Before the pilot series opened its doors, NEUROCLIMA’s partners asked a harder question. What would it take for people to trust, use and genuinely shape climate action tools powered by AI? Deliverable D7.7 is their answer: a field guide to experimental civic participation. A French student poster, reproduced alongside Sherry Arnstein’s famous 1969 essay on
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Anyone who has ever spent an afternoon lost in the bustling aisles of Milan’s “Fa’ la cosa giusta!” (Do the Right Thing!) fair knows the vibe. It is a space where you can find yourself locked in a passionate debate about sustainability with a complete stranger, standing between crowded school trips and organic food stalls,
Climate resilience is often discussed in laboratories, research papers, and policy briefs. However, Neuroclima’s partner CATAA (Centro de Apoio Tecnológico Agro-Alimentar) is bringing these critical conversations directly into the classrooms of Castelo Branco. Part of the Neuroclima project’s pilot phase, this initiative empowers the next generation to use audiovisual storytelling and creative writing as tools
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Recently, Portugal has been facing a series of unusually severe storms that caused widespread disruption and profound social impacts. These events are a reminder that climate change is not a distant future threat, but a present-day reality with real consequences. Among those affected by these storms was CATAA, a partner within the NEUROCLIMA consortium, whose
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This policy brief, developed within Task 7.1 of WP7 and authored by Truenique, examines models of enhanced civic participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation between 2019 and 2024. It outlines key approaches and insights aimed at supporting more inclusive and participatory climate governance. Download the policy brief here.
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As climate change intensifies globally, the importance of engaging citizens in adaptation efforts has become more urgent than ever. Our first policy brief, authored by researchers Christina Deligianni, Spyros Kouvelis, and Marina Deligianni, offers a thorough examination of various models of civic participation in climate change adaptation, exploring how these approaches work, their strengths and limitations,
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By Beatrice Gobbo
On March 25th, a public event held in one of the central lecture halls of Politecnico di Milano, explored a timely and complex question: what is the relationship between the rapid development of artificial intelligence, its growing energy demands, and the unfolding climate crisis?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988. The IPCC was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation options. The
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The European Commission launched the first major initiative of this mandate, the Competitiveness Compass. It sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. Drawing from the Draghi Report on EU
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As 2025 comes into full force, the time has come to reflect on the endeavours undertaken in the past year and to define priorities and aspirations for the year ahead. Last year marked the start of NEUROCLIMA, a Horizon Europe Project led by the Department of Design at Politecnico de Milano in a consortium of
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