Challenge Europe
Launched in 2008, Challenge Europe is the European part of the British Council’s global climate protection programme. It is a three-year project running in 15 European countries and its aim is to speed up the transformation into a low greenhouse gases emissions society through cooperation, innovation, enthusiasm and knowledge sharing. In each country, a group of young personalities work together as “climate advocates” to identify new ways to reduce CO2 emissions or to find innovative applications for methods that have already been discovered. Each national group encompasses a broad range of skills, attitudes, ideas and professions.
The groups look for, gather and develop a number of ideas, with a view to ultimately reaching agreement on a few specific concepts. These are concepts the advocates believe will genuinely be able to cut CO2 emissions, for example by changing the law, business practice or human behaviour.
The outcome of the project is a European network of over 200 young personalities working together to develop more than 40 specific, tangible ideas. In an endeavour to put these ideas into practice, in spring 2009 the groups will present them to the general public, including leading experts, philanthropists, business organisations and entrepreneurs.
Under the programme the British Council is working actively with a number of organisations and experts from the business, non-governmental, environmental and academic communities. Through these partnerships the British Council is supporting the climate advocates in their efforts.
Coordinator of the project in the Czech Republic:
| Jana Hecová Partnerships and Projects Manager British Council Bredovský dvůr Politických vězňů 13 110 00 Praha 1 T +420 221 991 132 M +420 724 027 452 F +420 224 933 847 jana.hecova@britishcouncil.cz www.britishcouncil.cz |
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Partners of the Challenge Europe project in the Czech Republic:
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The project takes place under the auspices of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
The patron of the Czech climate advocates is senator Professor Bedřich Moldan.
More information:
http://challengeeurope.britishcouncil.org