How do key policy actors perceive the role of citizens assemblies for policy making on climate change in Europe? What are the perceptions on the key barriers and opportunities for greater use and stronger impact of climate assemblies?
This briefing explores how to respond to different forms of reticence and resistance to climate assemblies amongst key climate governance actors.
For more background we encourage you to look at the related resources below. In the spring of 2022 KNOCA hosted an event on policy officials attitudes on climate assemblies where Alina Averchenkova presented this project. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with climate policy advisers, civil society experts and decision makers on the findings, including the misconceptions and knowledge gaps, as well as barriers and strategic opportunities for Climate Assemblies in the context of the European climate policy. The panel was followed by a discussion on the implications of the findings for the future work of KNOCA. Find the workshop recording in the related resources below.
The Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies (KNOCA) aims to improve the commissioning, design, implementation and impact of climate assemblies, using evidence, knowledge exchange and dialogue. We are an active community of policy makers, practitioners, activists, researchers and other actors with experience and interest in climate assemblies who co-create activities and knowledge.
