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The jury has selected the finalists for this year’s Children’s Climate Prize
Recently, the jury of the Children’s Climate Prize met to select finalists from the record number of nominations that came in this year. The jury meeting was in hybrid form with some jury members participating physically and others digitally to deliberate this year’s finalists. During the month of September, the finalists will be announced in the Children’s Climate Prize communication channels on a rolling basis.
The jury consists of both Swedish and international participants with expertise in various areas related to society, the environment and climate. As in previous years, Chairman Johan Kuylenstierna led the deliberations. With hundreds of nominations received, the jury had no easy task of appointing this year’s five finalists. But finally, it was a unanimous and satisfied jury who stepped out of the room after the decision was made.
– We had an excellent jury meeting this year, a very good jury. A lot of discussions, as it should be because we have excellent candidates. But in the end, we did reach a conclusion and that’s the importance, and the whole jury stands behind it, says Johan Kuylenstierna.
Micael Dahlén is very impressed with the commitment from the youth all around the world, and highlights the importance of the prize due to the recent climate report:
– think the IPCC report proves the timeliness and also the urgency of what we do with the prize, says Micael Dahlén.
One thing that differs from previous years is that the five finalists will be revealed one at a time during the month of September and October. This is to give every finalist the attention and focus they deserve. The winner(s) of the prize will be announced in November only shortly before the award ceremony.
The jury of 2021
Rojda Temur – WWF Sweden Youth
Elin Bergman - “Circular economy queen of Sweden”, Chief operating officer, Cradlenet
Aishwarya Sridhar - YOUTHTOPIA, Wildlife filmmaker & conservationist
Micael Dahlén – Author and Economist, Stockholm School of Economics
Johan Kuylenstierna - Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council
Parul Sharma - Human rights lawyer with a focus on sustainable development
Sam Barratt - UN Environment Program
The Children’s Climate Prize - how it works:
Nominations are open from March to June, 2021
The jury is appointed in the spring
The jury selects the finalists and winner
Finalists will be announced in September-October, 2021
The prize winner will be announced in November, 2021
The Children’s Climate Prize award ceremony will take place November 16, 2021
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The Children’s Climate Prize is an international prize annually awarded to young people who have made extraordinary efforts for the climate and environment. The winners of the prize are celebrated at an award ceremony in November in Stockholm, Sweden. They receive a diploma, medal and prize money of SEK 100,000 to continue developing their projects. The prize was founded in 2016 by Telge Energi, the Swedish frontrunner in renewable energy.
