The Net Zero Challenge is a global competition to answer the following question. How can you advance climate action using open data ?
Our aim is to identify, promote and support innovative, practical and scalable uses of open data that can:
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understand climate risks
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track climate progress
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enable informed climate action, or
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evaluate climate impact.
We want to hear from individuals, groups and organisations. You can apply with a
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project you are already working on, or
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concept for something you want to develop in the future.
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.
The Net Zero Challenge launches on Friday 29th January 2021.
All applications must be received by Friday 12th March 2021 at 6pm Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco time). Late submissions will not be accepted.
Applications will be reviewed and a short list of applicants invited to pitch their idea to a panel of experts at a ‘Virtual Pitch Contest’.
Pitches will take the form of a public 3 minute presentation by video conference, followed by Q&A from our panel of experts. Pitches can be live, or prerecorded. Q&A will be live. Your idea, or project, must do one, or more, of the following
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understand climate risks
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track climate progress
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enable informed climate action, or
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evaluate climate impact.
Some ways in which you might do this include
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making climate relevant data easier to discover, view and understand by the general data user
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creating a useful passthrough tool or API for climate-relevant data in any country or jurisdiction
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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
We are very open minded about your approach and methodology. What we care about is the outcome, and whether you answer the question. You might consider whether your idea, or project, is
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technically achievable
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easy to use
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easily integrated or can be provided as a tool
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scalable
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good value for money
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published with IP licences that allow free use by others
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explainable (this is the key test of the Challenge. Can you pitch your project in three minutes to a general audience)
Awards:- $1000
Deadline:- 12-03-2021
