Pillar 2 - Civic Engagement - Publications (SILVER)
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Overview
Publications – Silver
You can qualify for a Silver certificate in Publications if what you have created demonstrates particular depth or quality. This publication would be rooted in the systemic level content of the Climate Academy programme, such as the planetary boundaries, tipping points, the CUTx Index or issues of intersectional, global justice.
The high quality of the publication will typically be marked by a high level of relevance and carry an impact or resonance at different levels.
Possible routes to the Silver badge:
- Your publication wins a prize in a competition. This competition would typically be a Climate Academy project.
- You write an article that is published, for example, in the local press.
- You compose a podcast or create a video that receives a significant level of engagement on a media platform.
Real life examples:
Climate literacy article
Amaury Chauve (a French/Japanese Climate Academy student from Brussels), wrote an article about climate literacy. He was doing street surveys with his group, asking people questions such as “Which country emits the most greenhouse gases per capita?” and “What is a tipping point?”.
His article about this won 3rd prize in NewsDecoder’s Storytelling Competition.
Climate change video
Climate Academy students went into a cohort of English language classes and delivered the “Movies for Change” project. They taught about carbon budgets, tipping points, and some of the issues that relate to crossing planetary boundaries & invited the students to make short one-minute videos about those issues.
In one of the classes, a Swedish student, Viktor Hendrik, produced this high-quality, ironic video about sea-level rises. “Practice Living Underwater”.
It quickly got many views on YouTube.
