In recent years, the importance of mobilizing citizens and local stakeholders in efforts to address climate change has been highlighted in both research and international climate governance. Despite an international resurgence of interest in institutional innovations for public engagement and a growing literature on democratic innovation, few have fully considered the effects of invited spaces in the form of formal local platforms for collaboration between public and private actors aimed at creating innovative climate policy solutions. This article assesses a model of ‘hybrid democracy’ in the form of a municipal institutional innovation designed as a ‘temporary committee’ consisting of elected councillors and appointed citizens who collaborate on designing a new local strategy for sustainable development. Using a qualitative approach, the article analyses the institutional design and the deliberations among the participants in the process. Two main findings emerge from the study. First, although there is a general appraisal of the more collaborative and participatory modes of engaging in deliberations, the politicians are reluctant to delegate power to non-elected actors. Second, the main effect of this hybrid model is enhanced legitimacy and a mutual understanding between politicians and citizens, rather than innovative policies and bold municipal climate governance.

近年来，在研究和国际气候治理中都强调了动员公民和当地利益相关者应对气候变化的重要性。尽管国际上对公共参与的制度创新的兴趣重新抬头，关于民主创新的文献越来越多，但很少有人充分考虑以正式地方平台形式邀请空间的影响，以促进公共和私人行为者之间的合作，旨在创造创新的气候政策解决方案. This article assesses a model of 'hybrid democracy' in the form of a municipal institutional innovation designed as a 'temporary committee' consisting of elected councillors and appointed citizens who collaborate on designing a new local strategy for sustainable development. 使用定性方法，文章分析了制度设计和进程参与者之间的审议。该研究得出了两个主要发现。首先，尽管人们普遍认为参与审议的协作性和参与性更强，但政治家们不愿意将权力下放给非选举产生的行为者。其次，这种混合模式的主要作用是增强了政治家和公民之间的合法性和相互理解，而不是创新政策和大胆的市政气候治理。政治家们不愿意将权力下放给非民选的行为者。其次，这种混合模式的主要作用是增强了政治家和公民之间的合法性和相互理解，而不是创新政策和大胆的市政气候治理。政治家们不愿意将权力下放给非民选的行为者。其次，这种混合模式的主要作用是增强了政治家和公民之间的合法性和相互理解，而不是创新政策和大胆的市政气候治理。