ABOUT CHILDREN'S CLIMATE PRIZE

It’s time to act on the most important issue of our time - to secure a livable planet for future generations. Human-induced global warming has been a reality for decades. To highlight the issue of climate change from the perspective of the next generation, the Children’s Climate Prize was launched in 2016. The winners are children or youth, aged 12-17, who has made extraordinary efforts for the climate and the environment. They are awarded with 100 000 SEK to scale up their projects.

Children's Climate Prize was initiated by Swedish electricity company Telge Energi, which for 11 years has taken a stand for sustainable development by working exclusively with renewable energy. In 2019, the Clean Air category was added in collaboration with Swedish Blueair, a world-leader in air purification. Finalists and winners are selected by an independent jury of experts.

A nomination can be anything from a project or initiative to an invention or physical machine. The prize will be awarded to an individual, a group or an organization and we accept nominations from all over the world. Anyone can nominate their climate hero.

José Adolfo comes from Arequipa, Peru. When recieving the prize he was 13 years old, but he was only 7 years old when he started an eco-bank for children together with his partners. The eco-bank transforms environmental awareness and the act of recycling into a currency that children can use to buy products at the eco-bank or exchange for real money. The system clearly illustrates that the planet's common resources are limited and that we must be climate conscious and recycle the products that we no longer use. It creates awareness of consumption. This way caring about the environment becomes an investment. A system that gives children both economic independence and power to influence the climate.

Edgar Edmund 2017

After seeing how plastic contributed to environmental issues locally in his own community Edgar Edmund was inspired to solve the problem on his own. He built a machine that converts plastic waste to durable building blocks, roof tiles and other useful products. Today Edgar runs his own company, Green Venture Recycles, which turns plastic waste into clever and affordable building materials. He has recycled more than 1.2 million plastic bags, in total over 20 000 kilograms (44 000 pounds) of plastic, which otherwise would have ended up in nature. He has also employed over a hundred people and educated more than 4000 students through environmental campaigns at schools all over Arusha, Tanzania.

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez 2016

Xiuhtezcatl has made his voice heard on some of the world's most influential stages including the United Nations Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Rio +20, and he has also spoken before the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He is the director of Earth Guardians, a worldwide conservation organization consisting of young activists, artists and musicians trying to make a difference, working together to battle climate change and other important issues that will determine the future. Xiuhtezcatl is one of 21 plaintiffs suing the federal government and the Trump administration for failing to act on climate change. 

29/10/19 They are the finalists of Children's Climate Prize 2019. Read the pess release here.

29/08/19 Presenting new prize category CLEAN AIR. Read the press release (in Swedish) and check out the facebookpost (English).

25/06/19 Presenting the jury of Children's Climate Prize 2019.

21/05/19 We are now accepting award nominations for 2019! Contributions are submitted here on the Children’s Climate Prize website. Read the press release.