Civic participation in public policy-making for climate change: A case study Victor Muniz May 4 th, 2015

Policy-making process

Civic participation Cumbria

Climate Change Post-normal science (Krauss, Schafer, and van Storch, 2012) Facts are uncertain Values are in dispute Stakes are highDecisions are urgent

Case Study: Minas Gerais’ Climate Plan State Foundation for the Environment Energy and Climate Change Plan (PEMC)

Case Study: Minas Gerais’ Climate Plan PEMC Cross-sectoral mid-term policy ( ) whose main objectives are: (1) to promote the transition to a low carbon economy,(2) to reduce vulnerability to climate change, and (3) to articulate coherently different already developed and planned initiatives, within an integrated territorial strategy.

Case Study: Minas Gerais’ Climate Plan Energy and Climate Change Profile Local context and governance Energetic Balance Inventory on GHG Emissions Scenarios 2020 and 2030 Business as Usual Low Carbon Participatory Process Workshops PEMC Sector Plans Monitoring and Evaluation

Participatory Process Case Study: Minas Gerais’ Climate Plan Waste Natural Resources Transport Energy Agriculture and Livestock Industry Phase 1 Phase 2

Civic Participation Case Study: Minas Gerais’ Climate Plan Municipal government and micro-regional associations Companies, professional associations and trade unions NGOs, universities and other research institutes

Observations Case Study: Minas Gerais’ Climate Plan 1.Questions concerning the origin of some data presented (by university professors and agriculture representatives); 2.Horizontal (environmental inspection vs agriculture) and vertical conflicts (agencies vs the government); 3.Different participation through the regions (5 in the Jequitinhonha vs 33 in Northwest); 4.Agreement among the stakeholders on the importance of include the society in public policy discussion. “It does not occur often and the policies eventually become unviable”.

Final considerations 21 st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Final considerations -Debates, exchanges and the discovery of solutions to address climate disruption; -Suited to the younger generations, through exhibitions, trails and educational workshops; -Respondents being able to present their activities to visitors. Space for stands and conference rooms; -Dialogue concerning everyday themes (habitat, mobility, education, green growth, the circular economy and innovation) and international solidarity; -Interactions between the negotiating area and the civil society area, particularly as access to information on the progress of negotiations throughout the two weeks of the Conference; -The media, including bloggers and community media, would also like to have a full presence in the civil society area.

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