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Recommendation 4
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Acknowledged
Paragraph: 31
Climate Assembly UK has proved that deliberative engagement is important for both building consensus and...
Recommendation
Climate Assembly UK has proved that deliberative engagement is important for both building consensus and maintaining public trust in the net zero transition and will facilitate the behavioural change required to underpin a successful transition to net zero. We recommend that the Government, in its Net Zero Strategy, sets out its plans for deliberative engagement on net zero policies through citizens assemblies, citizens juries and other methods.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the importance of public engagement and outlines broad plans to engage various groups, but does not commit to setting out specific plans for deliberative methods like citizens' assemblies or juries in the Net Zero Strategy as requested.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
20. As we deliver on the UK’s net zero target, there will need to be increasing information and citizenship involvement around climate change and net zero. Public engagement can help build awareness, acceptability, and uptake of sustainable technologies and approaches over the long term and can also help improve the effectiveness of policies. We plan to set out our public engagement approach in our Net Zero Strategy.
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