Cities around the globe will be taking the Climathon challenge on 27 October to find solutions to the climate crisis. The world’s biggest ever climate action hackathon, run by Climate KIC, starts in 11 days and you still have time to sign up for one near you.
Glasgow makes history
And Innovators Magazine has secured the first-ever Glasgow Climathon after successfully pitching Scotland’s largest city as the perfect place to hold one. Now, it is all about a ‘Team Glasgow’ approach to creating the city’s very first Climathon.
To do this, the magazine is collaborating with Glasgow City Council’s Sustainable Glasgow team and the City of Glasgow College on developing the Glasgow Climathon; with other supporters including the Glasgow School of Art; Sustainable Strathclyde, University of Glasgow and GUEST student sustainability team; the GGC awards; 29studios; Scotland’s 2050 Climate Group and Climate-ready Clyde.
“Innovators Magazine is delighted to be developing the first Glasgow City Climathon. We’re enjoying collaborating with our partners across all sectors of the city, and connecting with other cities across the world to create new ideas for bold and meaningful change for the good of our city and our planet. We are excited to see the outcomes of what is lining up to be a really inspiring day,” said Susan Robertson, Co-founder, Innovators Magazine.
The City of Glasgow College will host Glasgow’s hackathon on 27 October, and everyone is invited: innovators, entrepreneurs, students, startups, professionals, senior citizens and anyone else you can think of. And don’t worry about turning up with ideas – there will be plenty of team working exercises to brainstorm the next big one together.
Those taking pary in the ‘Glasgow Challenge’ will be exploring ideas for phasing out fossil fuel transportation in the city by 2032, as well as low carbon solutions for improving air quality; reducing fuel poverty; eliminating health inequalities; and promoting sustainable economic growth.
In Climathon’s second year in 2016, there were 2330 new ideas generated by 59 cities, across six continents. This time, Glasgow – a global capital of innovation, is getting ready to share its vision for the future.
“Climate Change and the challenges it brings will affect everyone and will require a range of interventions to be implemented if we are to successfully overcome the single largest challenge facing humankind. Meaning everyone, by default, is a stakeholder and there is no single solution. Glasgow’s inaugural Climathon Climate Challenge Event offers an opportunity for all stakeholders to work collaboratively to develop solutions that both mitigate Glasgow’s impact on local and international climate, and adapt to the impacts a changing climate will have on the city,” added Duncan Booker, Sustainable Glasgow Manager & Chief Resilience Officer, Glasgow City Council.
Glasgow’s Climathon will be held from 8am to 8pm on 27 October in the Innovation & Enterprise Suite, City of Glasgow College, 190 Cathedral St, Glasgow G4 0RF. It’s free of charge to get involved, you don’t need to have an idea in advance, you just need to register online.
For more details on Glasgow’s event contact, e: Gillian Greig climathon@innovatorsmag.com t: 0141 570 0029.
And you can click here to find your nearest Climathon.
