Citizens' Climate Convention: the 150 citizens chosen by lot have drawn up measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a spirit of social justice
Context
At the end of the Great National Debate, the President of the Republic announced the organisation of a Citizens' Climate Convention, bringing together 150 citizens chosen by lot throughout France, with the aim of making proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 in a spirit of social justice. The work took place at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE).
The citizens were divided into 5 thematic groups: "food", "travel", "consumption", "housing", "work and production".
The Convention formulated 149 proposals (legislative or regulatory provisions, proposal for a referendum) which were presented to the President of the Republic and the Government on 29 June 2020.
Missions
Strategic advice to the Convention's Governance Committee
Design of the work and the process (7 face-to-face sessions, 2 distance learning sessions)
Facilitating the work of the various working groups, plenary sessions and intersessions.
Design, provision and animation of the Jenparle platform, intended for the 150 citizens and all governance bodies.
Innovative dimensions of the approach
The Citizens' Climate Convention is in itself an innovation in terms of its composition, governance, mandate and scope of reflection. In addition, the design and facilitation of its work has made it possible to :
Mobilise innovative formats for citizens' work: articulation of work in plenary, in groups and in inter-groups, speed-dating with experts, accompanying citizens for the restitution of certain work sequences, etc.
Mobilise a group of experts to support the citizens in their reflections in order to ensure the operationality and effectiveness of the proposed measures.
Working with a group of experts in legislative drafting whose mission was to accompany citizens in the transformation of the measures they proposed into legal provisions, regulations or referendum subjects.
Combining face-to-face, distance learning and a digital platform for online dialogue to facilitate exchanges between Convention members.
