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Incentivized disaster preparedness & gamification by Saadithya + Sarkar

Platform to drive disaster risk preparedness with chatbots, gamification, incentives, insurance innovation; & bridge multiple stakeholders.

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Naturally heated homes for colder and poorer regions of the world by Javed Sultan

Searching for Building Technology that are less fossil fuel dependent, affordable, encourage capacity building, and more climate responsive.

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User-Maintained, Highly Efficient Solar Powered Water Purification Systems by PV Pure

Our solar-power purification systems are cost-effective, easy to maintain, and sustainably use varied water sources to combat disaster risk.

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Naturally heated homes for colder and poorer regions of the world by Javed Sultan

Teaching people to build low carbon footprint, energy efficient, and naturally heated homes in poorer and colder regions of the world.

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willpower-energy: Make your own fuel from CO2 at home by Alexia Ferreira Teren and 1 other

willpower-energy makes it possible to transform atmospheric CO2 into fuel and to store energy – in your own home for your own home.

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willpower-energy: Make your own fuel from CO2 at home by Alexia Ferreira Teren and 1 other

willpower-energy makes it possible to transform atmospheric CO2 into fuel and to store energy – in your own home for your own home.

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Put A Price On It by Our Climate

Empower students and millennials across the U.S. to hold polluters accountable with a price on carbon pollution.

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Proxy pricing carbon in state govt procurement, contracting, and acquistion by Adele Morris

Proxy pricing adds a hypothetical carbon surcharge to market energy prices when choosing among emissions-intensive goods and services.

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Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend: Bending the Emissions Curve by CitizensClimateLobby

A revenue neutral, rising fee on GHG emissions will steer the economy to a low-carbon future and re-establish US climate leadership.

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HELIAC Solar Cooker – Inexpensive, But Efficient by HELIAC

The Heliac Solar Cooker is inexpensive but efficient. A lens focusing sunlight generates heat. Improvements, distribution, & sales welcome.

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Clean cooking solutions and development of a climate change mitigation programme by Climate Advocacy

Replacement of open fire stoves with improved cookstoves can reduce indoor air pollution & can cut the amount of GHG emissions significantly.

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Community micro hydropower generation in the Hispaniola island by REDSER

Community managed micro hydropower systems are a key instrument for climate change mitigation and sustainable development at local scale.

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Developing an Alternative to Shifting Cultivation in North-East India. by David Gandhi and 4 others

The SALT approach will be adapted to offer hill tribes a sustainable and climate smart alternative to shifting cultivation.

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Developing an Alternative to Shifting Cultivation in North-East India. by David Gandhi and 4 others

The SALT approach will be adapted to offer hill tribes a sustainable and climate smart alternative to shifting cultivation.

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Assam Fuelwood Decision Support System (AFDSS) by Swapan Mehra and 5 others

Systems dynamics modelling approach to address unsustainable extraction of fuelwood from forests and promote adoption of clean technologies

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Climate Stories: a mobile community planning hub for climate adaptation by Urban Fabrick

Climate Stories is an interactive mobile community hub for climate change engagement, planning & action.

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Youth Climate Leaders (YCL) by Cassia Moraes and 4 others

Young people traveling the world and working together to learn more about climate change and start their careers as climate leaders.

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Youth Climate Leaders (YCL) by Cassia Moraes and 4 others

Young people traveling the world and working together to learn more about climate change and start their careers as climate leaders.

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Solar powered boats; fostering marine eco-conservation by Birupakshya Dixit and 1 other

Use of Solar boats in tourist places can reduce the air, water and noise pollution.

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Detox the Fleet by Bill Ferree and 2 others

Battery electric drive retrofit protocol for small commercial vehicles. Used cars, vans, delivery trucks–carbon emission free.

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Solar powered boats; fostering marine eco-conservation by Birupakshya Dixit and 1 other

Use of Solar boats in tourist places can reduce the air, water and noise pollution.

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Improving Disaster Preparedness of Deaf People, Philippines by Rommel Lo

Helping the Deaf community prepare for disasters begins with signing the signs of disaster.

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The VNMS and Lifetowers: Solutions for last mile early warning dissemination by Animesh Prakash

Low cost solutions for effective last mile early warning dissemination.

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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.

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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

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Cooperative Building by Kaenga

Let's build more sustainable buildings by empowering people to design their homes and shape their communities.

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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

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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.

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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

Insulator Slow Cooker Bags by marole

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

25ºC (77ºF) by Kiri

Solar Steam by sunflower

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Reducing methane emissions from rice farming by ClimateRe

Reducing Methane Emissions While Enhancing Rice Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change

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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

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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.

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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

Climatecoin 2016 by Dennis Peterson

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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

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The Flycle by J2 for K2

The flycycle is efficient, accessible, easy for any organization to buy and install, and a beautiful addition to street life.

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The Flycle by J2 for K2

The flycycle is efficient, accessible, easy for any organization to buy and install, and a beautiful addition to street life.

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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

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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

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ClimateX by MITACAL

ClimateX is a platform where MIT Alumni can learn climate-related science, technology and policy while transitioning into a green career.

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ClimateX by MITACAL

ClimateX is a platform where MIT Alumni can learn climate-related science, technology and policy while transitioning into a green career.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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

Boro by Danny and Friends

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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!

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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

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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

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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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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.

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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.

Judges' Choice Winner & Popular Choice Winner

Plan 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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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.

Judges' Choice Winner & Popular Choice Winner

3D 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.

OpenControl Building by Group OpenControl

Judges' Choice Winner (tie) & Popular Choice Winner (At Large)

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 Winner

Distributed 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.

Judges' Choice Winner (tie)

Tidal Pump by Robert Tulip

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.

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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!

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Nualgi - 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.

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Utilizing 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.

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United States Industrial Collaboration Agency (USICA) by SolarVibes

Removing inefficiencies of industrial innovation by facilitating collaborations and accelerating R&D solutions toward earlier adoption.

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Integrating 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.

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Bamboo 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

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.

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National 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

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 Winner

An 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.

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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

The Little Engine That Could: Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend by CitizensClimateLobby

Sweeten the Carbon Deal by billferree

Novel Strategy On Private Sector’s Internal/”Shadow” Carbon Pricing by kathoh

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 Winner

Nualgi - 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.

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GHG 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.

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.

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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 Winner

Recalibration 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

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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.

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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.

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CarbonGobbler - 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

The Loop Transit System by SomClimateAction

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Electricity 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.

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Establish 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.

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China'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.

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Generation 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.

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.

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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.

Judges' Choice Winner & Popular Choice Winner (tie)

Cold Spot: Evaporative Cooling through Ceramics by ceramics

Designing an oasis in the heat island of Cambridge.

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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.

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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)

White Knights by minkavb

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!

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 Winner

Carbon-Free, Fast by Dennis Peterson

An aggressive approach that doesn't break the bank.

Judges' Choice Winner (tie)

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.

Judges' Choice (tie) & Popular Choice Winner

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.

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.

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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.

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Passive 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.

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Food 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.

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Grocery 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.

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"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.

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We 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.

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Turn 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.

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Path To Zero - Energy Supply by BAS Nederland, Arash Aazami

Bring cities to energy independence through carbon, energy and cost neutrality.

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STRAUT 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.

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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 Winner

Synergies 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.

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Visualizing 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.

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Fossil 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.

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Batteries 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.

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Pollution meter by Shenbagarajan Pandiarajan

Pollution prediction meter in automobiles & display panels over the roads + Emissions trading.

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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 Winner

The 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.

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REACC (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.

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Using 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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A collaborative solutions communication platform by Anne-Marie Soulsby

Solutions platform users collaboratively share adaptations to improve livelihoods & increase coastal Tanzanian's climate change resilience.

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The 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.

Popular Choice Winner & Judges' Special Commendation

Path 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.

Popular Choice Winner

GreenUp - 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.

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Democratic 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.

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Climate 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.

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Make 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 Winner

Indicators for Sustainability by TierraVida, Marina Mansilla Hermann

Building a youth-led citizen movement to address climate change from the bottom-up.

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George 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.

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Steps 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.

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Nicaragua: 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.

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Woody 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.

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EE-based Formalization by UNDP Montenegro

Using energy efficiency as an incentive for formalization of illegal buildings in Montenegro.

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Smart 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.

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Spontaneous 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.

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Integral 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.

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It's the 21st Century. Where's My Fusion Reactor? by Dennis Peterson

Cheap, practical fusion may be closer than you think.

Judges' Choice and Popular Choice Winner

Building 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 commendation

Photovoice 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.

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Saving 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?

Judges' Choice Winner (tie) and Climate CoLab Grand Prize Winner

Whose 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.

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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.

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Reimagine 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.

Judges' Choice and Popular Choice Winner

Replacing 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.

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Fish 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.

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From 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.

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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.

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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.

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Smart 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.

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Open 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.

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Mission 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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Dual 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.

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Methane-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.

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Transition 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.

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Integral 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.

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Seasonal 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.