The Spanish Citizen Assembly for Climate
Input from 100 Randomly Selected Spanish Citizens on How to Tackle Climate Change
The Spanish Citizen Assembly for Climate
Input from 100 Randomly Selected Spanish Citizens on How to Tackle Climate Change
The Spanish Citizen Assembly for Climate
In 2021, the Spanish Government launched the Citizen Assembly for Climate. 100 people selected at random, and who reflect the diversity of Spanish society, have been working to issue a series of recommendations on climate change policies.
Promoted by civil society organizations, some European countries have started to implement Climate Assemblies with the aim of guiding decision-making on climate policy. With the launch of the Citizen Assembly for Climate in October 2021, Spain thus joins France, Scotland, and Ireland in pursuit of more citizen involvement in the climate agenda.
The coordinating panel includes SDSN Spain (REDS) and the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3). In addition, the assembly has the participation of a group of independent experts, with support and advisory functions. During this time, the assembly has met in 6 four-hour sessions, one weekend every month. Each one was dedicated, on one hand, to learn about climate change, and, on the other, to the reflections and deliberations that led to the elaboration of and voting on the recommendations.
In these sessions, working groups were formed according to specific areas: consumption, food and land use, work, ecosystems and communities, and health&care.
More information in Spanish is available here
Video. Presentation of Citizens Assembly for Climate in Spain
