Four 11- to 18-year-olds will be selected and it will be their role to promote the importance of tackling climate change by talking to their local media, and raising awareness among their peers.
The champions will go on an expedition in February to see first hand the impact climate change is having.
A similar scheme was run in England last year, and the champions went to the Chelenalp glacier in Switzerland to see the effect of rising temperatures.
Young people have to submit a news report to be selected as champions. This can be in the form of a newspaper front page, a website news page, a film or TV report, or a radio report. The deadline for entries is 9 November.
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