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Challenge Europe is a British Council project that brings together ambitious young people who want to make a lasting impact on climate change. It provides a platform to develop innovative and practical solutions to reduce carbon use. Challenge Europe

Marja SALO

Marja SALO

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Marja_Salo.jpgAt the end of her studies and after graduation in spring 2008 she worked as a consultant in the field of material efficiency and household consumption for Pääkaupunkiseudun kierrätyskeskus, Wuppertal Institute in Germany and Nitro FX in Helsinki. Currently she works as a full time sustainable consumption specialist at One did it Ltd (Onedidit.com or Onedidit.fi). In her current position she has been responsible for building the calculation framework to measure the environmental burden of household consumption and preparing the material regarding sustainable consumption.

 

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Dáša Kočvárová - Dáša Kočvárová is a fresh graduate from the Technical University in Zvolen, Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. At the Department of Applied Ecology she specialized in landscape ecology and nature conservation. She works for ZIVICA (The Centre of Environmental and Ethical Education) on the Eco School project as a local consultant. Apart from this she also volunteers at the Institute of Applied Ecology (DAPHNE) and helps with programmes regarding environmental education. With the Friends of the Earth -CEPA she is involved in the project “Let the Sunshine in” which aims to create a global sustainable energy system. She deals with the topic of climate change and alternative energy sources as key attributes of global change on ecological, economic but also social levels. Her job is her hobby. One area she would like to see improved in Slovakia  is that the public should be more informed not only about the impact of climate change but also about practical ways how to reduce negative implications of climate change on local and global levels.  

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  • Maher Nasser, Director of the UN Information Service, invited Climate Advocates to submit their 'Jezersko Principles for Climate Action to the UN competition 'What would you say to to world leaders?' UK Climate Advocate Jane Burston responded to this request by recording a short video about most important principles from the Climate Camp: binding emissions targets, an alternative to GDP, a fair deal for developing countries and accountability for delivering on agreements made at Copenhagen.
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  • The British Council in Slovenia organised an international climate camp in Jezersko where young Climate Advocates from Great Britain, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Slovenia and Turkey formulated the Jezersko Principles for Climate Action, which they would like to see addressed by the world at COP 15 and beyond. More: http://challengeeurope.britishcouncil.org Production: http://s12.si
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  • Find an answer to what the Climate Advocates are trying to achieve. Video Courtesy of RTV Slovenia
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  • 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.
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  • Interview with President of Slovenia, Dr. Danilo Türk. 10 September 2009. Video Courtesy of: Radio Television Slovenia and the Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia.
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    Time: 06:26 More in Education
  • Interview with President of Slovenia, Dr. Danilo Türk. 10 September 2009. Video Courtesy of: Radio Television Slovenia and the Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia.
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    Time: 05:39 More in Education