Citizens Assemblies

Give tax breaks to clean tech firms that produce affordable products, government urged

Policy

Give tax breaks to clean tech firms that produce affordable products, government urged

University of Sussex researchers warn net zero transition could exacerbate inequality and injustice if action is not taken to make decarbonisation tech accessible to all

clock 01 February 2022 • 3 min read

Policy

Net Zero Festival: The inside story of the Climate Assembly and what it can teach us

VIDEO: Professor Rebecca Willis and Involve's Sarah Allan discuss the main takeaways from the UK's first exercise in direct, democratic policymaking

clock 26 October 2020 • 1 min read

Net Zero Now

Climate Assembly UK to consider Covid-19 impacts in final net zero policy discussions

Members gear up for final weekend of discussions before drawing up net zero policy recommendations later this summer

clock 14 May 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

Parliament readies 30,000 invites for citizens' Climate Assembly

Invites to be sent out to random addresses across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to help secure public input on how to meet the UK's net zero goal

clock 02 November 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

Can Citizen Assemblies really help fight the Climate Emergency?

Following a visit to one of the UK's first Citizens Assemblies on climate change, Trewin Restorick questions whether the approach can deliver the transformative impact campaigners hope for

clock 03 October 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

Everyone's voice should be heard on how we deliver a net zero economy

Deliberative democracy - such as citizens' assemblies - can build political mandate for climate action, argues Green Alliance's Gwen Buck

clock 03 July 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

To tackle the climate crisis we need more democracy, not less

Rebecca Willis explains why the plans for citizens' assemblies on climate change could prove such an important step forward for the UK's environmental efforts

clock 23 June 2019 • 4 min read