May 2008

Low Carbon Futures: Challenge Europe

In 2008 the British Council launches the European element of its global climate programme: Challenge Europe. More action - Less Carbon (CEMALC). The Challenge is a three year campaign that aspires to make a definite and lasting impact on the climate change debate, and is ambitious in its aim to accelerate change to a Low Carbon Future.

In each of 15 countries (Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, UK, Ukraine) 15-20 young influencers, aged 18-35, will work together as 'Climate Advocates' to unearth new ways to reduce carbon use or utilise methods already found but not yet properly exploited. Each group offers a broad representation of skills, attitudes and ideas from all walks of life, working across disciplines to seek, gather, develop and then refine scores of ideas to agree just three concrete concepts. These concepts, they believe, will have real potential to bring about a Low Carbon Future through changes to law, business practice or human behaviour. The outcome: a network of 200+ bold and young influencers working together to develop 45 concrete, tangible ideas.

The philosophy of the campaign is simple: to create momentum through collaboration, innovation, energy, drive, passion, understanding and knowledge-sharing.

If you are interested and would like to take part in the project you will have to dedicate 150 hours of your time during the next 10 months. For detailed information please take a look at our web page.

Application deadline is 12 May 2008 (extended from 7 May due to holidays).

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