The Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge

The Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge

Young entrepreneurs, citizens, community leaders, activists, chefs, scientists, and students are invited to join Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge. The Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge aims to mobilize and support young people with business ideas on how to foster energy efficient, low waste and low-carbon lifestyles.

Citizens of Asia and the Pacific are invited to submit their applications for a business venture that will reduce the waste, energy and carbon footprint of lifestyles in Asia and the Pacific. Under the Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge winners will be awarded grants worth $10,000.

Eligibility criteria

To engage in this challenge participants must be less than 35 years old at the time of application. They must be available to attend the training on 18-21 March 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Citizens of the following countries are eligible to participate: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kiribati, Lao, People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor- Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Cook Islands, Niue.

Judging Criteria

 

  • The project must aim to help a measurable amount of people to reduce the carbon footprint of their lifestyles in one or more of the following domains: households, food, mobility, consumer goods and leisure.
  • Projects must have a clear question or problem that will be addressed with a reasonably specific solution.
  • The project should be able to generate results within 12 months. The goals need to balance aspiration with attainability. This includes a quick start element with a clear outline of what has to be done within the first 3 months.
  • The applicant has to make a case for how they specifically will use their networks, role in society or other to carry out the project. A successful candidate is not just an ‘ideas person’ – you need to be a stakeholder in your domain of influence.
  • Can the project develop baseline data and measure impact? E.g. energy, transport methods, food types and amounts, number of products, hours of community engagement, etc.
  • The project concept should indicate how it will have a lasting impact beyond the implementation period.

The challenge is an initiative under SWITCH-Asia’s Regional Sustainable Consumption and Production Policy Advocacy, the Asia Pacific Regional Roadmap on Sustainable Consumption and Production and the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production.

To learn more and to sign up for the Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge, click here.

Original source: UNEP
Published on 15 January 2018