EU Low-Carbon ‘World You Like Challenge’

Deadline: 14 June 2013
Open to: any project helping to lower or avoid CO2 emissions and improve people’s quality of life from people within the 27 EU member states
Prize: invitations to the World You Like – Sustainia Awards in Copenhagen in autumn 2013

Description

With a climate you like is getting ready for the launch of an EU-wide low-carbon contest. Across Europe, they are looking for the most innovative and creative green projects that are making a difference in tackling climate change. It is time to move away from just talking about climate action and show that concrete action is feasible, affordable – and already happening. Across Europe, there are many good initiatives on the ground contributing to a world we like, with a climate we like. It is time to reward them.

The World You Like Challenge will be launched by Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action. They want creative and innovative minds across the EU to let them know about their initiatives that are making a real contribution to the drive towards a sustainable, low-carbon future.

They are looking forward to receiving entries about original and innovative projects with a concrete and tangible output. What matters is that the project contributes to avoiding, reducing or dealing with carbon emissions – on a technical or behavioural level. Your project should illustrate good practice and provide a role model for other people or organisations. If it has an impact on people’s everyday life, even better – that is what they are looking for! You can submit your project in one of the following five categories:

  1. Building & living
  2. Shopping & eating
  3. Re-use & recycling
  4. Travel & transport
  5. Innovative production

Above all, they are looking for inspirational projects that show others how a world we like, with a climate we like, can be achieved and that can motivate people to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle.

More information is available in the official Terms and Conditions HERE.

Prizes

The three European winners who are selected by the jury will be invited to the World You Like – Sustainia Awards in Copenhagen in autumn 2013.

For this award ceremony the organiser entered in cooperation with campaign partner Sustainia – an alliance of international organisations and companies that every year awards sustainable solutions from across the world.

For Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland and Lithuania, five national winners will be selected. They will be awarded with additional publicity for their submissions through a national billboard campaign.

Eligibility

All natural persons aged 18 or over and living in one of the 27 EU Member States are entitled to take part.

However big or small, any project that is helping to lower or avoid CO2 emissions and improve people’s quality of life can be submitted. Entries are welcome from individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses, public and private organisations – in fact, from anyone with good ideas! For more specific application criteria, please refer to the conditions of participation HERE.

Application

Participation is free of charge. The participant must fill in the online submission form HERE by 15 June 2013.

For questions, please contact eu-climate-action@worldyoulike.eu. See the call for applications HERE and the official website HERE for further information.

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