our Money, Our Planet ====
 
This report outlines some possible ways to make some progress, based on our experience and knowledge of participatory approaches, which put
citizens into the driving seat of decision-making whilst improving transparency and governance at a local authority level.
 
One process is [[Participatory budgeting]] (PB). Another is Citizens' Juries and Assemblies. Both are discussed within this report.
 
We have also drawn on the findings of our series of 'Our Money, Our Planet' workshops. We held these workshops across the UK in 2019. Their aim was to explore how Participatory Budgeting might most effectively help to address our impending climate crisis, and its links to a Green New Deal. [https://sharedfuturecic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Our-Money-Our-Planet-report-October-2019.pdf sharedfuturecic.org.uk]
 
'''Other links'''
 
* [https://climateassemblies.org/ Climate Assemblies], Includes guides to help start a climate assembly on a local level.
 
== News and comment ==
 
''see separate article:'' [[Climate assemblies news and comment]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Citizens' assembly]]
*[[XR and future democracy]]
*[[Extinction Rebellion]]


== Interwiki links ==
* [[List of UK climate assemblies]]
Citizens' assembly {{W|Citizens' assembly}} includes sections on disadvantages as well as advantages.
* [[Climate action UK#Climate emergency centres|Climate emergency centres]]
* [[Citizens' assembly]]
* [[XR and future democracy]]
* [[Extinction Rebellion]]
 
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://climateassemblies.org/ Climate Assemblies], Includes guides to help start a climate assembly on a local level.


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* Citizens' assembly {{W|Citizens' assembly}} includes sections on disadvantages as well as advantages.
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* [https://climateassemblies.org/ Climate Assemblies], Includes guides to help start a climate assembly on a local level.


== References ==


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[[category:Climate change]]
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 23 October 2023

street party on Southwark Bridge during the Thames Festival. Attribution: Garry Knight

This page may be redesigned as more of an introductory article on Climate assemblies. buergerrat-de provides a more comprehensive listing. Philralph (talk) 11:51, 21 July 2023 (UTC)'

This article is an offshoot or our Citizens' assembly page. It is also related to our XR and future democracy article. There's also a separate article: List of UK climate assemblies.

The term climate assembly is used here to mean any citizens assembly considering, either exclusively or otherwise, a response to climate change or climate emergency.

The list could be expanded to include also peoples' assemblies, or other gatherings, for example of the kinds listed on the Future Democracy Hub happening in response to climate emergency.

Global assembly[edit | edit source]

Europe[edit | edit source]

  • European Assembly for Climate Justice W

The European Assembly for Climate Justice took place in Brussels from 26 to 29 November 2010. Over 250 people from ten European countries assembled for four days of debates, discussion, action and networking. The Assembly was organised following a call out from Via Campesina for 1000 Cancuns where people across the world would organise popular assemblies in the run up to the COP16. Activities included a Critical mass bike ride, workshops, a popular assembly, a conference and a "Sing for the Climate" event organised by the Belgian Climate Coalition.

Channel Islands[edit | edit source]

France[edit | edit source]

Hungary[edit | edit source]

Ireland[edit | edit source]

  • Climate change: Irish Youth Assembly demands action, Nov 16, 2019...[2]
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One meeting on climate change was planned, for the weekends starting 30 September and 4 November 2017; the second was added to the schedule on 17 July. Speakers included the chair of the advisory group for a promised "National Dialogue on Climate Change".

Recommendations, all passed by at least 80% of members, included: empowering an independent body to address climate change; Greenhouse gas (GHG) tax, including carbon tax and agricultural GHG tax; encouragement of climate change mitigation, electric vehicles, public transport, forests, organic farming, and natural peat bogs; reduction of food waste; microgeneration of electricity; ending subsidy of peat extraction; increasing bus lanes, cycle lanes and park and ride facilities.

The Oireachtas responded to the report by establishing a Joint Committee on Climate Action, which published its own report on 29 March 2019. On 9 May 2019 the Dáil endorsed the committee's report and symbolically declared a "climate and biodiversity emergency",. The motion also requested a Citizen's Assembly to study the biodiversity loss emergency and how the state can improve its response. A "government action plan on climate change" followed on 17 June 2019.

Poland[edit | edit source]

As of November 2019, 4 local groups, see Map of climate assemblies, climateassemblies.org

Portugal[edit | edit source]

Lisbon's Green PB: Starting in 2019 Lisbon City Council's first ever 'green' PB, part of Lisbon City's wider participatory budget, a €5 million budget to support climate change mitigation and adaptation projects selected by local citizens.

Canada[edit | edit source]

Alberta[edit | edit source]

Edmonton Citizens' Panel on Energy & Climate

Starting in Oct 2012 a 56-member citizens' inquiry was commissioned by the city of Edmonton to help develop an energy transition plan.

United States[edit | edit source]

Washington[edit | edit source]

  • STATE LEGISLATORS ENDORSE AN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS' CLIMATE ASSEMBLY IN WASHINGTON

Assembly to be held remotely in early 2021. People's Voice on Climate

Resources[edit | edit source]

Networks[edit | edit source]

  • Knoca, Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies, knoca.eu, European network for sharing best practice on the design and implementation of Climate Assemblies, main page includes map and listings, added 15:33, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
  • XR Future Democracy on loomio.org
  • XR People's Assemblies on loomio.org

Other resources[edit | edit source]

Our Money, Our Planet[edit | edit source]

This report outlines some possible ways to make some progress, based on our experience and knowledge of participatory approaches, which put citizens into the driving seat of decision-making whilst improving transparency and governance at a local authority level.

One process is Participatory budgeting (PB). Another is Citizens' Juries and Assemblies. Both are discussed within this report.

We have also drawn on the findings of our series of 'Our Money, Our Planet' workshops. We held these workshops across the UK in 2019. Their aim was to explore how Participatory Budgeting might most effectively help to address our impending climate crisis, and its links to a Green New Deal. sharedfuturecic.org.uk

Other links

News and comment[edit | edit source]

see separate article: Climate assemblies news and comment

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

  • Citizens' assembly W includes sections on disadvantages as well as advantages.
  • Climate Assemblies, Includes guides to help start a climate assembly on a local level.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Islanders encouraged to join Jersey's Climate Conversation, Feb 1, gov.je
  2. BBC News
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