Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2013 Winner

Zero Balance


Description

"Balance Cero" is a collaborative, digital and environment plan, to reduce global warming with primary school students.

Children visit every house in his hometown, to find out how much energy consumed and equivalent tons of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. With the support of their laptop and the application "Efficient House" (www.chicos.edu.ar), the information is uploaded to the website. Then the children are able to determine the amount and type of trees needed to achieve equivalent balance of CO2 emissions will be captured by the trees planted.

Project website

http://www.balancecero.gov.ar


Action lines related to this project
  • AL C7. E-environment 2013
Millennium development goals related to this project
  • Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
  • Goal 3: Promote gender equality & empower women
  • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Coverage

Status

Completed

Start date

01 April 2008

End date

31 December 2018


Entity name

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA PUNTA

Entity country—type

Argentina Government

Entity website

http://www.ulp.edu.ar

Partners

Gobierno de la Provincia de San Luis Ministerio de Medioambiente de la Provincia de San Luis Universidad de La Punta