Deadline: 1 July 2020
One Young World has launched ‘The bp Net Zero Scholarship‘ to identify and engage with young innovators who are reimaging energy for people and planet today. As bp heads towards net zero, they are committed to listening to, learning from and working with others.
bp has set an ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and to help the world get to net zero. This means dramatically reducing carbon in the company’s operations and production while growing new low carbon businesses, products and services.
Scholarship recipients will join bp’s delegation to the 2021 One Young World Summit in Munich, where they will meet and exchange ideas with peers from across the business. The scholarship seeks candidates making an impact in one of the following areas:
- Advocating for progressive climate policies;
- Enhancing current decarbonised energy technologies such as solar and wind;
- Improving access to energy;
- Innovating to reduce emissions in households, cities and industries.
Benefits
Net Zero Scholars will Receive:
- Access to the One Young World Summit 2021 in Munich;
- Hotel accommodation between 21 – 26 April 2021;
- The cost of travel to and from Munich;
- Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner;
- Ground transportation between Summit venues;
- Access to bespoke bp programming including: pre-Summit briefing, a bp buddy from the company’s internal delegation and a post-Summit feedback session.
To deliver their net zero ambition, they are:
- Re-imagining energy for our people and our planet:
- Reducing carbon in our operations;
- Growing new low carbon businesses, products and services;
- Actively advocating for progressive climate policies.
- Reinventing BP
- A fundamental reorganization – possibly the most wide-ranging in over a century;
- Breaking down silos and delayering;
- Increasingly agile and highly integrated;
- Digital at the heart of their business;
- Empowering and supporting their teams.
- Performing while transforming
- Safe and reliable operations at the core of all;
- Continuing to grow sustainable free cash flow and distributions over the long term;
- Maintaining a strong financial frame, including cost and capital discipline and deleveraging.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must be:
- Aged 18 – 30;
- Nationals of all countries are eligible to apply for this scholarship;
- One Young World will assess candidates based on their:
- Evidenced commitment to delivering positive change;
- Demonstrated capacity for leadership;
- Understanding of key local and/ or global issues;
- Track record of generating impactful and innovative ideas.
For more information, visit https://www.oneyoungworld.com/bp-net-zero-scholarship