Climate Action Day

23 November 2008 More than 100 activists gathered in Kyiv to say No to climate change. The initiative was organised by climate advocates from Challenge Europe project. Post Release (pdf) Photos (zip)

Regional Energy Efficiency Campaign

9–10 October 2008 Final international conference of Regional Energy Efficiency Campaign implemented by the British Embassy and the British Council in Ukraine and supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Press Release (pdf)

Challenge Europe launch

25 June 2008 We have launched Challenge Europe — the European element of its global climate programme, Low Carbon Future. The Europe Challenge is a three-year campaign that aspires to make a definite and lasting impact on the climate change debate, and is ambitious in its aim to accelerate change to a Low Carbon Future. Press Release (pdf) Photos (zip)

Eco-Friendly Gardening Show

18 May 2008 Ecologically Friendly Gardening project culminated in the final interactive show held in the territory of the State Academy for Managerial Personnel of Culture and Arts (National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve). Press Release (pdf)

The 'Eco-Friendly Gardening' exhibition in Verkhovna Rada

5 April 2008 The 'Eco-Friendly Gardening' exhibition took place in Verkhovna Rada aiming to highlight the Climate Change impact and ways of dealing with it and to tell about british eco-friendly gardening traditions. Press-release (pdf) Photos (zip)

Creative Cities Photo and Video Competition

15 February — 13 March 2008 Is your city creative? With this question the British Council started its Creative Cities on-line competition for best Video and Photo. Out of the four awards given in the competition, Ukrainian participants brought home two. Announcement (pdf)