How can we improve participation for the green transition?

The green transition can only succeed if it is supported and powered by the people, so how can we improve participation for the green transition? This is the central question of the PHOENIX project. Please participate in the PHOENIX project by sharing your ideas in response to this question by 31 January 2025. 

Following this phase of crowdsourcing, an online panel will be organised to review the submitted ideas and make a prioritisation to be presented to European decision-makers as part of the project’s final conference in Brussels in June 2025. Want to participate in the online panel? Read more and express your interest via this form by 31 January 2025.

Communicating the impact of best practices

Taking climate change seriously require spreading awareness regarding the consequences of climate change. A more widespread awareness can be achieved through targeted and understandable communication. Communicating the impact of best practices (or the impact of not adopting them) can be a possible s...

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Define strategies that allow citizens time to participate

Participation requires time and availability, something that is lacking in today's society due to the demands of the labour market and the difficulty of reconciling professional and personal/family life. We therefore need to implement policies and strategies that enable participation. E.g.: i) a su...

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Public policies must promote the empowerment of citizens

Policies must promote the empowerment of citizens by informing, generating critical thinking. We need to educate people to participate as a way of exercising citizenship and build their confidence that their opinions count and are taken into account. In order to participate, people need to believe t...

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Public policies should focus on the common good, making decisions that do not jeopardise the future

We need to sensitise local authorities and governments because the economy cannot take precedence over the health of people and the planet. We no longer want a development model that only favours economic growth, but one that also looks at the environmental and social aspects. Measures must be adopt...

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Participation instead of inclusion

The goal should be people's participation in preparing, deciding and implementing changes. In participation, there are participants and participants, and the participant decides when, how and who to involve and what the conditions of involvement are, including the deadline for submitting proposa...

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Open data about the local impacts of climate change

Making data showing the impacts of climate change on local territories accessible for the general public can contribute to legitimate scientific knowledge on the climate crisis and spread awareness on this matter. Such communication activities should inasmuch as possible simple, understandable, and...

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Political decisions must be supported by scientific facts

There is a rise in radical and fundamentalist opinions and a strong influence of some dominant discourses. Access to scientific knowledge is limited, sometimes hosted on paid platforms, and information that lacks truth and rigour circulates more easily, particularly on social networks. We need to co...

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Education policies must promote children as vehicles for change

It is important to ensure that children and young people are represented in the issues and decisions that concern their territories. To this end, education on the pressing issues of today's society must be introduced in schools, enabling the younger generations to be holders of information, stimulat...

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Promoting access to knowledge to combat disinformation

We need to combat disinformation, namely by: i) encouraging the creation and existence of platforms that verify information and facts and make this information available to citizens; ii) investing in the role of libraries, given their relationship with the community and the fact that they are alread...

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Public and official entities must set an example in the ecological transition

Public and official entities set an example in the ecological transition, and provide clear guidelines for citizens and companies, supporting them in adopting more sustainable measures and actions. Public entities must be the first to adopt measures and actions for the ecological transition, and to...

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Feedback to proposers

When a person makes a suggestion, they should be given feedback on how the suggestion is being implemented, and if the suggestion is not suitable, this should be justified and given the opportunity to specify or supplement it. When implementing a suggestion, it should be emphasized everywhere that t...

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Improve policies to integrate immigrants into the local community and promote their participation

It is necessary to combat stereotypes and prejudices that widen the gap between native residents and foreigners in the territories, and to encourage the participation of immigrants so that they are represented in the processes. It is therefore essential to demystify stereotypes and foster mutual und...

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Multiple participation mechanisms to extend citizens' power and decision-making

• Multiple approaches must be adopted to encourage citizen participation, moving away from conventional venues, events and mechanisms. People want to participate in spaces where they can be in community, away from the hustle and bustle of mass events, with their peers, and where participation is com...

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Encouraging circular economy, short circuits and empowering citizens to adopt mitigation measures

We must encourage greater proximity to nature, but also empower citizens to adopt new behaviours and more sustainable lifestyles. For example, it is important to promote family farming and short production and consumption circuits, which have a recognised impact on the carbon footprint, and to provi...

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When engaging, present different solution options with arguments for and against

When engaging, it is first necessary to explain what problem you want to solve. A problem is a contradiction between the actual and possible situation, i.e. a solution must be possible. When engaging, different solution options must be presented with arguments for and against. Those involved can als...

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