RETOOLing CLIMATE DEMOCRACY (RETOOL)

The RETOOL project aims to develop novel conceptual, empirical and policy-relevant insights on the relationship between democratic governance and the climate imperative, and by doing so reinvigorate democratic responses to the climate crisis in Europe. We will do so by: (i) developing new conceptual and empirical foundations for studying climate democracy; (ii) studying existing practice and innovations in democratic governance across a range of domains of climate transitions and levels of governance; (iii) synthesising knowledge across fields of study to identify opportunities for institutional strengthening and reform; and (iv) developing accessible and impactful project outputs, including a flagship publication, State of European Climate Democracy, and disseminating them to a diverse range of audiences in order to create new pathways for improving effectiveness of climate democracy and opportunities to mobilise and engage a diverse range of citizens through participation.