Connecting People to Climate Change Action: Informing Participatory Frameworks for the National Dialogue on Climate Action (C-CHANGE)
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Nyhan, M., O'Dwyer, B. and Jerez Columbi?, Y., Connecting People to Climate Change Action: Informing Participatory Frameworks for the National Dialogue on Climate Action (C-CHANGE), Environmental Protection Agency, 2022, 1 - 45Download Item:
Abstract:
Ireland has committed to becoming a net-zero and
climate-neutral economy by 2050. The Climate
Action and Low Carbon Development Act set this
ambition in legislation, while the Climate Action Plan
defines the pathway to achieve it. For Ireland to make
this transition, a society-wide collaborative effort is
required by government, business, communities and
individuals. Thus, the National Dialogue on Climate
Action (NDCA) aims to engage stakeholders and the
public with climate action across Ireland by enabling
and empowering people. The NDCA is delivered
through three main pillars: (i) improving climate
literacy, awareness and understanding; (ii) providing
funding and support for active public engagement
in climate action at local and national levels; and
(iii) conducting social and behavioural research
connected to the Climate Action Plan and climate
policies in Ireland.
The EPA-funded Connecting People to Climate
Change Action: Informing Participatory Frameworks for
the National Dialogue on Climate Action (C-CHANGE)
project aimed to improve our understanding of
environmental participation to specifically support the
implementation of the NDCA and future environmental
and climate dialogues in Ireland. C-CHANGE also
aimed to support public participation in climate
action across Europe by informing the European
Climate Pact. This report presents the results of the
C-CHANGE project, which (i) synthesised national and
international best practice for facilitating participation
in environmental and climate action, and (ii) assessed
the NDCA in order to provide guidelines for supporting
long-lasting participation in environmental and climate
dialogues.
Chapter 1 of this report sets the NDCA in the
context of the wider landscape of climate action
in Ireland and Europe and details the research
objectives and methodology. It also situates both
the NDCA and the research outputs within action for
climate empowerment (ACE) and the guidelines from
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization) for accelerating climate
solutions through education, training and public
awareness. Chapter 2 discusses existing research
and empirical evidence highlighting the need for
intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to
participatory climate action and climate justice. It
describes the European policy landscape for public
participation in climate action, and draws lessons from
the Irish Citizens’ Assembly, to inform the longitudinal
assessment of the NDCA. Chapter 3 presents the
longitudinal assessment of the NDCA process and
discusses the results of critically analysing, comparing
and contrasting the qualitative information collected
from focus group sessions, surveys, interviews and
documentary research. Lastly, Chapter 4 describes the
research findings in relation to impact indicators and
guidelines to support future environmental and climate
dialogues in Ireland. The process of co-assessing
the NDCA with participants and organisers, while
considering the literature on best practice in
environmental participation, ensured that the impact
indicators and guidelines will best support future
environmental and climate dialogues. This report’s
final sections detail how the findings will directly
inform the design, implementation and assessment of
participatory processes for climate action and climate
justice in Ireland.
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Identities in Transformation , Inclusive Society , International Development , Making Ireland , Smart & Sustainable Planet , Climate Change , Climate Justice , Climate empowerment , Environmental Humanities , Interdisciplinary environmental studies , PARTICIPATION , Public participation , climate actionISBN:
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