The object of the race is to earn the most points by completing campus greening projects from the beginning to the end of the contest period (September 1, 2010 - November 12, 2010).

Pleae visit the "rules" section of the website for more details: click here.

Yes. There will be prizes awarded to the winners of the Great Power Race. The coordinating team is in the process of planning what those awards will be.

The official start of main competition portion of the Great Power Race has begun.  It started in early September.  India successfully completed Phase 1 of the Race (Spring and Summer of 2010) as the country leading with the most registered campuses—more than 375 when the new website was launched.  Now the Race is focused on each campus's clean energy and climate solutions projects.

You can view the full detailed timeline here: www.greatpowerrace.org/timeline

Yes, the race is open to students and young people anywhere, but it's true that the campaign is focused particularly in China, India, and the US. You have probably heard some of the media buzz about the economic race between the US and China, and India. The Great Power Race is playing off of that theme and putting into practice the drive towards clean energy and climate solutions. China, India, and the US are also some of the largest economies and most powerful governments in the international climate negotiations. This project aims to demonstrate youth leadership and youth interest to the governments and businesses in those three countries and to leverage the momentum from this friendly competition to spur increased action at the national levels in all three countries.

It is best if individuals who want to join the race find a team to work with at the college or university. Individuals can register, but they should then seek out participation from a larger group. There should not be more than one team per institution.

You can find a full list of projects that teams can implement to earn points here: www.greatpowerrace.org/projects.  You can also suggest new projects—we encourage as much creativity and ambition as possible—if the current list does not incoporate the plans you have in mind.

Yes. First and foremost, the Great Power Race is an 'open-source' campaign and participating teams are welcome to take the initiative to connect with other teams across the globe -- collaborate, form partnerships, etc. You can contact team captains on other campus's using the tools on the page for the campus you would like to communicate with.  The coordinating team we will also explore opportunities to facilitate such engagement, though specific plans are not yet in place.