Deadline: 19 May 2017
The Climate Tracker is inviting journalists and communicators to join its “1.5ºC Survive and Thrive” campaign and win a fully funded fellowship to the COP23 climate negotiations in Bonn this November! It will also be awarding a semi-funded fellowship and several online fellowships to improve your writing skills.
The “1.5ºC Survive and Thrive” campaign aims to raise awareness around the world about the importance of keeping global temperature below this threshold and the multiple benefits that this would bring.
1.5ºC is the temperature increase we must stay below if we want to save our planet. This is critical for many nations around the world to protect glaciers, reefs, avoid sea level rise or extreme heat. This is why Climate Tracker is starting a campaign to support ambitious and consistent climate action in line with the 1.5 goal.
The best writers will get a chance to attend COP23 Bonn in November 2017 with the Climate Tracker team. There applicants will receive training on climate and journalism, get to attend the international climate negotiations and meet amazing people from everywhere in the world!
Topics
- First publishing time (10th-28th April): Explain why is important for applicant’s country to stay below the 1.5ºC limit with concrete impacts
- Second publishing time (1st-19th May): Explain the solutions that applicant’s government needs to enforce (NDCs, national policy…) and why taking action is beneficial
Eligibility Criteria
- All Countries are eligible.
- Applicants that are between 18 and 30 years old, but applicants are encouraged to apply anyway if they do not fulfill this requirement.
How to Apply
Between the 10th of April and the 19th of May applicants have to write two articles about two specific topics. Then applicants have to publish them in media in their country or region. It can be a newspaper, a magazine, an online news site, etc. Once an article is published, applicants have to submit the link via given website.
For more information, please visit Climate Tracker.