気候市民会議実践ワークショップ

14 March 2024 Kanagawa Climate Assembly in Zushi-Hayama Steering Committee気候市民会議実践ワークショップ
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 • Targeted two neighboring communities Aimed to deliver citizens’ opinions for drafting action plans for Zushi and Hayama Established a Steering Committee for fair and just administration (Kanagawa Prefecture: entrusted planning and operation of citizen assembly→developed a programme for a citizen dialogue methodology to scale out in the prefecture) Adopted Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) programme as a tool for citizen awareness→Implement “1.5°C lifestyle challenge” (to be proposed by the Institute for Dialogue of Environmental Policy (IDEP) and carried out in IGES’ hometown of Hayama-Zushi.) Invited 3,300 individuals randomly selected from the basic resident register to participate (cooperation from Zushi and Hayama local gov’t) → Finally narrowed down to 46 participants
① Establish foundational information among participants by providing fundamental information on climate change and building decarbonized societies ②) Personalization of the issues for participants and sharing of awareness among participants ③ Narrowing down priority topics (sectors or issues) for discussion ④ In-depth discussions and ddalogue on selected topics (topic debates) ⑤ Aggregation of dialogue outcomes, voting by participants on proposed items, and creation of citizen proposal • . Assign overall facilitators and group facilitators (groups comprised of 5 to 6 persons) Comprehensive information provision by experts alongside specific information from practitioners in various fields: “mobility” (Keikyu Corporation); “housing and energy” (Nakata Co., Ltd., IGES); “manufactured goods” (Loop Japan, airCloset); and “food” (Food Bank Kanagawa, KAMAN, Inc.) Meetings primarily held on Saturday afternoons (total of 5 meetings between July and December)
気候市民会議実践ワークショップ1st Session 8 July • Orientation •Learning about climate change and decarbonization ・Getting to know each other 2nd Session 5 Aug. •Learning about the relationship between lifestyles and global warming •Considering actions to reduce carbon • Citizens implement the “decarbonized lifestyle challenge” 3rd Session 23 Sept. •Sharing ideas after the challenge • Narrowing down topics and issues for discussion 4th Session 28 Oct. • Group discussions by topic • Deliberation on initiatives and proposals by topic 5th Session 2 Dec. ・Further deliberation on citizen proposal (draft) ・Expression of intent on proposals (voting) To contribute to policymaking in Zushi 15 Dec. (Fri)   Present proposal to mayor of Hayama and Hayama, publicly release to civic 18 Dec. (Mon)  Present proposal to mayor of Zushi & society, and provide as an opportunity press conference for regional initiatives and collaboration Hold “Review Meeting” 12 Feb. (Mon) → Invite participation in follow-up activities 14 Feb. (Wed)
■■Lectures and Q&A with experts 1st Session 8 July • Orientation • Getting to know each other • Learning about climate change and decarbonization . . . “The reality of climate change and the necessity of decarbonization” “What kind of zero-carbon society to build?” . “Foundational information on the Zushi-Hayama region” . . “The present state of global warming countermeasures in Zushi-Hayama”
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To share information on the objectives and progression of the Climate . Assembly in Zushi-Hayama To allow participants to get to know one another and get familiarized with the discussion forum To comprehend foundational information for thinking about decarbonization To get an overview of Zushi and Hayama
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2nd Session 5 Aug. ■ Information provision by IGES Introduction of the “1.5°C Lifestyle Programme” . •Learning about the relationship between lifestyle and global warming ・Considering actions to reduce carbon To think about the relationship between decarbonization and citizens’ lifestyles To learn about decarbonization actions in the household . . To think about what decarbonization challenges to take on .
 →  Choose decarbonization actions to implement in 2- week challenge at home
6-19 Aug. Choose decarbonization actions for challenge from 57 options in five sectors (34 persons) 12 Aug. to 3 Sept. Voluntarily implement decarbonization challenge over two-week period By 3 Sept. Participating citizens report to IGES on results of decarbonization challenge in questionnaire format (32 persons) August (2 weeks) • Citizens implement the “decarbonized lifestyle challenge” Concrete examples of lifestyle challenge More efficient automobile transportation . Ride sharing . Eco-driving Using low-carbon mobility options . Public transportation/bicycles for commuting to work/school ●　Conserve energy • Install double-paned windows in home Rethinking the balance of meals • Eat locally-grown fruits and vegetables IGES aggregates and analyses results of citizen decarbonization actions
“Review of decarbonization lifestyle challenge” ■ Objectives . To share experiences and thoughts on decarbonization actions (what worked, what was difficult) • To determine what actions to recommend to the public and support required .
 To narrow down topics for deeper discussion in 4th Session 3rd Session 23 Sept. •Sharing ideas after the challenge ・Narrowing down topics and issues for discussion Questionnaire on topics to add to discussions →  Divide into groups ① Mobility ② Housing and energy ③ Production and consumption of f ood ④ Manufactured goods, waste, and sharing
Workshop-style group discussions in two separate rooms . Workshop 1 “food” and “mobility” Workshop 2 “manufactured goods” and “housing and . energy” Information provision and issue presentation on 4 topics by experts and practitioners
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. To gather elements of the necessary citizen initiatives and community (e.g. businesses, non-profits, citizen groups) initiatives for the four topic areas to make Zushi and Hayama into decarbonized, easy-to-live communities, and the city/town measures to promote these 4th Session 28 Oct. ・Group discussions by topic •Deliberation on initiatives and proposals by topic (morning and afternoon sessions) Organize content of proposals made into a draft proposal document Have 4 participant volunteers check to make sure citizen discussions are fully reflected on the proposal
■■Final discussions on citizen proposal (rough draft) . Group discussions and overall discussion on 4 topics . Discussions on topics other than the chosen 4 and cross-cutting issues
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. To largely complete the proposal for creating a decarbonized and easy-to- live Zushi-Hayama (decide course of action for corrections) Following completion of 5th Session: 7 Dec: Send final draft of citizen proposal to citizen participants. Implement voting on . 7-levels of support for 102 proposal items. 14 Dec: Complete citizen proposal based on voting results from 35 persons 5th Session 2 Dec. ・Further deliberation on citizen proposal (draft) ・Expression of intent on proposals (voting) Hand deliver citizen proposal to both local governments (Hayama mayor: 15 Dec., Zushi mayor: 18 Dec.), press conference at Kanagawa Prefectural Government Office press club (9 Dec.)
●   Following the 5th Session, voting was implemented for expression of intent on the level of support for 102 items in final draft of citizen proposal (7-level evaluation scale from 7=should be promoted to 1=should not be promoted) ●   Proposal items with a majority of affirmative responses in the voting included in proposal. However, proposals that did not receive a majority were also introduced for reference. Example of voting results  Should be promoted ●   Examples of proposal items that did not receive a majority of affirmative responses • Introduce some sort of regulations on personal automobiles Indicates such as limits on entry to train stations during morning/evening hours fundamental issues • Adopt daylight savings time in the city/town
energy
• Improvements to public transportation network so everyone can use • Introduce community buses/shared taxis • Environmental improvements for better pedestrian and bicycle safety • Advance the utilization of renewable energy in the community • Promote the spread of highly-insulated homes
• Increase shops and products committed to decarbonization and ensure their
• Boost consumption of locally-produced and sustainable agricultural and fisheries products • Promote composting of kitchen waste • Make it easier to choose zero-carbon foods • Increase ocean and mountain forests (blue/green carbon) • Conduct follow-up activities on citizen proposal
Timeframe: 27 Dec. 2023 to 21 Jan. 2024 (including extension for request redelivery) Method: Google form with some paper questionnaires sent Target: 39 persons who participated to the end of the citizen assembly Responses: 24 persons (61.5% response rate) “Do you want to participate in activities to materialize the initiatives included in the citizen proposal?” 16 out of 24 responded “Yes” (67%) On the Decarbonization lifestyle challenge . “I had insights into issues that need to be addressed to achieve decarbonization actions” (88%) “The thoughts and ideas I had during this challenge . were utilized in the discussions on the citizen proposal." (79%) [What activities do you want to participate in?] 1. I want to participate in local government-sponsored events 2. I want to participate in concrete initiatives to build a decarbonized society promoted by NPOs and community organizations 3. I want to work on business and projects at my workplace to create a decarbonized society 4. I want to participate as a volunteer or staff of activities run by an organization formed to follow-up on this citizen proposal in the community 5. I want organize people and start activities to work on concrete initiatives proposed in this citizen proposal I want to get involved in the operation of local government- sponsored events because I am concerned about the potential for discrepancies between the citizen assembly proposal and public perception.
12 Feb. (Zushi City Hall), 14 Feb. (online) 1. Report on activities following drafting of the citizen proposal 2. Reflections on citizen assembly based on results of post-participation questionnaire survey 3. Measures to promote global warming countermeasures in Zushi and Hayama (report and explanation from Zushi and Hayama local governments) 4. Initiatives to realize the citizen proposal (opinion exchange) ● Call for participation in citizen proposal follow-up activities Exchange opinions on the direction of future initiatives and activities, form . a shared understanding on that direction, and decide on team names and representatives (organizers) IDEP will provide support until follow-up activities are established •