Citizens are changing Korea's climate policy
Documents the climate deliberation of about 220 citizen participants constituted under Article 19-2 of Korea's Carbon Neutrality Framework Act.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Korean climate policyis decided by citizens
Launched on May 16, 2026 as a national permanent climate public sphere. A citizen panel of about 220 people learns, discusses, deliberates, and proposes policy recommendations to the government.
Carbon Neutrality Act §19-2
Legal basis
Gallup · KCRC design
Participant selection
OECD · KNOCA · CAUK · Lisode
International advisors
PROCESS
4-Stage Deliberation
This wiki archives the entire process from citizen proposals to final recommendations.
Citizen Proposals
Anyone can propose agendas at climatevoice.kr. Tracking 31 proposals.
Planning Panel Workshop
Mixed expert-citizen panel refines and structures agendas.
9-Session Deliberation
A citizen panel of about 220 deliberates over six months, with direct use of En-ROADS and other tools.
Final Recommendations
By the end of 2026, citizen recommendations are prepared for national climate policy discussion.
AGENDA
Key Agendas
SIMULATION TOOL
En-ROADS
Climate Simulator
Citizen participants use this tool to directly manipulate 18 policy levers and simulate global temperatures to 2100. Developed by MIT Climate Interactive.
- 18 policy levers (energy, transport, land, carbon price…)
- Real-time temperature scenarios to 2100
- Korean resource guide v1.1 available
- Moderator facilitation guide included
Citizens manipulate sliders directly
Source: MIT Climate Interactive En-ROADS (illustrative values)
ONTOLOGY + HABERMAS
Deliberation Ontology Graph
Connects citizen statements as issues, claims, proposals, concerns, conditions, values, and evidence to show the terrain of deliberation.
Open graphGUIDE
Ontology Guide
Explains that the tool supports deliberation by preserving statements and minority opinions rather than making consensus for citizens.
Read guideTRUST & METHODOLOGY
Citable Wiki
Every page clearly displays trust labels, license information, and citation formats. We aim for academic reliability on par with Wikipedia, MDN, and Anthropic Docs.
LLM auto-translated or drafted. May contain factual errors.
Expert-reviewed. Safe to cite.
Written in source language. Authoritative original.
Directly verified by the author. Highest trust level.
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Key Sources
갤럽·KCRC · OECD · KNOCA · CAUK · Lisode · MIT Climate Interactive
Open Source
GitHub →GET INVOLVED
Join the effort
Official agenda proposals, notices, and wiki contribution paths are collected here.
Official Agenda Proposal
Submit an agenda through climatevoice.kr after identity verification.
SubmitOfficial Notices
Check official launch, agenda intake, and media notices.
View noticesIssues & Suggestions
Bug reports, content improvement suggestions, and new agenda ideas welcome.
Open GitHub issue