Citizen’s Assemblies/Jurys
https://www.facebook.com/climateemergency/videos/629893401068204/ There’s now a fair bit of...
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Climate Emergency – online Community Engagement
1pm July 6th 2020. What tools and strategies are the most effective in engaging with citizens on issues especially relating to climate change?
The Covid-19 crisis has moved meetings and conversations online. The future is likely to include a mix of in person and online communication. What tools and strategies are the most effective in engaging with citizens?
Speakers: Lora Botev, CitizenLab A citizen engagement platform for local governments.
Louise Crow, My Society Digital Tools for democratic participation
Other speakers tbc
Climate Change Citizen Assemblies & Juries
1pm 29th June
A number of Councils, and the UK Parliament, have held Citizen Assemblies or Juries to address the Climate Emergency.
Speakers: Peter Bryant, Director Shared Future Citizen Juries & Climate Change Peter has led Citizen Juries at Leeds and Lancaster.
Professor Rebecca Willis, Expert Lead Climate Assembly UK The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change
Louise Crow, My Society ‘Our experience supporting the recent UK Climate Assembly for Parliament, and wider research into the use of digital tools for supporting citizen assemblies.’
A Council/participants perspective tba
Councils & Communities: Creating Partnerships for Climate Action
Posted by Climate Emergency UK on Monday, 22 June 2020 As Councils are directly responsible for a...
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Re-allocating Road Space for Cycling and Walking
Posted by Climate Emergency UK on Monday, 8 June...
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The government must support a resilient recovery and a just transition to Net Zero emissions as the UK emerges from Covid19. Chris Stark CEO of the government Committee for Climate Change in an online event organised by the...
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Climate Emergency Action Plans for Unitary/Metropolitan Local Authorities Posted by Climate...
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Posted by Kevin Frea on Monday, 18 May 2020 Notes from this meeting Local government structures in...
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The Amsterdam City Doughnut – A Tool for Transformative Action Thriving Cities Our zoom...
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Climate Change Communications in time of Crisis
Posted by Climate Emergency UK on Monday, 4 May...
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Ceredigion
Ceredigion County Council has declared a global climate emergency in a Council meeting on 05 March...
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How to declare Climate Emergency: New webinar series offers practical support for Parish Clerks
Town and parish councils have a vital role to play in addressing the climate emergency. Operating...
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Warwick District Council gives green light for ‘Climate Emergency’ Referendum
At Warwick District Council’s Full Council meeting held on Wednesday 26 February, Councillors...
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Comment from the CCC about the Future Homes Standard
Making a new home genuinely zero-carbon at the outset is around five times cheaper than...
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Barking & Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham Council has become the latest London borough to declare a climate emergency –...
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Welsh Assembly & Councils divesting from fossil fuels
The Welsh Assembly Member Pension Scheme have committed to divesting their from fossil fuels. A...
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Colchester
On 17 July 2019, Colchester Borough Council declared a climate emergency, acknowledging that...
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Nearly half of England’s councils ‘don’t know carbon footprint’
“Almost half of England’s councils cannot put a number to their own carbon emissions, an...
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Wandsworth
Last night the action plan was approved by Finance and Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny...
Read MoreCarbon Trust Tools
Fleet Upgrade Tool The SME Fleet Upgrade Tool has been developed as part of The Carbon Trust’s Green Business Fund. This tool has been designed to help UK based small businesses manage and report their company’s energy...
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Kensington & Chelsea
mended Motion passed as follows (see minutes): Humans have already caused irreversible climate...
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East Lothian
A five-year strategy to tackle the climate crisis has been approved by East Lothian Council....
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Epsom & Ewell
At the Council Meeting on 20/01/20 the Council agreed:(1) the adoption of the climate change...
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Hillingdon
Link to minutes of Council Meeting An amendment to extend a 2030 target to the whole area was...
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South Oxfordshire Climate Emergency Advisory Committee
The Climate Emergency Advisory Committee (CEAC) met for the first time on 19 September 2019. ] The...
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Bristol to pilot citizens’ assemblies
Bristolians could be gathered to make decisions on issues such as the climate crisis. One of the...
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One Planet Living Framework
One Planet Living: making it easier to live happily and sustainably Imagine a world where...
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Ribble Valley
Extract from Corporate Strategy Ambition 4 – To protect and enhance the existing...
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West Midlands Combined Authority
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has released its report on tackling climate change...
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Citizens’ assembly ready to help Macron set French climate policies
In a grandiose 1930s building on the banks of the Seine in Paris, 150 French citizens chosen at...
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Oxford Zero Emissions Zone
Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published final draft proposals for the...
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Scottish and UK governments have no records on commercial peat digging
The Scottish and UK governments have no idea how much peat has been dug from the ground for...
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Countdown Ted.com
Global climate issues are as complicated and big as our planet itself. The first step to making...
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WWF Scotland Study of Nottingham Workplace Parking Levy
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Citizen’s Assemblies & Juries
Articles about using Citizen’s Assemblies/Juries in the UK, Ireland and further afield.
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