<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"What's More Precious?" by Nadia Asfour, Selina Chaouki, and Elias El Hage,&nbsp;Lebanese American University</strong></h4>

<p>A young woman comes home to her boyfriend and finds that he is saving water...with a twist.</p>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hg4T4hdt0E]</p&gt;

<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"Simple things you can do to help the Earth" by Mathilde Sahlen and Ulrikke Nordseth, Oslo National Academy of the Arts</strong></h4>

<p>A short animated movie about small things everyone can do to help slow down global warming. If everyone does a little we'll achieve a lot!</p>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hg4T4hdt0E]</p&gt;

<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"The Tap" by Rolando Berry, The Mahindra United World College of India</strong></h4>

<p>We always look for the one who will get the sword out of the stone. What we never get to realize is that this is everyone's job, and can only be done together as a whole.</p>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVP262WcK2U]</p&gt;

<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;"> &nbsp;<strong>"Climate for Change" by Connor Botkin and Marco Arena,&nbsp;University of East Anglia</strong></h4>

<p>What if we saw climate change as an opportunity to transform and improve our lifestyle? Whether it is pushing for cleaner energy or limiting practices that lead to the destruction of our precious forests, through individual action and the collective effort we can act for a healthier, more sustainable future.</p>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNk8gxPNHi0]</p&gt;

<h4><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"Global Warning" by Nadia Morghen and Marco A. Piccinini,&nbsp;Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Sede Lombardia</strong></h4>

<p>[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7VX5HpZ45U]</p&gt;

<p>The entire Connect4Climate staff is grateful to all of the teams that entered the iChange competition. We would like to thank each of you for the hard work and initiative you showed by creating moving, humorous and inspiring films to encourage climate action worldwide. Below are your video submissions in a playlist.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R9Bax9NBv8Q?list=PL9R0MYGYsvksN6ap-H-L9B2…; width="800"></iframe></p>

<p>We also would like to extend our thanks to the iChange panel of judges. Your hard work and dedication have made the iChange competition possible. The iChange jury includes:&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Donald Ranvaud</strong>, Producer -&nbsp;<em>iChange Jury President</em></p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Rachel Kyte</strong>, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank Group</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Don Edkins</strong>, Executive Producer, Why Poverty?</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>David Forrest</strong>, Producer, Completion Bond</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Freddy Paul Grunert</strong>, CEO, Selph2&nbsp;</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Sandy Lieberson</strong>, Producer, Film Studies Professor</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hamish McAlpine</strong>, Producer &amp; Distributor</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Peter Mettler</strong>, Film Director &amp; Cinematographer</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Rick Rockwell</strong>, Director - Internationational Media,&nbsp;American University&nbsp;School of Communication</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Luciano Stella</strong>, Producer, Distributor</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Alberto Contri</strong>, President, Pubblicità&nbsp;Progresso &amp; Lombardy Film Commission</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Gianluca Favro</strong>,&nbsp;Country Manager - Italy,&nbsp;DLB Group Worldwide</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Nicolò&nbsp;Bongiorno</strong>, Director &amp; Screenwriter</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Herve de Clerck</strong>, Founder, AdForm &amp; Dream-Leader, ACT Responsible</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Mario Zanone Poma</strong>, President, Mediocredito Italy</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ugo Nespolo</strong>,&nbsp;President, National Cinema Museum of Torino</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Piero Chiambretti</strong>, Actor</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/C4C-drop-green.png" style="width: 20px; height: 14px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Greta Scacchi</strong>, Actress</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/CarbonFootprint-bikes-2.jpg" style="width: 1000px; height: 563px;" /></p>

<p align="center"><span style="font-size:9px;">Carbon Footprint of different transport types from&nbsp;<a href="http://vimeo.com/95884609&quot; target="_blank">Action4Climate film Bikes</a>&nbsp;Credit: João Diogo Marques and Daniel Marques</span></p>

<p>In comparison, global production of cars is around 60 million per year. Bikes are used every day and on every inhabited continent, in the most affluent nations as well as developing and the least developed countries. And cycling is often the fastest, most flexible, and eco-friendly way of getting around cities. Bicycling does not only&nbsp;<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/12/europes-cycling-eco…; target="_blank">provide economic benefits</a>: shifting trips from car use to cycling helps reduce congestion, air pollution, and CO2 emissions, as well as improves riders&#39; health.</p>

<p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ecf.com/&quot; target="_blank">European Cyclists&#39; Federation</a>&nbsp;has a very simple message for governments and local authorities: &ldquo;You know that investing in cycling is justified from your transport, climate change, and health budgets.&rdquo; According to the European Trade Union Confederation, the cycling industry is another example of the way that, with the appropriate investment, a transformation to a green, low-carbon economy can create jobs.</p>

<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.worldbicyclerelief.org/&quot; target="_blank">World Bicycle Relief&nbsp;</a>(WBR), when children and adults bike, as opposed to walk, they are able to reduce their commute times by up to 75 percent. As a result, they have more time to study, increase productivity (children&rsquo;s school marks improve by an average of 25 percent), and experience less fatigue. With a bicycle, entrepreneurs can now travel four times further, carry more goods (carrying capacity is increased five-fold), and increase profits up to 50 percent. In schools where students were given bikes, attendance rates rose by an average of 28 percent, and grades increased by up to 59 percent. Healthcare workers on bikes have also been able to visit more than twice the number of patients per day.</p>

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/legacy/Cycle-once-a-week.jpg" style="width: 1000px; height: 562px;" /></p>

<p align="center"><span style="font-size:9px;">&quot;Cycle at least once a week&quot;&nbsp;<a href="https://vimeo.com/95884609&quot; target="_blank">Action4Climate film message</a>. Credit: João Diogo Marques and Daniel Marques</span></p>

<p>Just two weeks ago, at one of the world&rsquo;s most exclusive gatherings in Davos Switzerland, a group of attendees issued a challenge :&nbsp; Bring the barrier of distance to the forefront of global development, and present the bicycle as a solution. WBR, together with UBS, The UBS Optimus Foundation and the World Economic Forum, hosted The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20/davos-challenge-education_n_64…; target="_blank">Davos Challenge: Walk for Education</a>.</p>

<p>Industry and political leaders were challenged to walk the same distance as a typical child walks to school each day in rural South Africa. For every six kilometers walked, UBS and UBS Optimus Foundation agreed to donate a bicycle through World Bicycle Relief to a young student in South Africa. Global leaders walked 15,000 kilometers and, as a result, WBR will distribute more than 2,500 bicycles. The impact on these students, their families, and the surrounding community will be powerful and long lasting.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
When the people of Copenhagen were asked why they choose to ride their bikes rather than ride in a car or on public transportation they answered simply&nbsp;<strong>&ldquo;because it&rsquo;s the fastest way of getting around in the city.&rdquo;</strong>&nbsp;The bicycle offers an economic, comfortable, easy, and sustainable way of transportation, for everyone.&nbsp;Problems related to congestion in the cities of the emerging world continue to grow, and will grow faster than any investment in new roads could match. India&rsquo;s motor vehicle fleet is forecast to grow from 73 million in 2005 to 364 million by 2025. Investing in facilities for cycling as a clean, healthy alternative to motorbikes and cars, will help&nbsp;<a href="http://books.google.com/books/about/Urban_Transport_in_the_Developing_W…; target="_blank">reduce congestion and pollution</a>.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/95884609?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portra…; webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe></p>

<p>It&#39;s time to find a way to help people out of extreme poverty and into green and shared prosperity &hellip; by partnering with the global cycling community.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>&ldquo;When people cycle, great things happen.&rdquo;</strong><br />
&nbsp;- Tim Blumenthal, President of People for Bikes</p>

<p>dear matafele peinam,<br />
you are a seven month old sunrise of gummy smiles<br />
you are bald as an egg and bald as the buddha<br />
you are thunder thighs and lightning shrieks<br />
so excited for bananas, hugs and<br />
our morning walks past the lagoon<br />
dear matafele peinam,<br />
I want to tell you about that lagoon<br />
that lucid, sleepy lagoon lounging against the sunrise<br />
some men say that one day<br />
that lagoon will devour you<br />
they say it will gnaw at the shoreline<br />
chew at the roots of your breadfruit trees<br />
gulp down rows of your seawalls<br />
and crunch your island&rsquo;s shattered bones<br />
they say you, your daughter<br />
and your granddaughter, too<br />
will wander rootless<br />
with only a passport to call home<br />
dear matafele peinam,<br />
don&rsquo;t cry<br />
mommy promises you<br />
no one<br />
will come and devour you<br />
no greedy whale of a company sharking through<br />
political seas<br />
no backwater bullying of businesses with broken morals no blindfolded<br />
bureaucracies gonna push<br />
this mother ocean over<br />
the edge<br />
no one&rsquo;s drowning, baby<br />
no one&rsquo;s moving<br />
no one&rsquo;s losing<br />
their homeland<br />
no one&rsquo;s gonna become<br />
a climate change refugee<br />
or should i say<br />
no one else<br />
to the carteret islanders of papua new guinea<br />
and to the taro islanders of Fiji<br />
I take this moment<br />
to apologize to you<br />
we are drawing the line here<br />
because baby we are going to fight<br />
your mommy daddy<br />
bubu jimma your country and president too<br />
we will all fight<br />
and even though there are those<br />
hidden behind platinum titles<br />
who like to pretend<br />
that we don&rsquo;t exist<br />
that the Marshall Islands<br />
Tuvalu<br />
Kiribati<br />
Maldives<br />
and typhoon haiyan in the Philippines<br />
and floods of Pakistan, Algeria, and Colombia<br />
and all the hurricanes, earthquakes, and tidalwaves<br />
didn&rsquo;t exist<br />
still<br />
there are those<br />
who see us<br />
hands reaching out<br />
fists raising up<br />
banners unfurling<br />
megaphones booming<br />
and we are<br />
canoes blocking coal ships<br />
we are<br />
the radiance of solar villages<br />
we are<br />
the rich clean soil of the farmer&rsquo;s past<br />
we are<br />
petitions blooming from teenage fingertips<br />
we are<br />
families biking, recycling, reusing,<br />
engineers dreaming, designing, building,<br />
artists painting, dancing, writing<br />
we are spreading the word<br />
and there are thousands out on the street<br />
marching with signs<br />
hand in hand<br />
chanting for change NOW<br />
they&rsquo;re marching for you, baby<br />
they&rsquo;re marching for us<br />
because we deserve to do more than just<br />
survive<br />
we deserve<br />
to thrive<br />
dear matafele peinam,<br />
you are eyes heavy<br />
with drowsy weight<br />
so just close those eyes, baby<br />
and sleep in peace<br />
because we won&rsquo;t let you down<br />
you&rsquo;ll see</p>

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<p>Poet &amp; activist Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner moved world leaders at the <a href="https://twitter.com/UN">@UN</a&gt; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Climate2014?src=hash">#Climate2014</a&gt; summit to tears. WATCH: <a href="http://t.co/8KmlGSGx7U">http://t.co/8KmlGSGx7U</a></p&gt;
&mdash; Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeoDiCaprio/status/515223323194978304">September 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner brought down the house at the UN this week. Her message to you? <a href="http://t.co/ps5mbRjp67">http://t.co/ps5mbRjp67</a&gt; <a href="http://t.co/66hfwIKQcq">pic.twitter.com/66hfwIKQcq</a></p&gt;
&mdash; 350 dot org (@350) <a href="https://twitter.com/350/status/515293067830902784">September 26, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>Poet and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/climatechange?src=hash">#climatechange</a&gt; activist Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner moves <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNGA?src=hash">#UNGA</a&gt; to tears at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Climate2014?src=hash">#Climate2014</a&gt; summit <a href="http://t.co/cJdCvoDQGx">http://t.co/cJdCvoDQGx</a></p&gt;
&mdash; UNICEF (@UNICEF) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNICEF/status/514929770896052224">September 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>She marched. And then she moved the world to tears. Marshallese poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner <a href="https://twitter.com/Climate2014Live">@Climate2014Live</a&gt; today: <a href="http://t.co/A2h2WPHizC">pic.twitter.com/A2h2WPHizC</a></p&gt;
&mdash; TckTckTck (@tcktcktck) <a href="https://twitter.com/tcktcktck/status/514423771705659392">September 23, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<p>Marshall Islands speaker tells U.N. &#39;we are drawing the line here&#39; on climate change <a href="http://t.co/jZlJaK0K5R">http://t.co/jZlJaK0K5R</a&gt; <a href="http://t.co/xxuB7cvA0q">pic.twitter.com/xxuB7cvA0q</a></p&gt;
&mdash; Climate Progress (@climateprogress) <a href="https://twitter.com/climateprogress/status/514499333732192256">September 23, 2014</a></blockquote>
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