Citizen Panels on Climate Targets: Ecological Impact at Collective Level

Ralf Cimander (), Sonia Royo () and Ana Yetano ()
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Ralf Cimander: University of Bremen
Sonia Royo: University of Saragossa
Ana Yetano: University of Saragossa

Chapter 12 in Evaluating e-Participation, 2016, pp 243-264 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The objective of this chapter is to ascertain whether the cooperation of citizens as participants of citizen panels has had a positive impact at collective level by contributing to the achievement of a 2 % annual reduction in the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions in their city or region. This chapter discusses several challenges that emerged in the course of the analysis. These challenges suggest that a combination of different methodological approaches is the best option to assess the ecological impact of the citizen panels on the collective level. Results show that, depending on the kind of calculation, some panels met the reduction targets completely, others partially, and one did not at all. However, reductions in CO2e are the general trend, even in those panels that fail to achieve the target. So, altogether, improvements of the CO2e balances on the collective level have been achieved. An important finding is that the results of the panels (improvements or deteriorations) are the same after 1 year of measuring and after 2 years. So learning results are obtained in a single year and longer climate participation processes do not seem to be suited to achieving further savings, but to preventing relapse.

Keywords: Carbon Emission; Public Transportation; Collective Level; Public Transportation System; Consumption Area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25403-6_12

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