Deadline: March 12, 2021
The Net Zero Challenge is a global competition to answer the following question: How can you advance climate action using open data ?
About the Challenge
The Net Zero Challenge aims to identify, promote and support innovative, practical and scalable uses of open data that can:
- understand climate risks
- track climate progress
- enable informed climate action, or
- evaluate climate impact.
Some ways in which you might do this include
- making climate relevant data easier to discover, view and understand by the general data user
- creating a useful passthrough tool or API for climate-relevant data in any country or jurisdiction
- organising climate data so that potential data users (including those who are less data-literate) can see what’s available, and make use of it
They are very open minded about your approach and methodology. What they care about is the outcome, and whether you answer the question.
You might consider whether your idea, or project, is
- technically achievable
- easy to use
- easily integrated or can be provided as a tool
- scalable
- good value for money
- published with IP licences that allow free use by others
- explainable (this is the key test of the Challenge. Can you pitch your project in three minutes to a general audience?)
Prize
The first stage of the Net Zero Challenge is a ‘Virtual Pitch Contest’.
- The prize for this ‘pitch’ stage of the Net Zero Challenge is $1,000 USD – to support development of your idea.
Eligibility
They want to hear from individuals, groups and organisations.
You can apply with a
- project you are already working on, or
- concept for something you want to develop in the future.
For more information: about the competition, Visit the official website
To Apply: Click here
