Global University Climate Forum

The Global University Climate Forum brings student activists together to share ideas, learn, connect, and act on the global imperative of addressing climate change.

EAUC are proud to be partners.

Around the world, college and university students have become increasingly concerned and vocal about climate action. This is a powerful and growing movement that has the potential to change the course of history, yet it is unclear that climate demonstrations or divestment protests will have the desired outcome of comprehensive systemic change to avoid climate disaster. Hosted during the week of November 9, 2020, the Forum is a one-year program that is inclusive, inspiring, and impact-oriented.

How it Works

Multidisciplinary teams of students at all levels from all parts of the world are invited to submit their ideas for actionable projects in one of four tracks:

• Inspiration and Empowerment: Develop a creative approach to raising awareness on climate change and influencing others using tactics such as video, art, writing, or social media.
• Ideas into Action: Propose a student-led climate-related project on campus or in the community that will affect measurable change over the course of six months.
• Governance and Policy Innovation: Select a local, national, or global climate policy or governance mechanism and conduct an analysis either on how it can be improved or how your college or university can contribute to its implementation.
• Innovation and Imagination: For projects that do not fit into the other tracks, ideas in this category can be revolutionary, entrepreneurial, and creative. However, they must be actionable and should be designed to yield measurable results over the course of six months.

Selected teams will be invited to participate in a series of workshops during the week of November 9, 2020. After the workshops, students will execute their ideas. Successfully completed projects will be included in a publication to be issued during the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, Scotland.

Important Dates:
September 30th 2020 – Deadline for submission of proposals
November 9th to 13th 2020 – Workshops take place
December 1st 2020– Students launch their projects…monthly reporting will be required
May 15th 2021 – Final reports due
November 2021 – Issue final publication

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