Organizing and carrying out youth activities in a climate-friendly way is not that easy. A number of things need to be taken into account and familiar approaches may need to be questioned. The aspects of mobility, accommodation, food and activities are central to this. The first step is to gather information: Which means of transportation would be a more climate-friendly option? Which activities are particularly suitable in terms of low climate impact? What food can I offer at my climate-friendly event and which accommodation would be a good choice? On the other hand, there are a multitude of options for action, providers of various services that promise sustainability and often fail to keep this promise, the interests of the youth leaders running the event, the participants, the parents, the organization, the (public) donors and the associated, usually inflexible financial support. The list of potential difficulties could go on and on.
This is where the cliMATEs app from German Young Naturefriends comes in: It aims to support the full-time and voluntary people who plan and run youth trips and other events. The app was developed as part of the project "Climate protection in tourism: youth travel as a pioneer in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions" (funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection) and adapted to international youth work in the project "Greening International Youth Work (funded by Erasmus+).
The cliMATEs app is an educational planning tool. With its integrated CO2 calculator, the app aims to make the emissions caused by a youth trip visible and comparable. The deliberately low-threshold calculator is intended to show which actions are more climate-friendly than others. In addition, trips can be compared with each other.
The library with methods and information on sustainability and climate protection, political commitment, Juleica and other exciting topics and the extensive collection of recipes with integrated quantity calculator help to acquire the necessary knowledge and tackle the concrete planning of the event.
So: Get the app for your next youth activity! The app is available free of charge for both Android and iOS. Clubs or associations can also have the app customized (for a small fee) by changing the color and logo, just get in touch with us (iqnqfqoqØqcqlqiqmqaqtqeqsq.qaqpqpq)!