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COP27 - Youth from 124 countries creating real action on climate change

YOUTH ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Hack for Earth Youth hackathon at COP27 last week gathered young passionate people from 124 countries for 48 hours, to create real solutions on climate change. 1864 teams are competing for a chance to present their solutions to world leaders at COP27.

The deadline for submitting solutions is now passed and the hackathon is officially closed. The Jury is now evaluating the solutions to elect the winners in the seven challenges.

THE JURY

The Jury members are evaluating the solutions according to the six Jury criteria:

Diversity, Comprehensibility, Realisability, Innovativeness, Scalability and Solving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Jury is consisting of a diverse set of highly skilled professionals, with deep knowledge in what it takes to make a great idea a reality. The Jury members are CEO's, climate experts, Director Generals, entrepreneurs and previous hackathon winners, who know firsthand what it takes to make a great idea come to life after you win a hackathon.

Read more about the Jury and the Jury criteria here: https://www.hackforearth.com/c...

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PRIZE CEREMONY AT COP27

The winners will be announced in a livestreamed event at COP27, in the United Nations Climate Change Global Innovation Hub on Monday November 14th.

The seven winners will all enter the three month customized Build for Earth acceleration program, designed to make their solutions a reality.

More about Hack for Earth Youth hackathon on our website here: https://www.hackforearth.com/

PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

UNFCCC, UNEP, UNICEF, SIDA, World Bank and more organisations are supporting Hack for Earth Youth hackathon at COP27. Read more on our website.

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Topics

  • Environment, Energy

Categories

  • #sustainability

Hack for Earth Foundation is a global non-profit organisation with the focus of bringing people together to create real tech solutions to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Read more at www.hackforearthfoundation.com


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