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17
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Grand Prize Winner |
Climate Smart
Interactive Business Energy and Emissions Dashboard for Cities by ana0105
“We’re deeply humbled and inspired by this recognition,” said Elizabeth Sheehan, Climate Smart President and CEO. “Cities are the front lines in the climate challenge, yet often have limited resources. Our software helps them get the most bang for their buck, so they can be more effective in their work.”“We’re deeply humbled and inspired by this recognition,” said Elizabeth Sheehan, Climate Smart President and CEO. “Cities are the front lines in the climate challenge, yet often have limited resources. Our software helps them get the most bang for their buck, so they can be more effective in their work.”
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Honorable Mentions |
Benjamin Huber and Juna Shrestha of ClimateRe
Reducing methane emissions from rice farming by jshrestha
They proposed a mechanism to reduce methane emissions while enhancing rice farmers’ resilience to climate change.
James Gula of Franchised Microgrids
Franchised Microgrids for the Developing World Based on Open Source Components by jlgula
They proposed to deploy microgrids to the developing world using a franchise business model based on open source hardware to reduce cost.
Nishaant Sangaavi and Alex Corneglio of My Energy XPert
My Energy Xpert: a home and small business energy management solution by alex7728
They built "My Energy Xpert" which is a SMART energy audit and monitoring app empowering people to save time, money and lower their energy footprint.
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Adaptation
Judges' Choice Winner Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines Project by Sustainable Shores
Sustainable Shorelines generates info about best shoreline management options preserving ecology through adapting to climate change impacts.
Popular Choice Winner Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategies for Property and Community by Climate.IQ
Climate.IQ is a web tool that uses spatial and statistical analysis to conduct climate risk assessmennt for properties and communities.
Build reefs to sustain oceans’ adaptation to a warmer world by SDO CLIMA
Unleashing the climate-smart potential of Africa’s forgotten rice by sririce
Buildings
Judges' Choice & Popular Choice Winner Cooperative Building by Kaenga
Let's build more sustainable buildings by empowering people to design their homes and shape their communities.
Popular Choice Winner (At Large)RentRocket.org - Bringing transparent energy data to rental housing markets by RentRocket.org
If we want to reverse climate change, we have to reach people who don't think about it. Let's make climate-friendly housing decisions easy.
Naturally heated homes for colder and poorer regions of the world by Javed Sultan
Energy Supply
Judges' Choice Winner Franchised Microgrids for the Developing World Based on Open Source Components by jlgula
Deploy microgrids to the developing world using a franchise business model based on open source hardware to reduce cost.
Popular Choice Winner The Collective Power Platform by roelofsmichiel and nikodem.bienia
The Collective Power Platform is a local peer to peer energy trading market for and by prosumers.
Faciliating Adaptation to Climate Change through Solar Irrigation Technology by Tareo
Energy-Water Nexus
Judges' Choice Winner Infrastructure for a Livable Future by CRWA
Community Water and Energy Centers produce reliable, renewable and resilient energy and clean water while restoring the natural environment.
Popular Choice Winner Infrastructure for a Livable Future by CRWA
Community Water and Energy Centers produce reliable, renewable and resilient energy and clean water while restoring the natural environment.
Infrastructure for a Livable Future by CRWA
Distilled Water From Combusted Fossil Fuel by Sidel Systems USA
Industry
Judges' Choice Winner 25ºC (77ºF) by Kiri
Regulate industry globally so all new air conditioners have a minimum of 25ºC (77ºF). Reset existing equipment to comply this new standard.
Popular Choice Winner 25ºC (77ºF) by Kiri
Regulate industry globally so all new air conditioners have a minimum of 25ºC (77ºF). Reset existing equipment to comply this new standard.
Land Use: Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock
Judges' Choice Winner Reducing methane emissions from rice farming by ClimateRe
Reducing Methane Emissions While Enhancing Rice Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change
Popular Choice Winner Vertical and Micro-gardening(VMG) climate smart farming in Uganda by PaulCastor
VMG is a CSA approach that uses the Vertical farming technology to convert 9 square feet into 36 square feet of farming space.
Preservation + restoration of blue carbon ecosystems require immediate attention by MoorooducRH
Honey Bees = Polination = crops = food Pollination = Photosynthesis = lower C02 by Kelvin Valley Honey
Green Cambridge Street Tree Biochar Pilot Study by Green Cambridge
Shifting Behavior for a Changing Climate
Judges' Choice Winner DearTomorrow, a promise to the future about climate change by deartomorrow.org
To shift behavior and broaden the climate culture, we invite people to send open letters about climate change to loved ones in the future.
Popular Choice Winner What is climate change and what do I have to do with it? by ENGAJAMUNDO
We seek to empower young Brazilians by showing them that we are part of the solution to overcome current problems caused by climate change.
Low Carbon City Initiative: From Citizens To the World by Low Carbon City Team
Transportation
Judges' Choice Winner Mini Elevated cTrains (caterpillar trains) by terrautopia
A comprehensive solution-mass transit for all: MINI ELEVATED cTrains: seating room only - minimal height-width-length - visibly acceptable.
Popular Choice Winner Mini Elevated cTrains (caterpillar trains) by terrautopia
A comprehensive solution-mass transit for all: MINI ELEVATED cTrains: seating room only - minimal height-width-length - visibly acceptable.
Waste Management
Judges' Choice Winner Recykle | A smart phone app to manage household waste responsibly by Kabadiwalla Connect
Develop a smart phone app that helps people segregate, compost, find their closest kabadiwalla and sign-up for local waste management events.
Popular Choice Winner Conscious textile reverse Logistics by Retalhar
Retalhar is a social business that promotes reverse logistics of corporate uniforms by disposing it in a socio-environmental friendly way.
Popular Choice Winner (At Large) Recykle | A smart phone app to manage household waste responsibly by Kabadiwalla Connect
Develop a smart phone app that helps people segregate, compost, find their closest kabadiwalla and sign-up for local waste management events.
Food Recovery Network: Fighting Waste, Feeding People by FoodRecoveryNetwork
Tycycler: An intuitive, non-motorized & affordable tire recycling technology by Tycycler
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Partner Contests |
Aviation
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner Strategic Investment to Scale-up Aviation Biofuel by sunny1990 and vmthomas1
Focusing heavy investments from China to ramp up sustainable biofuel production can bring global costs down.
Popular Choice Winner Cross Flow Air Turbine (CFAT) Auxiliary Power Unit by AirMach Innovations
Zero fuel Zero Emission replacement technology for aircraft's Auxiliary Power Units (APUs).
Strategic Investment to Scale-up Aviation Biofuel by sunny1990 & vmthomas1
Cross Flow Air Turbine (CFAT) Auxiliary Power Unit by AirMach Innovations
Designing High-Density Urban Bike Parking
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner The flycycle is efficient, accessible, easy for any organization to buy and install, and a beautiful addition to street life.
Popular Choice Winner The flycycle is efficient, accessible, easy for any organization to buy and install, and a beautiful addition to street life.
Fostering Climate Collaboration in Boulder, CO
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner FROM CUBICLE TO CAFETERIA:Take a bite out of GHGs w/ Collaborative Green Lunches by Kira Davis, Zoë Sigle
Drastically Reduce GHGs w/ What We Eat while Creating Collaborative Space for Climate Institutions: Plant-Based Foods Produce Far Fewer GHGs
Popular Choice Winner FROM CUBICLE TO CAFETERIA:Take a bite out of GHGs w/ Collaborative Green Lunches by Kira Davis, Zoë Sigle
Drastically Reduce GHGs w/ What We Eat while Creating Collaborative Space for Climate Institutions: Plant-Based Foods Produce Far Fewer GHGs
Harnessing the Power of MIT Alumni
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner ClimateX is a platform where MIT Alumni can learn climate-related science, technology and policy while transitioning into a green career.
Improving Firewood for Clean Cookstoves
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner Dry firewood needs seasoning, covered storage and a drying chimney by climaterescue
After careful seasoning and storing, use a simple drying chimney for firewood. Next generation cookstoves can also be carbon-positive!
Popular Choice Winner Smokeless gas cylinder stove with wood drier by saadithya
Modifying old unused gas cylinder into a smokeless stove for cooking, heat radiated while using it is used for drying wood.
Materials Matter
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner Empowering designers roles in using better sustainable material options by Team Wonder
Sourceseed is a curated alternative material option platform that allows designers to co-buy fabrics with eachother at an affordable price.
Popular Choice Winner Empowering designers roles in using better sustainable material options by Team Wonder
Sourceseed is a curated alternative material option platform that allows designers to co-buy fabrics with eachother at an affordable price.
Empowering designers roles in using better sustainable material options by Team Wonder
MIT Climate Mitigation Solutions
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner 100% Net Zero Carbon Plan, 60% NZ Effectively Free, Expert Team Ready! by Net Zero Foundation
100% Net Zero Carbon for all Buildings. MIT 60-80% NZ for free! #DivestTheCampus -- Join the #NetZeroMovement to save the Planet!
Popular Choice Winner Building Cooling and Heating, with Solar Robotic Concentrated Thermal Collectors by Lighthouse Group
It is economically and practically feasible, to substitute 60% of the energy we use for cooling and heating our buildings with solar energy.
Minimizing HVAC Energy Use Through Low-cost Software-based Airflow Optimization by mgevelber and 2 others
Smart Zero Carbon Cities Challenge
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner Interactive Business Energy and Emissions Dashboard for Cities by Climate Smart
Create a dashboard that allows cities to understand their business emissions by sector, business size, emissions source, and track progress
Popular Choice Winner My Energy Xpert: a home and small business energy management solution by energyX Solutions
My Energy Xpert is a SMART energy audit and monitoring app empowering people to save time, money and lower their energy footprint.
Popular Choice Winner (At Large) Interactive Business Energy and Emissions Dashboard for Cities by Climate Smart
Create a dashboard that allows cities to understand their business emissions by sector, business size, emissions source, and track progress
My Energy Xpert: a home and small business energy management solution by energyX Solutions
Interactive Business Energy and Emissions Dashboard for Cities by Climate Smart
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Grand Prize Winner |
Eden Full & Jake Schual-Berke
SunSaluter: a low-cost, passive solar tracker that produces clean water by SunSaluter
"SunSaluter's goal is to make energy and water more accessible through one simple device, and to help local entrepreneurs build businesses around it," they write in their proposal, "at a target cost of $10 per SunSaluter, this could be accomplished for $66M. We believe this could be achieved by 2024."
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Honorable Mentions |
Beatriz Martinez, Romera, Dirk Heine, Goran Dominioni, Arne Pieters & Susanne Gaede
An economically and legally viable mechanism for internalizing marine emissions by Ship-Emissions-Levy
Beatriz Martinez, Romera, Dirk Heine, Goran Dominioni, Arne Pieters & Susanne Gaede. They proposed a mechanism for internalizing marine emissions that combines charging a levy on emissions from international maritime shipping, with a fuel levy on fuel consumption by domestic shipping.
Vijnana Bharati
National campaign in India aimed to create a network of young Energy Ambassadors by Vijnana Bharati
Vijnana Bharati proposed, a national campaign on energy conservation and renewable energy in Indian schools that is working towards building a network of energy ambassadors. The campaign already has support from the Indian government, and is well on its way to fostering a more environmentally-aware generation of Indians.
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Global Contests |
Global Climate Action Plan
Judges' Choice Winner Solar Dollars: The World Currency to Price and Finance Carbon Mitigation by Global4C.org
The Solar Dollar is a currency for the people: to be issued as a reward for climate mitigation and financed by Green Quantitative Easing.
Popular Choice Winner Make Climate A Top Priority for Action by Every Global Citizen and Organization by Mobilize Now
Use positive messages and small incentives to mobilize citizens and private/government organizations to combat climate change.
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Regional Contests |
United States' Climate Action Plan
Judges' Choice Winner & Popular Choice WinnerPlan to build low-carbon cities from the ground up in the United States by NewCityFounders
A revenue neutral, steadily rising fee on GHG emissions will steer the economy to a clean energy future and establish US climate leadership.
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Adaptation
Seeding Science Knowledge by engaging local experts by Geocitizens
Local prioritization and testing of adaptation practices supported by a collaborative mapping tool will out scale lessons learned globally.
Popular Choice Winner (At Large)Sand Dams for Climate Change Adaptation in Ghana by G4CC
The project aims to build six sand dams in the Upper East region of Ghana to capture and store water for domestic and agricultural purposes.
Buildings
Judges' Choice Winner & Popular Choice Winner3D Printing Hempcrete - The People will know what they want once they see it... by AFMPPA
Build a full size 3D Printed Hempcrete Structure to demonstrate Hemp/3D Printing as a sustainable alternative to traditional construction.
Energy Supply
Robotic Solar Armada by Helionauts
Synthetic fuel produced by solar harvesting ships can accelerate the transition to renewable energy by obviating an infrastructure overhaul.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie) & Popular Choice WinnerDistributed Plug & Play Consumer Solar Panels - Add Capacity, Shed Carbon by InSite Energy, LLC.
Distribute Plug & Play solar panels to home owners, and apartment renters to make clean energy on site where you use it.
Energy-Water Nexus
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)The Tidal Pump, now at proof of concept, aims to shift large volumes of liquid in the ocean at lowest possible cost using new technology.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)SunSaluter: a low-cost, passive solar tracker that produces clean water by SunSaluter
The SunSaluter is a low-cost solar panel rotator which boosts efficiency by 30% and produces four liters of clean drinking water each day!
Popular Choice WinnerNualgi - Diatom Algae - Oxygen by Nualgi-Diatom Algae
Diatom Algae produce about 20 to 25% of all Oxygen in the world. All the oxygen required to treat sewage can be produced by Diatoms.
Industry
Judges' Choice WinnerUtilizing Molecularly Imprinted Technology to Selectively Filter Pollutants by alexkrotz
Molecular Imprinted Polymers present a unique opportunity to make inexpensive materials that selectivly bind to and filter pollutants.
Popular Choice WinnerUnited States Industrial Collaboration Agency (USICA) by SolarVibes
Removing inefficiencies of industrial innovation by facilitating collaborations and accelerating R&D solutions toward earlier adoption.
Land Use: Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock
Judges' Choice WinnerIntegrating REDD+ and Green Economic Growth for sustainable forest landscapes by charlesehrhart
Using green economic growth to create scalable, replicable financial incentives for the sustainable management of forest landscapes.
Popular Choice WinnerBamboo Air Purification by Joseph5Chepsoi
Bamboo grows in most soils, environments, climate with minimal tillage, input, care and naturally purifies the air we breathe.
Vertical Hydroponic Farms feed urban communities while reducing carbon emissions by Green Guys
An online management and finance platform for sustainable forestry projects. by OpenForests
The Eyes of Virunga: From Poacher to Protector by Virunga Heroes
YES! by A. Semeniuc
Shifting Public Attitudes & Behavior
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Unleash the energy of millions by making climate action simple, relevant and fun by Dylan H + Quentin P
It's 2050 and your granddaughter, Ohno, is suffering. Your climate action today will change her world and transform her life for the better.
Popular Choice WinnerNational campaign in India aimed to create a network of young Energy Ambassadors by Vijnana Bharati
National level campaign on energy conservation and renewable energy in Indian schools, aimed at building a network of Energy Ambassadors
Transportation
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Networking Rwanda's Air Pollution Problem with Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors by langleydew
Establishing a low-cost air quality sensor network in Kigali, Rwanda with publicly accessible data empowering the public and policies.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie) & Popular Choice WinnerAn economically and legally viable mechanism for internalizing marine emissions by Ship-Emissions-Levy
Making polluters pay for climate damage caused by maritime emissions by overcoming avoidance, legal, data and global coordination issues.
U.S. Carbon Price
Popular Choice Winner The Little Engine That Could: Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend by NewCityFounders
Low-carbon cities can be engineered and built today for livability, sustainability, resiliency, energy-efficiency and affordability
Waste Management
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)fulFILL: A delivery service for household products without wasteful packaging by fulFILL
fulFILL aims to combat the waste epidemic by revolutionizing the way we consume common household products.
Judges' Choice WinnerNualgi - Diatom Algae for Sewage Treatment by Nualgi-Diatom Algae
Using Nualgi to grow Diatoms is the most economical and sustainable solution to sewage treatment,growing fish and fuel and sequester carbon.
Popular Choice WinnerGHG Rescue; Buying Waste from Households and selling it to Recycle Companies by G4CC
The GHG Rescue Project seeks to buy segregated waste from households in Accra, Ghana and sell it to Recycling Companies.
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Partner Contests |
Anticipating Climate Change in the Pamir Mountains
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner (tie) Linking Climate Information to Ecological Calendars: An Appointment With Drought by mattbarlow
Prepare for climate change and apply regional drought information in the Pamirs by linking climate science with human ecological calendars.
Popular Choice Winner (tie)Biodiversity collections as tools for understanding changes in the Pamir Mtns by ellwood
Anticipate and adapt to changing phenological patterns in the Pamir Mtns through the use of historical and contemporary biodiversity data.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie) & Popular Choice WinnerRecalibration of traditional calendars through participatory data collection by TedW
Traditional knowledge, participatory science, and modern data analytics to create climate- smart, farm-scale agricultural body calendars
Atypical Ideas For Carbon Neutrality
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Sustainable Urban Food Initiative (SUFI) for Climate Change Resilience by PlaneTiers
SUFI provides an integrated hub that sustainably manages the urban energy-water-food nexus in an era of climate change.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)The Loop Transit System by SomClimateAction
The Loop transit system is a fleet of fare-based passenger vehicles that travel planned route within city limits on a continuous schedule.
Popular Choice WinnerCarbonGobbler - Engaging Citizens And Business In Lowering Carbon Emissions by CarbonGobbler
Manage and Control Carbon Emission biggies, energy use and transportation choices with CarbonGobbler. While saving money too.
Just Green It – Purchasing Electricity from Renewable Sources for Somerville by IdeatingGreen
Urban Wood: Somerville’s Wood Construction Legacy and Future Carbon Neutrality by Team Urban Wood
CarbonGobbler – Engaging Citizens And Business In Lowering Carbon Emissions by CarbonGobbler
Energy Solutions For Latin America
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice WinnerElectricity at the lowest societal cost: holistic optimization by EMERGE
Electricity at the lowest societal cost by optimizing techno-economic, environmental and health impacts of electricity infrastructure growth.
Popular Choice WinnerEstablish Local Energy Interaction Strategies (LEIS) as driver to GHG reductions by G4 Energía
Highly replicable solution for Latin America reality based on local energy interaction strategy to create a win-win network to GHG reduction.
Rural Resilience
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice WinnerChina's rural-urban intensification. Envisioning the habitat of the future by tcatta
Design strategies to improve resilience of China’s rural towns. Envisioning harmonious relationship between the rural and urban environments.
Popular Choice WinnerGeneration of Biogas energy from animal waste for use in rural areas by asigealex
The use of Biogas energy from animal waste is a sustainable source of energy to meet the domestic energy demands for cooking and lighting.
Urban Energy Efficiency
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner & Popular Choice Winner (tie)Making every watt count: An intelligent demand side management system on phones by Energy-Save (Esave)
A smart energy audit on consumers’ phones displaying their real time electricity consumption, wastage sources n tips to reduce energy use.
Popular Choice Winner (tie)Pedal power by New Latin America
An initative thar reduce green house gases emissions; while you generate electricity, get a healthier life and reduce vehicular traffic.
Urban Heat Island Effect
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice Winner & Popular Choice Winner (tie)Cold Spot: Evaporative Cooling through Ceramics by ceramics
Designing an oasis in the heat island of Cambridge.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Cooling with Urban-Ecosystem Services by Biomimicry NE
FIGHT urban heat island effect like a forest. Capture water, filter light, and evaporate to keep cool.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Variations on the Velarium by Michael D Newton
Apply ancient Roman invention (the velarium) imbedded w/thin-film solar cells above urban hot spots to disrupt heat island effect.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Lighten all municipal parking lot surface temps with white paint & healthy tree boats
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Depave driveways and increase rain barrel irrigation by qyz
Depave driveways to decrease urban heating!
Contest Winners
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Contests
582
Submissions
34
Winners
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Grand Prize Winner |
Danielle Dahan
Improve Building Energy Performance: Green Job Skills Training by danielledahan
“"As high performance green buildings increase in complexity," Dahan writes in her proposal, "we need to give building technicians the skills to maintain buildings and achieve high performance energy goals." The curriculum, when in full motion, is projected to save 111 million metric tons of carbon each year in the United States alone.
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Honorable Mentions |
Adele Morris
A Carbon Tax in Pro-Growth Fiscal Reform by adelemorris
Adele Morris is a fellow and policy director of the Climate and Energy Economics Project at the Brookings Institution. She proposed a carbon tax that creates pro-growth tax reform, while also protecting the poor and reducing the deficit.
Anne-Marie Soulsby and Mandolin Dotto Kahindi
A Collaborative Solutions Communication Platform by jlgula
The proposal presents Tunza Kwa Faida (Benefits for All), a platform that combines a radio show and two-way text messaging to help coastal Tanzanians increase their resilience to climate change.
Job Taminiau, Gordon Schweitzer, Kathleen Saul and Sardar Mohazzam
Democratic Finance: Energy Of the People, By the People, For the People by alex7728
The group from the United States, Netherlands, and Pakistan proposed installing community-funded solar projects on unused federal rooftop space, which, they predict could mitigate millions of tons of CO2 emissions.
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Global Contests |
Global Plan
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Settle the carbon debt and release the power of example! by Jan Kunnas
I suggest how to leave the dispute about historical responsibility for climate change behind and unleash the power of example.
Judges' Choice (tie) & Popular Choice WinnerCarbon-Free, Fast by Dennis Peterson
An aggressive approach that doesn't break the bank.
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Adaptation
Stop Groundwater Plan - Save $8 Billion by Majdi & Manaugh
Systems thinking leads to a regional desalination plan to replace a narrowly conceived, costly and destructive groundwater pumping plan.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Future mangroves by Poh Poh Wong
Mangroves to address sea level rise and coastal erosion.
Municipal adaptation strategy to climate change in Costa Rica by Sergio A. Molina-Murillo
Implementation of climate strategy at Municipal level by empowering and training local actors with focus on agriculture and water resources.
Buildings
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)COFA: Climate Optimized Fenestrations for Buildings in Developing Nations by Prof. Pradeep Kini
Climate adaptive energy conserving commercial building envelopes with analytical tool COFA:Climate Optimized Fenestration Assembly.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Improve Building Energy Performance: Green Job Skills Training by Danielle Dahan
As high performance green buildings increase in complexity, technicians need the skills to maintain buildings and achieve energy goals.
Popular Choice WinnerPassive Architectural Design Index: A benchmark for passive building techniques by Sriraj Gokarakonda
Unless sufficiency is addressed with same rigour as efficiency, energy usage is inadvertently increased resulting in a rebound effect.
Consumption of Products & Services
Judges' Choice WinnerFood bikes: the low capital, low footprint alternative to food trucks by John Romankiewicz
Food bikes are the low capital, low footprint alternative to food trucks, bringing positive economic and community development.
Popular Choice WinnerGrocery Carbon-Coloured Shelving by Hannah Ritchie
Design a coloured shelving system for grocery products based on carbon footprint,to help consumers make better-informed choices.
Crowdsourcing for Disaster Risk Management
Judges' Choice Winner"Save the Baby" Global Data Commons for Baby Care by Chika Kuroda
Save the Baby: Global Data Commons created by digitized maternal and infant health record for disaster risk management.
Popular Choice WinnerWe Are Ready (WAR) by Pooran Prasad Rajanna
We Are Ready is a platform to crowd source disaster info, send disaster alerts, plan evacuation, track people & identify medical needs.
Energy Supply
Judges' Choice WinnerTurn your phone into a virtual power plant and get paid to optimize your energy. by Matt Duesterberg
Pay people to use less electricity at key moments when their energy is coming from the grid's most carbon-intensive power plants.
Popular Choice WinnerPath To Zero - Energy Supply by BAS Nederland, Arash Aazami
Bring cities to energy independence through carbon, energy and cost neutrality.
Industry
Judges' Choice WinnerSTRAUT Aero: Solar Hot Air Generator by STRAUT, Sharad Parekh
STRAUT AERO Innovative design solar hot air gen. massive potential 4 addressng industrial process heat req. economic wthout subsidies.
Land Use: Agriculture, Livestock & Forestry
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)fulFILL: A delivery service for household products without wasteful packaging by fulFILL
fulFILL aims to combat the waste epidemic by revolutionizing the way we consume common household products.
Judges' (tie) & Popular Choice WinnerSynergies of Reforestation & Community Empowerment in Kenya by The Kijani Team, Tobias Lohse
Reforestation as convergence of climate change mitigation and adaptation with socioeconomic well-being and ecological restoration.
Shifting Behavior for a Changing Climate
Judges' Choice WinnerVisualizing climate-changed futures with serious play by FutureCoast, Ken Eklund
FutureCoast: a fun storymaking game with voicemails leaked from climate-changed futures. They appear in our time as mysterious chronofacts.
Popular Choice WinnerFossil fuel divestment: Building a social movement for collective climate action by Fossil Free MIT, Geoffrey Supran
Fossil fuel divestment campaigns shift public opinion, empower young organizers, and generate sociopolitical willpower for climate action.
Transportation
Judges' Choice WinnerBatteries on the move for a more efficient world by Lance Noel of eRev
eRev finances V2G-capable electric vehicles so they provide grid storage, generate revenue, and cost less than traditional vehicles.
Popular Choice WinnerPollution meter by Shenbagarajan Pandiarajan
Pollution prediction meter in automobiles & display panels over the roads + Emissions trading.
U.S. Carbon Price
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Sno-Caps: The People's Cap-And-Trade by Sno-Caps Team, James D'Angelo
Employing a new form of scalable regulation, we can launch a global cap-and-trade today that sidesteps politics and incentivizes the masses.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)A Carbon Tax in Pro-Growth Fiscal Reform by Adele Morris
Use a carbon tax for pro-growth tax reform, protecting the poor, deficit reduction, and reducing less efficient policies.
Popular Choice WinnerThe Little Engine That Could: Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend by CitizensClimateLobby
A revenue neutral, steadily rising fee on GHG emissions will steer the economy to a clean energy future and establish US climate leadership.
Waste Management
Judges' Choice WinnerREACC (RECYCLED DEBRIS FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE) by Victor Blanco
Cement Production is the 4th global fossil carbon emission activity and it´s time to reduce and recycle debris for healthy environment.
Popular Choice WinnerUsing Biogas Technology To Improve Sanitation And Mitigate Climate Change by Osero Shadrack Tengeya
Uncontrolled greenhouse gas emission from sewage waste will be reduced by using simple technology like utilizing this waste in making biogas.
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Partner Contests |
Communicating Coastal Risk and Resilience
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice WinnerA collaborative solutions communication platform by Anne-Marie Soulsby
Solutions platform users collaboratively share adaptations to improve livelihoods & increase coastal Tanzanian's climate change resilience.
Popular Choice WinnerThe world according to CLIVE (CoastaL Impact Visualization Environment) by Adam Fenech
CLIVE allows citizens to visualize 3D sea-level rise and storm surge scenarios at local community scales using past data and IPCC models.
Creating Public Demand for Green Building
This contest was run in cooperation with
Popular Choice Winner & Judges' Special CommendationPath To Zero - Transforming energy inefficient buildings to green buildings by BAS Nederland, Arash Aazami
Bring cities to energy independence through carbon, energy and cost neutrality.
Urban Resilience: Climate Actions for Urban Areas
This contest was run in cooperation with
Popular Choice WinnerGreenUp - Engaging communities to build green & resilient cities in India by Aditi Sen
A crowdsourcing platform that provides funds and educational resources to encourage adoption of green infrastructure practices in cities.
U.S. Government
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' & Popular Choice WinnerDemocratic Finance: Energy Of the People, By the People, For the People by The Energy Commons, Job Taminiau
A people-funded green energy revolution that reconnects people to energy and repositions the US as a global leader.
Youth Action on Climate Change
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice WinnerClimate Change is Elementary: Huge Green Fundraiser for Schools by Dave Finnigan
Kids promote the program. Vendors selling green products automatically give discounts to parents and rebates to PTAs for family purchases.
Judges' Special CommendationMake Our Economic Reasoning Consistent with Intergenerational Justice by Timothy Damon
Empower youth to advocate for a just valuation of their future in the economics of climate change, thus unlocking ambitious climate action.
Popular Choice WinnerIndicators for Sustainability by TierraVida, Marina Mansilla Hermann
Building a youth-led citizen movement to address climate change from the bottom-up.
Contest Winners
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Contests
374
Submissions
28
Winners
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Grand Prize Winner |
Dr. Geoffrey Hay and the HEAT team
Whose Home is wasting more energy, yours or your neighbours? by drgeoff
"We're excited about being recognized and having our work recognized, but we're also excited about the other proposals we've been in the company of. There were some outstanding proposals, and we're grateful to have been part of that group", says Hay in a thank you video.
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Peggy Liu and Chenyu Zheng
Reimagine prosperity; reframe sustainability; reshape consumerism by JUCCCE
JUCCCE (Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy), a Shanghai-based non-profit organization, were awarded an Honorable Mention for their proposal, "Reimagine prosperity; reframe sustainability; reshape consumerism". Their "China Dream" project seeks to develop a new, more sustainable vision of the good life for the growing Chinese middle class.
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Adaptation by Civil Society Winners
Judges' Choice WinnerGeorge Hops Farmers Association Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programme by Victor Blanco
Hops production is threatened by climate change. Farmers must adapt to secure the benefits of their enterprise.
Popular Choice WinnerSteps to an Ecology of Mind -- Climate Change Impact/Adaptation Strategy in Africa by AHP/FPD: Monika dos Santos
Africa contributes the least of any continent to global warming. People living on the continent are in line to be the hardest hit.
Agriculture & Forestry
Judges' Choice WinnerNicaragua: Carbon Sink, Economic Driver & Medicinal Plant Preservation by Cecalli Esteli - Pia Jensen and Alejandro Floripe
Poverty stricken & war torn, Nicaragua's people strive for healthy environs & Cecalli has ambitious plans to improve life via reforestation.
Popular Choice WinnerWoody Agriculture: Breeding & Implementing Hazelnut & Chestnut as Staple Crops by Badgersett Research
Woody Agriculture converts annual cropland to staple-food-producing woody plants, capturing 3 times the carbon. It's time to scale it up.
Building Efficiency
Judges' Choice and Popular Choice WinnerEE-based Formalization by UNDP Montenegro
Using energy efficiency as an incentive for formalization of illegal buildings in Montenegro.
Popular Choice WinnerSmart LED Streetlamps system through the implementation of mesh networks by Hector Bracamontes
Streetlamps are part of the city's street furniture. Their electricity consumption represents a high percentage of a small-size city budget.
Electric Power Sector
Judges' Choice WinnerSpontaneous Conversion of Power Plant CO2 to Dissolved Calcium Bicarbonate by Greg Rau, Ken Caldeira and Phil Renforth
As in SO2 mitigation, spontaneously remove CO2 from power plant flue gas using wet limestone scrubbing.
Popular Choice WinnerIntegral Fast Reactors Can Power The Planet by Tom Blees
Mass-producible integral fast reactor modules can power every country on earth for nearly a millennium with waste products already at hand.
Popular Choice Winner (At Large)It's the 21st Century. Where's My Fusion Reactor? by Dennis Peterson
Cheap, practical fusion may be closer than you think.
Enabling Adaptation
Judges' Choice and Popular Choice WinnerBuilding consensus, enabling adaptation: facilitating collective risk management by Danya Rumore, Lawrence Susskind, Patrick Field, and Carri Hulet
Here's a collaborative approach that at-risk communities can use to move forward with adaptation. Help us implement it!
Popular Choice Winner (At Large) and Judges' special commendationPhotovoice for Vulnerability: Disaster Adaptation in Central Philippines by Yanjun Cai
Empower the disadvantaged community through participatory photography to reveal unheard vulnerability and form adaptation capacity.
Geoengineering
Judges' Choice WinnerSaving the Planet, v2.0 by Greg Rau, Ken Caldeira, and Max Platzer
Interested in air CO2 removal, carbon-negative fuel, saving the ocean, and redrawing the global energy map?
Reducing Consumption
Judges' Choice Winner (tie) and Climate CoLab Grand Prize WinnerWhose Home is wasting more energy, yours or your neighbours? by Geoff Hay
FREE personalized HEAT Scores, HEAT Maps, Hot Spots, GHG estimates and waste-heat comparisons/competitions for homes, communities & cities.
Judges' Choice Winner (tie)Cool Food - empowering climate friendly food choices on a daily basis by Cool Food
Team members: Viv Baker, Gerard Bisshop, Diana Donlon, and Francesca Allievi. A "Cool Food" rating system indicating climate and other impacts would empower consumers to choose climate-friendly foods.
Popular Choice Winner and Climate CoLab Honorable MentionReimagine prosperity; reframe sustainability; reshape consumerism by JUCCCE
Use a carbon tax for pro-growth tax reform, protecting the poor, deficit reduction, and reducing less efficient policies.
Replacing Diesel Generation
Judges' Choice and Popular Choice WinnerReplacing the use of diesel pumps in agriculture by IDEI - Amitabha Sadangi
Replacing diesel pump use for irrigation by promoting Treadle Pumps and preparing a toolkit for capacity building.
Scaling Renewables in Major Emerging Economies
Judges' Choice WinnerFish River River Hydro Scheme by Peter Jordaan and Magun Janietzche
A run-of-river hydroelectric system with a novel new approach that fundamentally differs from the standard hydro methodology.
Popular Choice WinnerFrom the Crowd to the Base: Crowdfunding for Local Climate Action by Konrad Ritter and Diann Black-Layne
Crowdfunding channeled through Microfinance gives urban and rural poor access to renewable energy to transform lives.
Shifting Public Perceptions on Climate Change
Sunk Investment Map: Show the Personal Property Impacts of Climate Change by Keith Brower Brown
Let's make climate change personal--with a map to show Americans how floods, storms and wildfire could impact their homes and businesses.
Popular Choice Winner (At Large)CliO - A Virtual Green Pet that Responds With Low-Carbon Lifestyle Choices by Yale FES
Team members: Rebeka Ryvola, Bo Uuganbayar, Rocio Sanz, Angel Hsu, and Vrinda Manglik. Meet CliO! A virtual green pet who responds with your low-carbon lifestyle choices.
Transportation Efficiency
Judges' Choice WinnerSmart Mobility for the 21st Century by Galen Wilkerson
A bottom-up mobility-centered approach, to simply get individuals from A to B by intelligently using available data and mobile devices.
Popular Choice WinnerOpen CarPool - Open Source for Efficient Commute by eBay Green Team - Clemens Rath
A simple open source framework for carpools within companies reduces traffic in daily commute and fosters ridesharing acceptance.
Waste Management
Popular Choice WinnerMission 2030 - Zero Construction Renovation Demolition Waste to Landfill by 2030 by CRI Council - Renee Gratton
This call-to-action is a change management initiative, to change how the building industry views and deals with waste and other resources.
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Partner Contests |
Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice WinnerDual purpose fracking by John Dowse
Increased fracking will create sites for CO2 sequestration. The gas/oil piping will be suitable for CO2 once the well is largely exhausted.
Popular Choice WinnerMethane-sniffing drones with distributed mobile sensors! by Mark Capron and Clifford Goudey
States require drillers to "buy" wasted fuels from gas utilities. The utilities deploy methane-sniffing drones and mobile sensors.
Local Solutions
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' & Popular Choice WinnerTransition Lab: Scalable Resilience Education and Models for New Local Economies by Transition Lab - Russell Evans and Jake Hanson
A replicable grassroots education teaching the skills and mindset for local resilience, powered by new and viable economic models.
Urban Adaptation: Climate Resilient Cities
This contest was run in cooperation with
Judges' Choice WinnerIntegral GIS - A conceptual framework for participatory adaptation planning by Lynn Rosentrater
A planning approach that uses common tools in innovative ways to communicate about climate change and facilitate adaptation decision-making.
Popular Choice WinnerSeasonal Migration Routes Identification System and Workshops: A New Strategy by Michael Houle
Prepare Vietnamese cities' housing infrastructures for potential seasonal migrants influx from Ca Mau and Kien Giang provinces, Vietnam.
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1st Place, Popular Choice Winner 2nd Place, Popular Choice and Judges' Special CommendationThe Planet or Your Plate: Mitigate Climate Change by Going Meatless by beach-babe-in-fl
An environmental activist and founder of the Daily Kos Meatless Advocates, Nancy A. Heitzeg, of St. Catherine University, and Gerard Wedderburn Bisshop, advisor and senior scientist at the World Preservation Foundation.
1st Place, Popular Choice Winner 2nd Place, Popular Choice Winner Judges' Choice Winner 
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Popular Choice Award
Judges' Choice Award
Realistic Climate Proposal by Timothy Cronin, Arthur Gueneau, Jennifer Morris, and Paul Kishimoto
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