12 residents wanted to join climate change forum

Fri, 25 Sep 2020

The Manx Government is seeking 12 people who are interested in sharing their views on climate change and becoming members of the Citizens’ Forum on Climate Change.

If selected to join the team, members will hear balanced evidence from a wide range of people including academics, researchers and campaigners before sharing their views with the Climate Change Transformation Board, the main decision making body for Government climate action.

Anyone can apply to the citizens’ forum and be a representative for their community. The 12 selected applicants will join a further 24 members that will be invited to join or selected at random from the electoral register.

The deadline for applications is 11 October and the first meeting is planned for 28 October.