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Commissioning body
The Ministries of Climate and Green Growth and of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has commissioned this large National Citizens’ Assembly on Climate on behalf of the Dutch Government as a whole.
Remit
The Dutch Citizens’ Assembly on Climate is tasked with considering and providing recommendations based on the following questions, identified by the commissioning body:
How can we as the Netherlands eat, use things and travel in a way that is better forthe climate?
The ‘we’ in the question above refer to “what citizens, companies and government can do. They can all make sustainable choices.”
Commitment to respond
Within six months of the conclusion of the Assembly, the government will announce which recommendations it adopts and why.
Delivery bodies
The Consultative Body for the Physical Living Environment (OFL) organise the Assembly, at the request of the Ministries of Climate and Green Growth and of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
Participant recruitment
Recruitment for the Citizens’ Assembly on Climate consisted of a two-stage democratic lottery. 70.000 invitations were sent to randomly selected residents across the Netherlands, and 175 members were selected from the group of 4.070 citizens who indicated their willingness to participate, approximating the general population of the Netherlands as closely as possible.
Duration
The members of the Dutch Citizens’ Assembly on Climate will meet a total of six times between January and June 2025.
Structure
The Panel consists exclusively of in-person meetings. The meetings combine in-attendance lectures on important information, deliberation sessions and field visits to sites relevant to the remit, such as production plants, restaurants and transportation hubs.
Facilitation
Not yet available.
Evidence base
The Assembly is provided with knowledge by different people and in all kinds of forms. This includes scientific knowledge, knowledge about current policy and knowledge from different societal stakeholders. The participants in the Assembly decide for themselves as much as possible what knowledge and information they want to receive and use, and which experts and stakeholders they speak to. The organisers of the Assembly are independent contractors, tasked with ensuring that knowledge from different perspectives is available to the participants.
The scientific knowledge shared with the Assembly is curated by a Scientific Working Group. The Scientific Working Group advises the organisers. The scientific knowledge that is shared is predominantly agreed upon by recognized scientific entities. When there are different scientific interpretations of a subject, the participants are made aware of these differences, and presented with all credible interpretations.
Developing recommendations
Not yet available.
Final report
Not yet available.
Official response
An official response from the House of Representatives will be given no later than six months after the conclusion of the Citizens’ Assembly on Climate.
Oversight of official response
No information available yet.
Impact
The outcomes of the Assembly are expected to influence future governmental policy and prioritisation of climate actions. The extent is not yet known.
Evaluation
Not yet available.
Budget
Funding for the Assembly has been provided by the Dutch Climate Fund. The budget has not yet been made public.
