DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CLIMATE ASSEMBLY TSUKUBA 2023

Abstract

 In order to realize the transition to a decarbonized society, behavioral changes on the part of consumers and systems to encourage such changes are required. Climate assemblies, which are small groups of randomly selected citizens who learn, deliberate, and make recommendations about climate policy issues, would help identify widely acceptable decarbonization systems. Referring to four domestic and two British examples of municipal climate assemblies, a detailed design was developed and implemented for Tsukuba City, aiming for the best local climate assembly in Japan at present. By promising in advance that the recommendations would be reflected in policy, and by increasing the amount of reward, we were able to attract a large number of potential participants to make up a mini-public. In addition, by providing opportunities to widely receive diverse opinions and by simultaneously considering changes in actions and systems, we believe that we were able to obtain recommendations that fully reflect the views of the citizens. The recommendations will be organized into a roadmap that indicates the timing of implementation and will be reflected in the action plan for global warming countermeasures.