• The Project
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  • News Archive
  • Project Partners

The Project

Challenge Europe was a three year project aiming to accelerate change to a low carbon future. It was active in these 18 countries
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
EstoniaEstonia		 France
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary		 LatviaLatvia
Lithuania
Nth. Ireland/Ireland
Norway		 Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden		 Turkey
UkraineUkraine

Climate Advocates

600 young people aged 18-35 worked on climate challenges and local projects to reduce carbon use.

Project highlights

Want to see some advocates' ideas to help fight climate change?

 

News Archive

Read through the archive of news about the project activities between 2008 and 2011

 

Project Partners

Several hundred international and national experts and partners helped the Advocates to develop their ideas. You can find the list of partner organisations below.

 


Who will be the Pioneer of the Year? PDF Print E-mail

Last week the ten young sustainability entrepreneurs who reached the final part of the Pioneer of the Year competition presented to the press and the public. Among the finalist ideas are: a climate-fashion concept, new and innovative ways to take advantage of leftover food and an ambition to use music and culture as a way of bringing about change and awareness. Throughout, the climate advocates have been lobbiyng their idea for votes from the public, and so far over 3000 people have cast their votes for their favourite project. These votes will play a large role in the public finale on 21 February.

The finalists will now continue to develop their concepts on their own. They will spend the weekend at Ulriksdal Castle where they will be coached by ten experienced and established entrepreneurs. During the castle weekend entrepreneurs fine tune their ideas for the finale.

Who the pioneer of the year will be is decided on 21 February when the climate advocates will pitch their ideas before an audience and a jury of investors. The winners of “Pioneer of the Year” are awarded with offices, contacts, money and practical tools to actualize their entrepreneurial idea.

Read more about Pioneer of the Year at www.poty.se (Only in Swedish unfortunately)

Pioneer of the year is a collaboration between British Council, WWF, Global Focus and CongressEA.
 
 
 
 
This grass-roots project aimed to be the first step in helping a densely populated Athenian community to make lasting changes towards sustainability in a socially and historically important area of the capital. The project focused on changing behaviour through a series of workshops which informed people about energy efficiency and ‘greening’ initiatives in buildings.