August 9, 2019 Greta Thunberg, at age 16, has quickly become one of the most visible climate activists in the world. Her detractors increasingly rely on ad hominem attacks to blunt her influence. Thunberg gained prominence after she began skipping some days of school to protest climate inaction outside Swedish parliament. She spearheaded the school […]
PUBLISHED: 19:06 04 July 2019 | UPDATED: 19:06 04 July 2019 Camden Council has held the country’s first citizens assembly on climate change. The assembly was the first of three events in which a demographically representative selection of 72 Camden citizens learn about the climate crisis and propose an environmental action plan for 2020. Cllr
Camden is at the heart of London – and has today set out its determination to lead the way and do its bit to take on the climate crisis. Across this summer, a Camden Citizens’ Assembly will meet across three sessions on 1, 11 and 20 July, assisted by Professor Mark Maslin from University College
In the UK, Extinction Rebellion’s third demand is that government must create and be led by the decisions of a citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological justice. Decades of inadequate political action have led to a climate and ecological emergency that poses an unprecedented existential threat to humanity and all life on Earth — “politics
Last modified on Wed 9 Jan 2019 This article is more than 6 months old Calls are growing to convene a citizens’ assembly on Brexit. Here’s what you need to know Several influential groups and figures have suggested adopting a form of citizens’ assembly, as used in the Irish referendum debate, to find a way
20 Jun 2019 Damian Carrington This article is more than 1 month old MPs launch assembly plan but environmental activists say its conclusions must be binding Extinction Rebellion activists temporarily blocking the A23 at Lewisham station in London last week. Photograph: Ollie Millington/Getty Images A citizens’ assembly on the climate emergency will take place this
People’s assemblies are a way for a group of people to discuss issues or make decisions collectively, so that all voices are heard and valued equally and no one person or group is able to dominate the process. Extinction Rebellion uses participatory democracy processes, such as people’s assemblies, in order to model participatory democracy within
During the past week, temperatures at the highest reaches of the Greenland ice sheet rose above freezing, melting snow at the Summit Station (10,550 feet above sea level) for the first time since July 2012 and perhaps only the third time in the last seven centuries. Across lower elevations around the margins of the ice
Friday Night Ride to the Coast has been spreading the joy of night riding for almost 15 years Sam Walker Mon 5 Aug 2019 07.00 BST Participants in the Friday Night Ride to the Coast. Photograph: Courtesy of FNRttC If you missed this year’s Dunwich Dynamo, or feel that it’s a little too big, chaotic
By Winnie Hu Aug. 8, 2019 New York City officials have carved out plazas for pedestrians in the middle of Broadway, a storied street where cars have ferried V.I.P.s in ticker-tape parades. They have taken away more and more traffic lanes and parking spots to make room for bikes and buses. Now, officials are taking
