• 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.

 


Zuzana Koprnová

Zuzana Koprnova2_1.JPGZuzana Koprnová is a student of European Studies and International Relations in Bratislava. She believes that people have the power to help to save the Planet. She is a devoted support er of Sustainable Development. She is mostly interested in European issues, international relations, and social sciences, inclusive of environmental issues. Zuzana loves adventure and travelling, everything is a challenge for her. She spent a few weeks doing a research project in Kazakhstan. Listening to the music and running is the best relax for her. She loves to work with young people, to know other countries, their cultures, and to meet new people. Challenge Europe is a great opportunity for her to improve some skills and move things forward. She does not hunger to be famous or remembered she just wants to live her life to the full without any regrets.

 
 
 
While housing is a big contributor to GHG-emissions, energy certificates or carbon footprints of apartments and houses are usually not easily obtainable. The purpose of the project was to help people who are buying a house or an apartment to assess their carbon footprint by developing a carbon calculator concept for property search engines.