Japan-UK Mutual Learning on CAs and CD, 13-15 March, Pacifico Yokohama

DAY2: Practical Workshop on Climate Assemblies

Recent developments ofclimate assemblies in Japan
⽇本における気候市⺠会議の開催の動向

Naoyuki Mikami (Nagoya University, Climate Democracy Project, IDEP)
三上 直之
名古屋⼤学⼤学院環境学研究科、気候⺠主主義プロジェクト代表／環境政策対話研究所 理事

Aim of the presentation• Presentations 1 and 2 will discuss the developments ofclimate assemblies in Japan.
• Presentation 2 by Inada-san is a report on uniquedevelopments in Kanagawa Prefecture, where different typesof CAs have been held in several areas since 2021.
• Prior to that, I will briefly introduce the implementation ofclimate assemblies in Japan, including its pre-history andbackground.

Pre-history: mini-publics applications in Japan
1998 The first consensus conference in Japan (on the topic of genetherapy)
2005〜 Shimintogikai, or citizensʼ deliberation meetings, developed inJapan upon Planungszelle, have been held around the country
2006〜07 Consensus Conference on Genetically Modified Crops(organised by Hokkaido Prefectural Government)
2009 World Wide Views on Global Warming
2012 Deliberative Polling on Energy and Environmental Policy Options(organized by the national government)2015 World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
2019 Citizensʼ Jury on Decarbonisation and the Quality of Life

From research, development, and trials
to a full-scale implementation
2017〜20 “The role of mini-publics in global and ultra long-term risk
governance” KAKENHI Project
2018〜 IDEPʼs trend research on carbon-neutral transition and climate
assemblies in Europe
2020 Climate Assembly Sapporo 2020（jointly organised with Sapporo
City as part of “Designing climate citizens' assemblies for just transition”
KAKENHI Project)2021 Decarbonisation Kawasaki Citizensʼ Assembly（sponsored by IDEPand Kawasaki Center for Climate Change Actions, with the cooperation ofKawasaki City）
2021〜 IGESʼs study and monthly research meetings on climate
assemblies in Europe

2020

Sapporo2023

2023

Urawa Misono

Tama

2023

Tsukuba

2023

Hino

2023

2022

Tokorozawa

Matsudo2023-24

Sendai2023

Yokohama
Aoba
2024

2022

Suginami
2023

Atsugi

Edogawa

2023

Zushi& Hayama

2021

Kawasaki

2022

Musashino

Climate Assemblies in Japan（including those to be held）
TimePlace

Name

Commissioners/Organisers

No. of AM

2020年11⽉-12⽉

札幌市

気候市⺠会議さっぽろ2020

実⾏委員会

20

2021年5⽉-10⽉

川崎市

脱炭素かわさき市⺠会議

実⾏委員会

75

2022年7⽉-11⽉

東京都武蔵野市

武蔵野市気候市⺠会議

武蔵野市682022年8⽉-11⽉

東京都江⼾川区

えどがわ気候変動ミーティング

江⼾川区

14

2022年8⽉-12⽉

埼⽟県所沢市

マチごとゼロカーボン市⺠会議

所沢市

51

2023年5⽉-7⽉

東京都多摩市

多摩市気候市⺠会議

多摩市

45

2023年6⽉-11⽉

神奈川県厚⽊市

あつぎ気候市⺠会議

あつぎ市⺠発電所、厚⽊市

52

2023年7⽉-12⽉

神奈川県逗⼦市・葉⼭ かながわ気候市⺠会議in逗⼦・葉町
⼭

神奈川県、環境政策対話研究所、地球環境戦略研究機関

46

2023年8⽉-12⽉

東京都⽇野市

⽇野市気候市⺠会議

⽇野市

40

2023年9⽉-12⽉

茨城県つくば市

気候市⺠会議つくば

実⾏委員会、つくば市、産業技術総合研究所、国⽴環境研究所、筑波⼤学

50

2023年9⽉-24年1⽉

仙台市

せんだいゼロカーボン市⺠会議

仙台市

60

2023年10⽉-12⽉

千葉県松⼾市松⼾市環境未来会議

松⼾市

24

2023年11⽉-24年6⽉

横浜市⻘葉区

⽥園都市⻘葉・気候市⺠会議

横浜市地球温暖化対策推進協議会、環境政策対話研究所、地球環境戦略研究機関

51

2023年12⽉-24年2⽉

さいたま市
浦和美園駅周辺地域

みその気候市⺠会議

明治⼤学専⾨職⼤学院ガバナンス研究科松浦研究室、美園タウンマネジメント

17

2024年3⽉-8⽉

東京都杉並区

杉並区気候区⺠会議

杉並区

80

Different organisers, diverse development• 【Local government-initiated】 Solely organised by local
governments, with the results used to formulate or revise official planson climate change action. (e.g. Tokorozawa)• 【Citizen-led and collaborative】 Citizensʼ groups take the lead inplanning and organising CAs in collaboration with other actors in thecommunity, including local governments, and use the results incitizens' initiatives, local government policies, etc. (e.g. Atsugi)• 【Research institution-led and developmental】Attempts to pioneer
new models for the use of climate citizen meetings, led by researchers,
research institutions, etc. (e.g. Zushi-Hayama and Tsukuba)
Reference︓三上直之 (N.Mikami)「⽇本の地⽅⾃治体における気候市⺠会議の展開（Developments ofClimate Assemblies in Japanese Municipalities)」『都市問題 (Municipal Problems)』2024年1⽉号,19-25⾴.

Achievements and challenges• Based on more than 20 years of minipublics practice and research in Japan,
CAs have been used in a number ofareas in a limited period of time.
• Many cases are emerging in which
local governments organise theprojects, with their results utilised inmunicipal policies. On the other hand,
there are also active citizen-led andcollaborative developments andattempts led by research institutions
to develop further application modelsof CAs.

• Can citizens discuss with a sense ofownership what policies are needed
to avoid greenhouse gas emissions
in their lives and work, and create
real policy and social impacts?
• Can the developments lead toexpanding participation anddeliberation in climate and energy
policy at the national level, and todemocratic innovation in Japanesesociety?

What we will discuss todayⅠⅡ

Practices of Climate Assembly from Japan & the UK
UK/Europe, Tokorozawa, Atsugi, Zushi/Hayama, Tsukuba

What worked well
What was accomplished（Achievements）

What seems to havegone wrong(Problems/issues)

How can we implement the Climate Assembly
more meaningfully in Japan?