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Klimal£¿tet- How to act on CO2

by | 15-06-2013 04:11 recommendations 0

Norway attains to be carbon neutral country by 2030. It might be a bit contradictive because while Norway is among one of the world's biggest polluters per capita and a huge exporter of dirty fuels, it is still very famous for fresh air and advanced eco-friendly technologies. The country defines itself to be home to a green-minded people and government. Hence, in order to make the country cleaner and greener, the government launched public outreach initiative called Klimal?tet. 

Klimal?tet is a national governmental campaign for public awareness on climate change and how to act on CO2 ( reduce carbon emissions).

The Campaign is organised as a partnership with stakeholders from the NGOs, climatescience- and research institutions, businesses and representative groups from civil society.It is run by the Norwegian Ministry of Environment.

The government initiate campaigns and support other initiatives from grass-root activities to films, websites etc. The target groups are pupils and students in secondary and higher education, teachers, small-and medium-sized enterprises and the public in general.

Projects to school:

  • Courses and lectures to teachers on climate issues
  • Lectures to pupils in secondary and higher education on climate change, ?Climate on the tipping point? and ?Eyewitness? on how climate change affects biodiversity
  • Lectures to colleges and universities – by two high-profiled polar adventurers and polar scientific researchers

Programs for medium and small sized businesses

  • Action programme on how to get your business started on Co2-reductions
  • A networking programme for sharing experiences
  • Facilitating seminars for capacity-building
  • Showcasing success-stories in media and on the website and Facebook
Public awareness activities
  • Mass-media campaigns on how to live CO2-smart and reduce the carbon footprint: Focus on how to save energy, travel smart and reduce the CO2-intensive consumption
  • Redesign
  • Inserts and magazines
  • Website, Facebook and You tube, carbon calculator
  • Supporting other events such as Earth Hour
  • Lectures on climate change- from a pool of scientists
 

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13 Comments

  • says :
    Thank you for sharing.
    Posted 26-08-2013 14:51

  • says :
    Thanks for sharing such nice report.
    Posted 25-06-2013 20:44

  • says :
    Thanks for sharing such report.
    Posted 25-06-2013 20:44

Dharmendra Kapri

Aaditya Singh

  • Aaditya Singh says :
    Thanks for sharing.
    Posted 17-06-2013 21:24

  • says :
    Very good initiative by the Norwegian Government
    Posted 17-06-2013 15:26

  • says :
    What a great initiative! Thanks for sharing :)
    Posted 17-06-2013 09:33

  • says :
    thanks for sharing this...these initiatives can only be successful if initiated by government and supported by stakeholders of the country. best of luck Norway
    Posted 16-06-2013 12:10

  • says :
    thank you for the information, Norway government is doing great.
    Posted 15-06-2013 22:40

  • says :
    Thanks for sharing!
    Posted 15-06-2013 22:19

  • Rohan Kapur says :
    Thanks for sharing the report
    Posted 15-06-2013 19:05

  • Arushi Madan says :
    Very good efforts by Government. Without the involvement of Govt , it is not possible to share the concern with deeper mass.
    Posted 15-06-2013 15:17

  • says :
    All the Best, Thao, for Norway
    Posted 15-06-2013 15:09

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