ZeroCarbonCity is a global British Council two year campaign aimed at raising awareness and stimulating debate around climate change and the challenges we face, reinforcing the UK’s commitment to tackling climate change. It has been developed as a result of extensive research both in the UK and overseas. The campaign was launched in the UK in early March 2005 and will be visiting over 60 countries around the world with a variety of activities taking place and campaign resources available.

In Turkey, British Council is running the campaign with the support of Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry and in partnership with Regional Environment Centre (REC Turkey).

The campaign is launched by displaying the NorthSouthEastWest (NSEW) Photo Exhibition during the Effects of Climate Change on Turkey and Turkish Industry Panel organised by Ministry of Environment and Forestry and TOBB (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) on 22 November 2005.

NorthSouthEastWest (NSEW) Exhibition is part of the British Council ZeroCarbonCity campaign that aims to increase public understanding of global climate change by demonstrating the challenges facing the world resulting from the activities of mankind. Ten of the world's top photographers from Magnum Photographic Agency were commissioned to capture images from ten diverse countries around the world to illustrate not only the impacts of climate change, but also the solutions which are being implemented to reduce carbon emissions in communities north, south, east and west.
Paul Brown, the editor of the exhibition book, gave a speech at a panel on 26 May 2006 at British Council, Ankara, on the topic of Communicating Science to the Public ‘Climate Change as a Case Study’. Participants from various universities, NGOs and Ministry of Environment & Forestry were present to listen Paul Brown as well as Pavel Antonov (Chief Editor of Green Horizon, magazine of REC) and Dr. Baha Kuban (Board Member, Science and Technology Policy Research Association) during the panel. The video of the event will be available here soon.

The photograph exhibition will visit various science and culture centres, universities and schools initially in Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir then on an extended tour in Turkey, lasting until mid 2007. Not only the photographs but also the exhibition brochure provides essential information and raises awareness of the challenges of climate change. Here are some venues where we have displayed and will display the exhibition at:

			Trakya Universitesi – British Council Activities, Edirne, 17-21 October 2005
			TOBB – “Effects of Climate Change on Turkey and Turkish Industry Panel” (organised by Ministry of Environment and Forestry) , 22November 2006
			Turco-British Association (TBA) on 16-23 January 2006,
			Ankara Fen Lisesi and Özel Ankara Fen Lisesi on 13-17 February 2006
			Hacettepe University, “Energy Efficiency Week” (organised by General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources Survey and Development Administration) 23-24 February 2006
			Saint Joseph Schools, İzmir on 17-22 March 2006
			TOBB- “Climate Change – Its Causes and Effects” (organised by Nature Culture Association)25 March 2006
			Şişli Belediyesi Science Centre during April 2006
			MTA, Energy Museum, 22 May-11 June 2006
			Sustainable Development Approaches for Turkey at the Stage of EU accession, 30 June Ankara, 11 August Istanbul
			Alanya Municipality Culture Centre 11-22 September 2006
			Akdeniz University, 2-7 November 2006