{"id":4040,"date":"2025-02-22T17:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T17:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/city-of-athens-backing-youth-climate-action\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T17:33:16","slug":"city-of-athens-backing-youth-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/city-of-athens-backing-youth-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Athens backing youth climate action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1262396\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP24198630656165-320x200.jpg?v=1740233771\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP24198630656165-scaled.jpg?v=1740233771\" alt=\"City of Athens backing youth climate action\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP24198630656165-960x600.jpg?v=1740233772\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century BC Erechtheion temple, as at the background is seen smoke from a fire, during a hot, windy day at Acropolis hill, in Athens, July 16, 2024. [AP]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The City of Athens is investing \u20ac96,000 in climate action initiatives led by young people aged 15-24 through the second round of the Youth Climate Action Fund, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Eligible groups can apply for grants of up to \u20ac4,500 starting February 28, 2025, via the program\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Youth Climate Action Fund supports innovative, community-driven projects that align with the municipal authority of Athens\u2019 2024 Climate Action Plan, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030. Projects must enhance sustainability, promote climate action, and actively engage young residents. Groups of at least three individuals, as well as youth organizations, can apply.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAthens is changing with the participation of its youth,\u201d said Mayor Haris Doukas. \u201cThis initiative provides them with the tools to implement their ideas, promote green spaces, and develop solutions to tackle the climate crisis.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Mayor of Athens for Climate Governance and Social Economy Nikos Chrysogelos highlighted the success of the program\u2019s first round and the city\u2019s commitment to expanding support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A showcase of the first-round projects and a briefing on the second round will take place on February 27 at the Technopolis cultural complex in Gazi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/environment\/1262396\/city-of-athens-backing-youth-climate-action\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century BC Erechtheion temple, as at the background is seen smoke from a fire, during a hot, windy day at Acropolis hill, in Athens, July 16, 2024. 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