European Citizens' Climate Hackathon Championship 2024

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) has launched the first hackathon championship for European citizens, with the aim of getting citizens more involved in research and innovation on climate change.

This initiative aims to promote the creation of solutions to climate change, driven by citizens' needs and co-created with citizens, together with industry, cities, regions, public administrations, and, of course, research communities.

The first phase will consist of a series of locally programmed marathons, organized by 22 organizations across Europe (EU Member States and Associated States), where teams composed of citizens and researchers will compete for the best solutions to climate change challenges. The Championship will be implemented mainly online, in partnership with the services of the selected consortia, based on a call for proposals.

The winning teams will receive training and guidance through a program specifically designed to help them further develop their ideas, preparing them to compete in the EU final. In the second phase, the winning teams from all local hackathons will compete against each other in a final European hackathon , which will take place in the fall of 2024 and will serve to identify three European champions.

The initiative will also support the EU Mission on Smart and Climate-Neutral Cities and the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, with the aim of empowering citizens to shape the future, mitigate climate change, and adapt to it.

For more information, visit the European Commission website. Registration for any of the 22 hackathons, which will take place from May 2024 onwards, should be done here.

The FCT monitors the implementation of initiatives launched under the European Research Area Policy Agenda and is jointly responsible (with ANI) for national participation in European Missions.