In 2019, young people and students from Europe and all over the world have take to the streets to demand action to halt environmental and climate change. On a day of action in Mach organizers said there were more than 2,000 protests in 125 countries. The student movement was inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, now nominated for a Nobel Prize, who kicked off a global movement after she sat outside Swedish parliament every Friday beginning last August. Young people have elevated the need for the environment to be included in the school curriculum. The development of the circular economy is seen as central to reducing damage to the environment and developing positive change. In 2015 the European Commission adopted an action plan to help accelerate Europe's transition towards a circular economy, boost global competitiveness, promote sustainable economic growth and generate new jobs. This context and background frames the objectives of the Circular Economy for Youth project: 1.To develop guidelines for the establishment of permanent forums for dialogue between youth organisations and local authorities to promote circular economy practices. 2. To develop and implement training programmes and activities for young people in the field of the circular economy/ 3. To promote a dialogue through bringing together organisations in the field of the Circular economy and youth organisations on a European, national and regional basis and to promote an exchange of information and best practice. To develop initiatives and projects (including the promotion of entrepreneurial enterprises) for young people in the field of the circular economy and to produce an interactive map of projects and activities in this field. 4. To develop and exchange Open Educational Resources (OERs) for young people to support the occupational profile of a circular economy facilitator”. 5. To develop a mobile application to guide young people in setting up initiates around the Circular Economy. Participants will be young people in partner countries, circular economy related project and group leaders within the communities, Central to the project design is the bringing together of youth organisation and networks, together with Circular Economy associations at European, regional and municipal levels including and local government. The aim is not only to exchange initiatives and best practice but to establish a permanent forum for dialogue including around policy and practice. Such goals will develop the capacities of all participant organisations and build the foundation for longer term collaboration in this area.
1.To develop guidelines for the establishment of permanent forums for dialogue between youth organisations and local authorities to promote circular economy practices. 2. To develop and implement training programmes and activities for young people in the field of the circular economy 3. To promote a dialogue through bringing together organisations in the field of the Circular economy and youth organisations on a European, national and regional basis and to promote an exchange of information and best practice. To develop initiatives and projects (including the promotion of entrepreneurial enterprises) for young people in the field of the circular economy and to produce an interactive map of projects and activities in this field. 4. To develop and exchange Open Educational Resources (OERs) for young people to support the profile of a "circular economy facilitator” 5. To develop a web application to guide young people in setting up initiatives around the Circular Economy.
In 2019, young people and students from Europe and all over the world took to the streets to demand action to halt environmental and climate change. On a day of action in Mach organizers said there were more than 2,000 protests in 125 countries. The student movement was inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, now nominated for a Nobel Prize, who kicked off a global movement after she sat outside Swedish parliament every Friday beginning last August. Young people have elevated the need for the environment to be included in the school curriculum. The development of the circular economy is seen as central to reducing damage to the environment and developing positive change. In 2015 the European Commission adopted an action plan to help accelerate Europe's transition towards a circular economy, boost global competitiveness, promote sustainable economic growth and generate new jobs. The agreements at COP26 and the high level of public engagement around the event and subsequent actions show that there is still an ongoing need for skills and competencies around Circular Economy if we are to have any chance of slowing the effects of climate change.