The winner of the Children’s Climate Prize 2022 is Sparsh from Patna, India for his innovation the Thermal Floater. As this year’s winner he will receive a diploma, medal and prize money of SEK 100.000 from the Children’s Climate Foundation. This year’s digital award ceremony will take place November 24 by 11:00 CET at ccprize.org.
Among hundreds of nominations from all over the world, the jury has finally selected the winner of the Children’s Climate Prize 2022 - Sparsh, 17 years old from Patna, India. Sparsh is awarded for his innovation The Thermal Floater, which converts thermal energy from the sun into electrical energy. - I may be biased, but I think my idea is revolutionary, says a smiling Sparsh.
During the fall, the finalists for the Children’s Climate Prize have all been presented and now it’s time for the final one, Akhila Ram, 17 years old from Lexington, USA. Akhila has developed a machine learning model for continuous groundwater monitoring. A solution that has huge potential to create completely new possibilities for planning and monitoring groundwater.
In November, the winner of the Children’s Climate Prize will be announced out of five finalists. One of them is Eiman Jawwad, 17 years old from Lahore, Pakistan. Eiman is doing impressive work by utilizing used up tea leaves and coffee as organic fertilizers. A smart local solution to a global problem that mitigates pollution and has a great impact on biodiversity.
From hundreds of applicants from over 30 countries around the world, the jury for the Children's Climate Prize 2022 has selected Samyak Shrimali, 17 years old from Portland, USA as one of this year's finalists. With the PlantifyAI mobile app, Samyak has identified a global challenge and found a solution - a tool for efficient crop disease detection and treatment.
The jury of Children's Climate Prize has appointed Sparsh, 17 years old from Patna, India, as one of this year's finalists for his invention The Thermal Floater. Sparsh's technology converts thermal energy from the sun into electrical energy, and has huge potential to make a difference globally and mitigate climate change.
The jury of Children’s Climate Prize has now selected five finalists and the first one to be presented is Jacqueline Prawira, 17 years old from Mountain House, USA. With the invention Cyclo.Cloud, Jacqueline upcycles fish scale waste to adsorb heavy metals from wastewater. In an innovative and simple way, Jacqueline's solution combats water pollution and thus, decreases water scarcity.
The jury has appointed this year's five finalists, all of whom make extraordinary contributions to the environment and climate. This year, the finalists come from the USA, India and Pakistan and one of them will be the winner of the Children's Climate Prize 2022. The winner will be presented in November and will receive a diploma, medal and the prize money of SEK 100,000.
Recently, the Children’s Climate Prize jury met to select the finalists of 2022. The finalists will be presented during September and October, where one ultimately will be announced as this year’s winner. The winner will be presented and awarded by the Children's Climate Foundation in November for their extraordinary efforts for the climate and the environment.
For the eighth year, the Children's Climate Prize will be awarded to a young person who has made extraordinary efforts for the climate and the environment. This year, the award's jury chairman Johan Kuylenstierna will be joined by Siiri Maekelae, UN Environment Programme and Selin Gören, YOUTHOPIA among others.
Until May 15, young people fighting for the climate and environment can nominate their projects for the international Children’s Climate Prize. The award celebrates entrepreneurs, innovators, changemakers and conservators that bring sustainable solutions for our planet. With one month left until the nomination closes, it's time to submit your entry!
Entry submissions and nominations for the 2022 Children's Climate Prize will be accepted beginning on Monday, November 22, 2021. Young people, between the ages of 12 and 17, who have made extraordinary and innovative efforts toward combating climate and environmental issues, can now nominate themselves or be nominated by others. This nomination period will be open until May 15, 2022.
The digital award ceremony for the 2021 Children's Climate prize will be internationally broadcast on Friday, the 19th of November at 10:00-10:30 CET, at www.ccprize.org. This is the sixth edition of the Children’s Climate Prize – one of the world’s largest international youth climate awards, recognizing young people who have made extraordinary contributions to the climate and the environment.
How are technology and sustainability connected? Sarah Maston, from Microsoft, talks to Children’s Climate Prize winner, Reshma Kosaraju, and Kate Gilman, founder of Club 15 from Kids Can Save Animals about sustainability solutions from a tech perspective.The episode is hosted by Luca Berardi from WWF Youth, and all episodes of the ‘Young Minds’ podcast are available on Spotify, Itunes, etc.
The winner of 2021's Children’s Climate Prize is Reshma Kosaraju, a fifteen-year-old from Saratoga, USA. Reshma's project, AI against forest fires, uses AI technology to predict forest fires. Her courageous, innovative and solution-oriented approach to forest fires, a highly topical and growing global issue, made Reshma's project stand out.
Young people dare to think differently and visualize opportunities where others see difficulties. In the podcast, 'Young Minds', they discuss personal motivating factors, lessons learned and future prospects. The program is led by Luca Berardi from WWF Youth, an all-around climate fighter. All episodes of the podcast are available on Spotify, iTunes (etc.).
The collaboration between the Children's Climate Prize and HEART 17 aims to increase the dissemination of knowledge derived from environmental and climate projects by youth to a broader audience, as well as increase the number of active project supporters.
Interview with previous winner José Adolfo - about what has happened since his win and what the future plans are for the eco-bank.
The Grey Water Project was founded by Shreya Ramachandran in 2016 and in 2019 she was the winner of the Children’s Climate Prize. Her work has recently been recognized in a documentary “The Power of Us: Confronting the Climate Crisis” and was also featured in the book "Girl Warriors: How 25 Young Activists Are Saving the Earth".
On June 4, this year’s nomination period, which was open since March 10, closed. With contributions received from all parts of the world (except Antarctica), last year’s nomination record was close to being doubled! This year there are 32 countries from which the jury will select finalists and winners of the 2021 Children’s Climate Prize.
Children's Climate Prize supports young people's actions to bring sustainable solutions for our planet.
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