Coalition for a Global Citizen's Assembly

Reviving climate action in 2025: there is a role for all of us After yet another COP that fell short, last year, of delivering the tools needed transition, frustration is growing. Calls for urgent reform have been heard louder than ever. With global climate governance struggling to deliver real progress, it’s time for a new approach. In response to the mounting anxiety, we have just published, together with Rich Wilson, a commentary for the European Democracy Hub to propose another way: by engaging millions worldwide, we can inject new energy and momentum into climate governance to accelerate a just transition, and strengthen local resilience. That’s why, we are building a Global Citizens' Assembly for People and Planet — bringing citizen voices into climate decision-making and shifting COPs from stalled negotiations to real action. All eyes are now on Brazil, the host of COP30, to take the lead in making this vision a reality—in Belém... and beyond. 🤔 Share your thoughts, and join the Coalition for a Global Citizen's Assembly: what will be your role? #COP30 #ClimateAction #DeliberativeDemocracy #CitizensAssemblies #GlobalCitizensAssembly #GlobalGovernance

🌍 **Exciting News!** 🌍 In a landmark moment at the United Nations Summit of the Future, the Iswe Foundation and partners launched the first iteration of the Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet in September 2024. This marks a bold step towards empowering communities and amplifying the voices of citizens to drive change independently of traditional multilateral negotiations, with the backing from non-state actors, including civil society, faith groups, and local governments. With the strong support of the Brazilian government, the Global Citizens’ Assembly will connect with COP30 in Belém, paving the way for meaningful climate action on both local and global scales. 🌱 Key highlights from the launch event included powerful insights from: Ana Toni, Vice Minister for Climate Change (Brazil) Laurence Tubiana CEO of the European Climate Foundation & key architect of the Paris Agreement Together, they called for an assembly that would not only chart a collective path forward but reimagine our politics by bringing citizens into the heart of global governance. 👉 For more updates leading up to COP30 and beyond, sign up for the Coalition for a Global Citizen's Assembly mailing list. Journalists can reach out to aish.machani@iswe.org for coverage opportunities. #GlobalCitizensAssembly #COP30 #ClimateAction #UNSummitoftheFuture #PeopleAndPlanet https://lnkd.in/dW3XXtAk

🌍 **Exciting News!** 🌍 In a landmark moment at the United Nations Summit of the Future, the Iswe Foundation and partners launched the first iteration of the Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet in September 2024. This marks a bold step towards empowering communities and amplifying the voices of citizens to drive change independently of traditional multilateral negotiations, with the backing from non-state actors, including civil society, faith groups, and local governments. With the strong support of the Brazilian government, the Global Citizens’ Assembly will connect with COP30 in Belém, paving the way for meaningful climate action on both local and global scales. 🌱 Key highlights from the launch event included powerful insights from: Ana Toni, Vice Minister for Climate Change (Brazil) Laurence Tubiana CEO of the European Climate Foundation & key architect of the Paris Agreement Together, they called for an assembly that would not only chart a collective path forward but reimagine our politics by bringing citizens into the heart of global governance. 👉 For more updates leading up to COP30 and beyond, sign up for the Coalition for a Global Citizen's Assembly mailing list. Journalists can reach out to aish.machani@iswe.org for coverage opportunities. #GlobalCitizensAssembly #COP30 #ClimateAction #UNSummitoftheFuture #PeopleAndPlanet https://lnkd.in/dW3XXtAk

Brilliant op-ed by Ana Toni, Brazilian National Secretary for Climate Change and Laurence Tubiana, President of the European Climate Foundation and key architect of the Paris Agreement, which makes the case for a permanent Global Citizens' Assembly. "Drawing on the model of the World Social Forum, what we need now is a Global Social-Climate Forum, or a Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet, to bring citizens together from every country, not just to chart a collective path forward, but to reimagine our politics and encourage a global ethical stock-take. This would be an opportunity for humanity to come together, to understand each other’s aspirations and anxieties, and to co-create a green transition that benefits everyone. Rather than leaving anyone behind, we can forge a new social contract rooted in solidarity, equity, and fairness." Read the op-ed 🔗 https://lnkd.in/epHV6a4F And sign up to the Coalition mailing list for updates about Iswe Foundation and partners' plans for a 'Global Citizens' Assembly for People and Planet' — a global citizens' assembly for COP30 and beyond 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eUXhBKWr

Brilliant op-ed by Ana Toni, Brazilian National Secretary for Climate Change and Laurence Tubiana, President of the European Climate Foundation and key architect of the Paris Agreement, which makes the case for a permanent Global Citizens' Assembly. "Drawing on the model of the World Social Forum, what we need now is a Global Social-Climate Forum, or a Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet, to bring citizens together from every country, not just to chart a collective path forward, but to reimagine our politics and encourage a global ethical stock-take. This would be an opportunity for humanity to come together, to understand each other’s aspirations and anxieties, and to co-create a green transition that benefits everyone. Rather than leaving anyone behind, we can forge a new social contract rooted in solidarity, equity, and fairness." Read the op-ed 🔗 https://lnkd.in/epHV6a4F And sign up to the Coalition mailing list for updates about Iswe Foundation and partners' plans for a 'Global Citizens' Assembly for People and Planet' — a global citizens' assembly for COP30 and beyond 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eUXhBKWr

🌍 This week, with the support of the Government of Brazil, Iswe Foundation and partners launched a Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet to amplify the voice of humanity at #COP30 and beyond. On this occasion, our CEO Laurence Tubiana and Ana Toni, Climate Minister, Brazil make the case for a global, permanent climate assembly in Project Syndicate. Most people care deeply about addressing the climate crisis: in a survey conducted across 18 G20 countries, 71% of respondents agreed that major action is needed immediately. But trust in government action is lacking, with only 39% believing that their own government will act effectively. One way to address this gap is to allow #CitizensParticipation in the elaboration and implementation of climate policies and measures designed by governments. Instead of having climate policies imposed by technocrats from above, governments should embrace approaches that combine “top-down” with “bottom-up” methods, with the latter bringing together ordinary people who are tasked with shaping a shared vision of the future. Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/epHV6a4F #ClimateWeek

In September, the United Nations convenes a long awaited “Summit of the Future” in New York. While governments are busy putting final touches on an official outcome document - the Pact for the Future -, a platform of civil society groups released its own People’s Pact for the Future, the result of nearly two years of consultations convened by the Coalition for the UN We Need (C4UNWN). Over 35 pages, the People’s Pact outlines numerous proposals in the areas covered by the UN summit. Democracy Without Borders, which was involved in the consultations, strongly welcomes the document’s “bold approach” and “forward-thinking proposals”. In particular, we welcome the support of a UN Parliamentary Assembly, a World Citizens' Initiative, a Civil Society Envoy and Global Citizens' Assemblies as mechanisms to bring about meaningful participation and deliberation at the UN that goes beyond interaction between governments. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e6BnNpau Subscribe to our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ekPGH6bx #SummitoftheFuture #SOTF

The urgent need for inclusive ways to address global challenges has made new or reinvigorated governance institutions vital. This was highlighted during an hybrid conference organized by the Iswe Foundation and the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations, which explored the potential of a permanent global citizens’ assembly and next steps for establishing one. The conference brought together over 150 representatives from a wide variety of organizations and included discussions on how a permanent global citizens’ assembly could help to tackle interconnected challenges, such as climate change, health and AI. Attendees also discussed the value of launching a global citizens’ assembly for COP30 that could lay the foundations for a permanent global citizens’ assembly. A strong emphasis was made on co-creating this assembly with social movements and indigenous peoples. During the final session, Erica Hope (Director, Climate Governance Programme, European Climate Foundation) emphasized the need to address the allocation of power in society and the need for long-term approaches to tackling key environmental and social issues. She also pointed out that a permanent global citizens’ assembly could counteract UN process capture in the short term. Maiara Folly (Executive Director, Plataforma CIPÓ) highlighted the Government of Brazil’s genuine receptivity to social participation as a foundation of policymaking, making COP30 a particularly promising moment to embed the voices of humankind into global decision-making. A permanent global citizens’ assembly holds promise for solidarity, inclusion and collective intelligence at scale. While many challenges remain, it opens new doors for collaborative change. Will you join us? Know more here: https://lnkd.in/dsh-Wr-v 

A new survey by Ipsos for Earth4All and Global Commons Alliance shows that 62% of people across the G20 believe that the global political system needs to be completely reformed or needs major changes. The majority* of G20 countries believe that global citizens’ assemblies are part of the solution, with support for global citizens’ assemblies rising to: ➡ 84% in Kenya, which is highly vulnerable to climate change  🇰🇪  ➡77% in India, the most populous country in the world and also highly vulnerable to climate change 🇮🇳 ➡71% in South Africa, the next host of the G20 (2025)  🇿🇦 ➡60% in Brazil, the host of COP30 (2025)  🇧🇷 We agree and that’s why we’re working together to establish a permanent Global Citizens’ Assembly that can help to accelerate action on climate change by countering polarization, activating citizens’, and fostering solidarity. *17 G20 countries surveyed 📩 Find out more about the survey here: https://lnkd.in/dS89YTKE 📩 And find out more about our work here: https://lnkd.in/dsh-Wr-v

Last but not least - this week we're hosting our last session in GloCAN's inaugural seminar series: 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬. This week, our Co-Lead Nicole Curato will host a conversation between Antoine Vergne from Missions Publiques and Aishwarya Machani from Iswe Foundation. The topic for session #4 is 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬’ 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞? Make sure you read the challenge paper put forward by the Coalition for a Global Citizen's Assembly, "Strengthening Citizen Participation in Global Governance". See https://lnkd.in/dsh-Wr-v And don't forget to register for the session 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 27, 12 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓 at www.glocan.org/events