Produce your own climate movie
In 2007 Rabobank supported SenterNovem's 'inconvenient truth' webquest. More than a thousand high school students participated in the educational curriculum developed by this Dutch government agency for innovation and sustainable development. The webquest addressed climate dilemmas and challenged students to film their own climate movie. Many local Rabobanks contacted high schools in their local communities to promote the webquest and give practical expression to the activities together with the schools.
Ecolution
Former Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels is having a yacht built that is fitted with the latest in ecologically responsible and technological equipment. The Ecolution is set to become the most ecologically friendly ship in the world, which does not run on fossil fuel. The ship is built to demonstrate and test systems. The plan is to build a series of similar ships after this one is finished. Rabobank is the financier and principal sponsor of this project.
2008 Frisian Solar Challenge
Racing on solar energy for six days, sailing the legendary Eleven City Tour in the northern Province of Friesland. Rabobank Nederland and the Frisian local Rabobank are sponsoring the 'Frisian Solar Challenge' in 2008. The challenge is to sail along the eleven cities as fast as possible using solar energy. About fifty institutes of technology from around the world will take part in this race. The requirements that are made of the ships are considerably stricter in the new edition: the solar-powered ships need to develop a minimum speed, for instance. The importance of organising and promoting such sustainable races lies in the spin-off of useful innovative applications.
Website Frisian Solar Boat Challenge
When the ice melts
'When the ice melts', an exhibition staged by the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, focuses on life in the polar regions (Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Lapland and Siberia) throughout the centuries and the effects of climate change on these areas. The development of the exhibition produced 297 tonnes in CO2 dioxide emissions. Of these emissions, 70% were offset by the purchase of green electricity. The remaining 109 tonnes will be offset by Rabobank Nederland through an investment in a sustainable energy project. This makes the exhibition a climate-neutral affair.