Green Ideas

Climate Action

The European Commission teams up with businesses, environment groups and universities to promote climate solutions

A pan-European communication campaign in collaboration with more than 70 organisations from across Europe was launched in early October 2012. Under the slogan "A world you like. With a climate you like" the campaign seeks to put practical solutions at the centre of the climate change debate and demonstrate how climate action can increase welfare and bring economic benefits to European citizens.

Centred on a website which will soon be available in all 23 EU languages, the campaign is designed as a platform for participation where individuals, businesses and local groups will be able to upload, promote and discuss their low-carbon solutions and take part in a pan-European contest to find the best and most original one.

The campaign will run until the end of 2013 and aims to showcase existing cost-efficient solutions for achieving the EU's objective of an 80-95% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

In the medium-term, by 2020, the EU aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, improve energy efficiency by 20% and boost the share of renewables in the energy mix to 20%. Currently, EU emissions are more than 17% below 1990 levels.

Campaign website: http://world-you-like.europa.eu

A world you like. With a climate you like Project Challenge

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Greening Communities

The Irish Greening Communities Programme aims to enhance coordination and collaboration between the public, private, non-governmental and voluntary sector organisations in the area of sustainable development in Ireland.

Full details of the Greening Communities Programme together with numerous examples of 'communities going greener' are available on the Ask about Ireland website.

Simple ideas from ENFO

There are lots more ideas on how your community can get together and help to create a healthier environment by making some very simple changes in the ENFO 'How To...' section.