Climate Solutions Road Tour

{{Short description|Project of the Indian Youth Climate Network}}

Climate Solutions Road Tour, held between January 2 and February 4, 2009, was a project initiated by the Indian Youth Climate Network which started off at Chennai, India.{{cite web |date=2009-01-02 |title=Indian Climate Solutions Road Tour begins |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/03/stories/2009010358320200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623054313/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/03/stories/2009010358320200.htm |archive-date=2009-06-23 |work=The Hindu}} Alexis Ringwald and Caroline Howe (both from Yale University) had orchestrated the tour.{{Cite web |date=2009-01-19 |title=On road, battling climate change |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/on-road-battling-climate-change/story-0RJimMzyAqlIciGKtHEdyJ.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} Ten members of the Indian Youth Climate Network, a group of dancers from the Shiamak Davar dance group, and a solar-powered band "Solar Punch" covered more than 3,500 kilometers.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=Climate Solutions Road Tour - Indian Youth Climate Network |url=https://iycn.in/climate-solutions-road-tour/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2009-01-05 |title=Youth caravan on mission against climate change |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/youth-caravan-on-mission-against-climate-change/articleshow/3934757.cms |access-date=2023-12-25 |issn=0971-8257}}

The objective of the tour had been defined as:

"helping young people through this project by taking their ideas and implementing them for solutions to climate change. It's now time for action; to create, communicate and celebrate new ideas."

The road tour which began in Chennai on January 2, 2009 covered 15 major cities including Bangalore,{{cite web |url=http://www.businessgyan.com/content/view/5618/537/ |title=Indian Climate Solutions Road Tour Arrives in Bangalore |date=2009-01-02 |publisher=Business Gyan}} Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Delhi, Udaipur, Delhi, Dungarpur, Tilonia, and Goa. The tour successfully ended on 5 February at Delhi.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/innernews.asp?storyId=92661&lmn=1 |title= REVA completes Climate Solutions Road Tour |date=2009-02-05 |publisher=India Infoline}}