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North of Tyne Combined Authority

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…, challenging, arguing, sharing, and deliberating, they produced a set of thirty recommendations on how to address the climate emergency in our region. Early in the year, 10,000 letters were sent to randomly chosen addresses across the region inviting people to join the Assembly. Fifty participants were chosen to reflect the diversity of the local population, including views on climate change…

… and juries across the country. Introduction The North of Tyne Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change 2021 5 Mayor Jamie Driscoll “The climate emergency is happening, and it is real. It is a global crisis and we have to act. A challenge of this scale means taking people with us. If we’re going to have a region that stops…

… control, we will act. Where we need to work with partners, we will. If a recommendation falls outside our remit, we can lobby others. We’re building a coalition to make this happen. It is time to make these recommendations a reality.” “The climate emergency is real and urgent. But we need to take people with us if we are to tackle it effectively. The Oversight Panel helps us to do…

… 6 Background What is a Citizens’ Assembly? The North of Tyne Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change is one of a growing number of similar processes aiming to meaningfully engage with citizens on how to address the challenge of the climate emergency. Typically, a Citizens’ Assembly brings together a diverse group of between forty and 150 members of the public to consider a particular…

…-assembly-on-climate-emergency/ The North of Tyne Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change 2021 7 and can be viewed as a mini version of the wider public. This engagement is a valuable process for strengthening our policy responses to the climate emergency because often Citizens’ Assembly members are people who may not normally…

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