KNOCA at COP27: Governance Innovation on Public Engagement

On November 11, 2022, KNOCA co-hosted a session titled “Governance Innovation on Public Engagement: Learnings from Citizens Assemblies” as part of the Climate Law and Governance Day at COP27. This event, which was part of the UNFCCC 27th Conference of the Parties (COP), took place entirely online from 8:30 to 18:00 Egyptian Time (EET), with the KNOCA session scheduled from 13:20 to 14:30 EET.

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The session, in collaboration with the Grantham Research Institute, LSE, explored the impact and lessons learned from national and global citizens assemblies in advancing climate action. Discussions centered on how climate assemblies could influence politics and garner public support for climate policies.

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The event featured Dr. Alina Averchenkova from the Grantham Research Institute, LSE, and a founding member of KNOCA, as the chair, along with a video address by Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation. The panel of speakers and discussants included Claire Mellier, co-founder of the Global Assembly and member of the Iswe Foundation; Teele Pehk from the Green Tiger Foundation, Estonia; Guillaume Casse, a member of the 2021 Global Assembly from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Dr. Diarmuid Torney, an Associate Professor from Dublin City University; and Susie Townend, who was the Head of Secretariat of Scotland’s Climate Assembly 2020-2021, with her participation pending final confirmation.

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Experience the full meeting here