Ville de Lyon
"Let's talk climate" - a public debate as part of Lyon’s overall strategy to fight climate change"
Objectives
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Gathering ideas, good practices and feedback from citizens to enrich the Territorial Climate and Energy Plan for the period 2020-2030
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Better information for the people of Lyon on the actions carried out by the city
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Development of a network of actors involved in environmental issues
Impact
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Based on the public debate, the elected officials identified measures that can easily be implemented in the region, but also a lack of public knowledge regarding certain city initiatives.
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The debate led to the initiation of a network of actors involved in environmental issues (65% of local actors volunteered to participate in working groups).
Success Metrics
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Reach of the communication campaign to mobilise citizens onto the Civocracy platform: 18,076 unique visitors, 2,380 subscribers, 1,859 contributions, with more than 50% of participants aged 25-35
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Quality of citizen propositions: operational, realistic and informed
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Number of moderated contributions: during the whole consultation period no contributions had to be moderated
18K
unique visitors
40%
of participants re-engaged in following consultations conducted by the city of Lyon
30%
of the measures put in the climate plan are a result of the public consultation
Most popular ideas
Civocracy recomendations
Unite the expertise of citizens and professionals to ensure an inclusive and quality debate
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Diversify participation activities (questionnaires and official discussions)
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Make sure not to overwhelm citizens at the beginning: offer short and less demanding formats first (e.g. closed questions in questionnaires).
01.
165 votes
"Use green roofs to cool buildings by several degrees in the summer"
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102 votes
"Limit the paradoxical use of air conditioning systems"
03.
88 votes
"Promote rainwater harvesting"