• The Project
  • Climate Advocates
  • Project highlights
  • 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.

 


Michal Brennek PDF Print E-mail

image002.jpgHe is a candidate for a doctor's degree at the Geography and Regional Studies Department of Warsaw University where he carries out integrated research into the natural environment and the relationship between the man and the environment in particular. So far he has co-operated with a number of NGOs, including the British Council, on climate change related projects. Michał thinks climate change is one of the most significant challenges that face humankind. Unfortunately, the problem is complex which is the reason why there are a lot of personal opinions and emotions and few concrete facts and real actions. His credo is: Firstly, you can change the world! Secondly, it requires a lot of effort. A change can be made through co-operation only, so the more contacts you have with people and institutions not related with the project the better it is for the project.

 

 
 
 
A fun approach is what the Finnish Climate Advocates felt their project needed to convince people to stop using all the old excuses for not cycling. They presented cycling as something cool and desirable through organising workshops and cycling brunches where the positive outcomes of cycling were stressed and excuses challenged.