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What is a Climate Assembly?

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What is a Climate Assembly?

Assembly: a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

A People's (or Citizens') Assembly is a democratic process that seeks to answer a question or solve a problem facing a community in a way that fairly represents the interests of people from all walks of life.

An Assembly can center around any topic; a Climate Assembly is one that centers around the problem of climate pollution.

Assemblies have been used worldwide to help shape the work of governments. At the WA Climate Assembly, members will learn about the issue of climate pollution, take time to discuss with one another, and then make recommendations about what should happen legislatively.

How does it work?

Democracy in action

The Assembly is an exciting event in which 80 Washington residents will come together remotely in Winter 2021 to learn about, discuss, deliberate, and recommend climate change solutions for State Legislature consideration. Participants will be chosen through a lottery so as to accurately represent the state in terms of demographics such as age, race/ethnicity, geographic distribution, and political perspectives.

These everyday people will come together virtually to learn the facts around climate change; hear from a variety of experts, stakeholders, and tribal perspectives; consider potential actions; and discuss what they think should happen. Then, the Assembly will offer recommendations to elected officials and the wider public, which can be turned into laws.

How does it work?

How can I get involved?

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The virtual WA Climate Assembly will bring together diverse groups of people who reside in Washington State to discuss how our state can reduce climate pollution.

Although Assembly members are chosen at random, there are a number of ways you can contribute to the process, including providing input on the Assembly scope and agenda, submitting your policy recommendations, promoting the Assembly and its recommendations, and contributing financially.

Apply for a support role and help us shape the Assembly’s design. There are a number of ways you can contribute to this process. Click on the purple “Get Involved” box below to learn more.

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WA Climate Assembly: Learning Session 7 (Main Room)

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WA Climate Assembly: Learning Session 7 (Main Room)

Watch the WA Climate Assembly LIVE in action in Washington State! This is Learning Session 7 of 7. View presenter details: https://bit.ly/2Z6ZrJC

WA Climate Assembly Learning Session 6: Political issues & climate mitigation

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WA Climate Assembly Learning Session 6: Political issues & climate mitigation

Watch the WA Climate Assembly LIVE in action in Washington State! This is Learning Session 6 of 7. View presenter details: https://bit.ly/3tqJkog

WA Climate Assembly Learning Session 5: Technology issues & climate mitigation

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WA Climate Assembly Learning Session 5: Technology issues & climate mitigation

Watch the WA Climate Assembly LIVE in action in Washington State! This is Learning Session 5 of 7. View presenter details: https://bit.ly/3ovixng

Inaugural WA Climate Assembly

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Inaugural WA Climate Assembly

We are calling communities throughout Washington State to tune into the conversation of climate pollution at Washington State’s inaugural Climate Assembly. Join us LIVE to listen to the beginning stages of the Assembly process, which aims to find potential solutions for climate mitigation that will be recommended to the State Legislature in the months to come. After the Inaugural Assembly meeting, Assembly members will attend a series of learning sessions where they hear from climate change experts and interested parties on a variety of topics. In February, Assembly members will deliberate on all that they’ve learned and will then vote on a set of recommendations that they will present to decision makers. The question that the assembly (and presenters) will be addressing is: How can Washington State equitably design and implement climate mitigation strategies while strengthening communities disproportionately impacted by climate change across the State? Learn more about the WA Climate Assembly at waclimateassembly.org.

WA Climate Assembly Videos

Worldwide Climate Assembly Videos

Climate Assembly UK members on their report

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Climate Assembly UK members on their report

Climate Assembly UK brought together people from all walks of life to discuss how the UK can reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. The Assembly published its report The Path to Net Zero on Thursday 10 September. https://www.climateassembly.uk In this video, assembly members explain how they felt about their experiences and how they hope Parliament and Government will respond to their report.

A global climate citizen's assembly in 2021

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A global climate citizen's assembly in 2021

In 2021 we plan to organise the first ever global citizens' assembly that anyone on earth can join. This film explains why this is needed and how you can help make it happen. Thank you. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/global-assembly https://globalassembly.org @_GlobalAssembly

What Was The Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change?

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What Was The Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change?

In Autumn 2019, Oxford was the first UK city to hold a Citizens Assembly on Climate Change. The Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change was held over two full weekends (28-29 September 2019 and 19- 20 October 2019) at the Said Business School in Oxford city centre. The Assembly were tasked with answering the question – "Should Oxford seek to achieve net zero carbon sooner than the 2050 deadline set by Government?", and Assembly Members looked at topics of buildings, transport, waste, and energy production. Find out more at www.oxford.gov.uk/citizensassembly –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Morning Lights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768 Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/morning-lights Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/owCr1X6lDvs ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Impressions of the french citizens' assembly on climate change

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Impressions of the french citizens' assembly on climate change

A group of international experts on sortition visited the French Citizens' Assembly on climate change (Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat) at the beginning of 2020. Here are their impressions of one of the first alloted assemblies on the national level to deal with the climate crisis... CC BY-SA Source: Mehr Demokratie, image composition: Frank Amann, production: Crossendfilm.

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