Climate change citizens' assemblies: CAST briefing paper 03

Citizens’ assemblies offer the potential for careful and in-depth decision-making about how to achieve emissions reductionBecause citizens’ assemblies are comprised of representative groups of the public, their recommendations are likely to reflect the broader concerns of societyWe should be alert to the ways in which the proposals arising from citizens’ assemblies are influenced by the presentation of information and structuring of debatesPublic engagement with climate change is required beyond the formal process of citizens’ assemblies, so that people better understand and can help shape low-carbon transformation