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Preston City Council

… strategy to mitigate or adapt to climate change must consider a diverse range of opinions and perspectives to determine solutions that are fair for all. Citizens' Juries and other forms of participatory engagement are increasingly seen as an important tool in our response to climate change in the UK, gaining popularity after a wave of ‘climate emergency’ declarations across the country…

… in a meaningful discussion about how we should respond as a city to the accelerating threat of the climate emergency. In this context, I would like to use the jury’s own words to introduce this report: “We, the Preston Climate Jury, are a cross section of Preston residents. We are support workers, students, professionals, volunteers, business owners, company directors, technologists and more. We are old…

… of shared responsibility and solidarity that we can create the consensus for the scale of action needed to address the climate emergency: "How can we in Preston work together to address the opportunities and challenges of climate change in a way that is fair to everyone?" In response the jury have drawn on the knowledge Foreword Councillor Carol Henshaw is the Cabinet Member for Climate Change…

… gained recognition for its implementation of Community Wealth Building within Preston and the wider Lancashire area, known as the ‘Preston Model’. Preston City Council declared a ‘climate emergency’ in April 2019, pledging that it would push to reduce its own activities to ‘net zero’ carbon by 2030 and use its influential position in the district to encourage others to do the same. The Climate…

… Jury would bring together residents and a range of businesses and stakeholders to help make this happen. What is a Climate Jury? The Preston People’s Climate Jury is one of an increasing number of ‘deliberative’ or participatory processes (more commonly known as citizens’ juries or citizens’ assemblies) aiming to meaningfully engage with citizens on how to address the climate emergency…