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Coming soon: ClairCity webinars
ClairCity are proud to present our webinar series,
taking place next month. A selection of the team
and our partners will speak on topics ranging
from citizen engagement, to modelling and
citizen-inclusive city decision making relating to
air quality and climate change. Expect lively
discussions, with several opportunities to ask
questions, and takeaway top tips and resources to
benefit you and your work.
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Webinar 1: Engagement
Learn from the experiences of 6 cities and regions
across Europe. In total, 8302 citizens from all walks of
life took part in varied engagement activities. The aim
was to make our cities healthier places to live by
influencing decision making processes on reducing air
pollution and carbon emissions.
Hear from science communicators, game developers and
engagement practitioners, and engage in discussion
about the types of tools that work for different
audiences, from mobile games to schools activities, the
challenges and rewards of working with different
cultures, and the steps that can be taken to keep the
momentum going during times of disruption. In addition,
the citizen-led scenario would lead to substantially lower
carbon emissions than business as usual, in particular
after 2035. It would also, contrary to current plans, lead
to near-zero carbon emissions in 2050.
Webinar 2: Policy
The webinar will dive into the methodological approach
of our innovative modelling, which aimed to include
citizens’ behaviour in the classical modelling approach.
In this one-hour interactive session, hear the
international team of modellers highlight examples of
how they dealt with this, and listen to them present key
elements of the modelling on transport and residential
energy use. Then gain case specific insights as they
elaborate on a few key findings from the cities that
were part of the ClairCity project.
Webinar 3: Policy
This session will focus on the ClairCity results of making
policies together with citizens. The main policy lessons
achieved across our six cities will be discussed in the
context of citizen involvement. The speakers will reflect
with attendees about the opportunities and costs for
policymaking and policy implementation following
greater citizen participation. Finally, the session will
discuss what policy lessons the ClairCity method can
offer to other middle-sized cities aiming at ambitious
and citizen-inclusive air quality and carbon policies.
You will be joined by representatives from science,
policy and local government, and we may have some
special speakers to announce nearer the time.
Head to our dedicated Eventbrite page to sign up to the
webinar(s) that appeal to you most.
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