Cap and Share Policy Competition

Before applying, Read the full guidelines for the competition here. 

Equal Right is excited to announce the Cap and Share Policy Competition where your innovative ideas could shape the future of climate justice! 🌏💡

The best entry will get a fully funded trip to COP30 in Belem 🌿✈️, including return flights, accommodation, and daily expenses. Plus, there are opportunities to publish your work and win cash prizes! 💸📚

We invite Young Changemakers - activists, academics, policy professionals, and climate advocates from across the globe to submit their best policy ideas for implementing Cap and Share – a transformative climate finance and mitigation system designed to end fossil fuel extraction while redistributing wealth to communities most impacted by the climate crisis.

What We’re Looking For - 

A 2 pager policy brief outlining a creative and practical implementation of the Cap and Share model, tailored for a specific region, country or industry. Submissions can include but are not limited to:

• A bilateral or plurilateral Cap and Share agreement among countries in the Global North and Global South (In our discussion paper we have modelled Denmark and Costa Rica, and would encourage applicants to choose two or more other countries).
• A sector-specific Cap and Share strategy (e.g., for the shipping or aviation industry).
• A regional Cap and Share model for Asia Pacific, Africa & MENA, or LATAM.
• We also welcome creative approach for policy development of component parts of the Cap and Share model, such as Governance structures for a people-owned Global Commons Fund, granting of extractive licences, distribution methods for a global cash dividend payment, mechanisms for determining a fair share of the per capita global carbon budget, and how to recognise shared but differentiated responsibilities in implementing Cap and Share in specific regions.
• We encourage you to challenge the status quo, think beyond borders, and provide visionary solutions to reshape climate finance and fossil fuel extraction.
• Submission Categories: Participants have to select a submission category for their policy brief paper:
  • Asia Pacific
  • Africa + Middle East
  • Latin America (LATAM)
  • "My Submission is not region specific" option is also available for industry-specific proposals or policy components
• (Note: This does not need to be your current residence, but rather your region of interest.)

The deadline to apply for this opportunity: December 1, 5PM UTC.

For more information -  bit.ly/capandshare