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It’s incredibly inspiring to see the large number of climate-committed young people, from all over the world, come up with solutions and inspire through their ability to move from idea to action. Shreya, Nav and Vihaan are great sources of inspiration for all of us, and we look forward to seeing their projects grow. It was difficult to select the winners from the many qualified entries this year
Johan Kuylenstierna, Chairman of the jury
“It feels both important and exciting to lead this jury for another year and we are all proud to be entrusted to select the finalists and winner of the Children’s Climate Prize 2019. The young people of the world are really driving the issue of transitioning to a fossil fuel-free and more sustainable future. We should all be grateful to be followed by a generation of such passionate people, smart innovators, and strong voices. Being able to offer them a platform like this has never felt more important,”
Johan Kuylenstierna, jury chairman and Senior Advisor to the Stockholm Environment Institute.
It will be incredibly exciting to delve into all the amazing contributions that have been sent in. Seeing so many good and painstaking initiatives from the world's youth, that in various ways contribute to positive change, makes me full of hope
TV-personality Doreen Månsson
The beauty of the Children’s Climate Prize is that it allows the generation most affected by the negative consequences of climate change, to be part of the solution. Thus, hopefully, increasing today’s decision makers willingness to take action
Katarina Mohlin, Board member of Telge Energi
The Children's Climate Prize is an opportunity for young people who are active in climate mitigation efforts to inspire one another, as well as other young people around the world, especially in this time when our fragile home needs more attention than ever
Luca Berardi, Children's Climate Prize finalist 2016 and recipient of Lunds Environmental Award 2018
Edgar's innovations are brilliant and good example on how to combine climate responsibility while at the same time contributing to a positive development, for his own part as for society at large
Johan Kuylenstierna, chairman of the Children's Climate Prize jury
It is easy to feel despair when following the news these days, but looking at these young heroes from around the world, ready to take lead for transition, you find both hope and inspiration!
Chairman of the jury, Johan Kuylenstierna from the Stockholm Environment Institute
We are so happy and genuinely proud to see Xiuhtezcatl in Södertälje again for this occasion
Mats Fagerström, CEO at Telge Energi and initiator of the prize
I'm not trying to get more followers, I try to inspire more young leaders, get more people to use their voice and their passion so that we can all work together to improve the world.
Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh Martinez
We initiated the Children's Climate Prize to highlight the climate crisis in a more hopeful and positive context, and this year's winner, Xiuhtezcatl, does just that. A true role model and inspiration to all of us, children and adults.
Mats Fagerström, CEO of Telge Energi
When dealing with environmental and climate research, it is important to always consider different perspectives. It is important to pay attention to children's and young people's efforts in environmental issues. That’s why I am looking forward to the task of leading the work of the jury in the hunt for the next big climate hero.
Johan Kuylenstierna, Stockholm Environment Institute and chairman of Children's Climate Prize jury 2016
There is no Nobel Prize for the Environment and Climate Research and that is remarkable and therefore we want the Children's Climate Prize to engage and inspire the next generation to greatness.
Mats Fagerström, CEO, Telge Energi
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The winners of the Children’s Climate Prize 2019 receive their prizes at Stockholm City Hall

The winners of this year’s Children’s Climate Prize will be receiving their awards during the gala tonight, the 13th November, at Stockholm City Hall. US resident Shreya Ramachandran from Fremont, California, is the winner in the category Children’s Climate Prize. The brothers, Vihaan and Nav Agarwal from New Dehli, India, are the winners in the new category Clean Air.Today marks the end of this year’s Children’s Climate Prize. The award ceremony will take place during a gala evening in Stockholm City Hall. During the gala, guest will be treated to a specially made plant-based menu, created

They are the winners of the Children’s Climate Prize 2019

- projects from the US and India awarded Swedish climate prize The winners of the Children’s Climate Prize 2019 are 16-year-old Shreya Ramachandran from Fremont, USA, and the two brothers Nav and Vihaan Agarwal, 12 and 15 years old, from New Delhi, India. Shreya is the winner in the category Children’s Climate Prize for her water conservation project The Grey Water Project. Nav and Vihaan are the winners in the new category Clean Air for their project One Step Greener aimed at fighting air pollution. The winners receive 100 000 SEK each handed out an awards ceremony at Stockholm City Hall

They are the finalists of the Children’s Climate Prize 2019

Since May 2019, the Children’s Climate Prize has received nominations from young innovators and climate activists who have all done something extraordinary for the environment. A record number of young people, dedicated to the issue of climate change, form all around the world submitted their projects and after intensive deliberation by the jury, the Children’s Climate Prize 2019 now have its finalists. The next step is to name the winners in the two categories “Children’s Climate Prize” and “Clean Air”.The finalists have been chosen for the fourth edition of the Children’s Climate Prize.

Children’s Climate Prize 2019 to name its finalists

The nominations for the Children’s Climate Price 2019 have officially closed. Since the nomination period opened on the 1st May, a record number of young innovators dedicated to the issue of climate change from all around the world have sent in their contributions. Now the jury must pick the finalists. A new addition to this year’s Children’s Climate Prize is the category ”Clean Air”, which also means that this year’s Children’s Climate Prize will be the first to feature two winners on stage during the gala in November.The nominations for the Children’s Climate Prize 2019 have closed, Now,

The Jury for the 2019 Children’s Climate Prize

The Jury for the 2019 Children’s Climate Prize has now been appointed and, for the fourth consecutive year, it will be led by Johan Kuylenstierna, Senior Advisor to the Stockholm Environment Institute. Together, the jury members will be faced with the tough task of selecting the finalists and winner of the Children’s Climate Prize 2019. The awards ceremony will take place on November 13th at Stockholms Stadshus (Stockholm City Hall).The members of the jury are: · Johan Kuylenstierna, Senior Advisor to the Stockholm Environment Institute · Micael Dahlén, Author and Economics

The Children’s Climate Prize 2019 is looking for young climate heroes

Nominations for the Children’s Climate Prize 2019 are now open. The prize was established in 2016 with the aim of rewarding young people’s innovation and commitment to the issue of climate change. Four years later, the prize has developed into an international platform where sustainability-committed youth meet to discuss, share their experiences, and present their innovations and initiatives for the climate, the environment, and sustainable development.The IPCC’s 2018 report warned of the risk of a climate catastrophe as early as 2040. For most of the world’s population, this is well within

Telge Energi raises the prize money to 70 000 SEK for this year's Children's Climate Prize winner!

13-year-old José Adolfo from Peru became this year's Children's Climate Prize winner on November 20 at the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden. He received a medal, diploma and prize money which was first raised from 50 000 SEK to 65 620 SEK, thanks to public's engagement in a social media campaign. But now that all the "tags" are counted, Telge Energi will increase the total to 70 000 SEK!Thanks to publics involvement in social media in connection with this year's Children's Climate Prize, the initiator of the prize, Telge Energi, could raise the prize sum by another 20 000 SEK for José Adolfo,

Photo/Images: Children's Climate Prize 2018

On November 20, all finalists were celebrated in an award ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Sweden. The guests went on the elegant "green carpet" in the form of lawn. And this year's winner José Adolfo from Peru received the award from Johan Kuylenstierna and Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin. Here is the picture material from this magic evening.Bildmaterial från galan i Stockholms stadshus och gröna mattan hittas här>>  About the Children’s Climate Prize To spotlight the climate issue from the perspective

Eco-bank initiative wins the Children’s Climate Prize 2018

13-year-old José Adolfo from Peru is the winner of this year's Children's Climate Prize. He is being praised for his eco-initiative, which he runs together with his partners. Jurymember Micael Dahlén, professor at Stockholm School of Economics, raved over Josés unique economic perspective and sees great development potential in terms of consumption patterns and sustainability.[Jose Adolfo] José Adolfo is 13 years old and comes from Arequipa, Peru. He has run an eco-bank for children together with his partners since he was 7 years old. The eco-bank transforms environmental awareness and the

Ola Salo and Mariette will be performing at the Children’s Climate Prize

Artists Ola Salo and Mariette will be performing during the gala at Stockholm City Hall on November 20th. The Children's Climate Prize, led by Lydia Capolicchio, is part of a two-day event where children and young people have the opportunity to meet, raise awareness about the climate issue and exchange knowledge and experiences with each other.The artist Mariette has been part of the Children's Climate Prize since the beginning in 2015 and has also written the theme song for the event; Next Generation Calls.  This year the multi-talented Ola Salo,

Statement: Regarding Greta Thunberg's decision not to attend the Children's Climate Prize 2018

Climate activist Greta Thunberg chose to renounce her place as a finalist for the Children's Climate Prize. The reason being that the other finalists (six young people) and their guardians are flying to Stockholm to attend the three-day meeting known as Children's Climate Prize and Talks - a platform where children and young people are given recognition and a space to inspire, exchange knowledge and network with politicians and business owners. ”Our generation will never be able to fly (among other things), other than for emergencies. Because the adult generations have used up all our

The Children's Climate Prize presents: 2018’s Finalists

This year’s finalists of the Children's Climate Prize are being announced. The jury once again faced a difficult task in choosing, among all the submissions and nominees, who the five finalists were to be. On November 20th, all finalists will be celebrated during a formal ceremony at Stockholm City Hall and on November 12th, the winner will be announced.[Finalister 2018] The Children’s Climate Prize is a two-day event, the award show at Stockholm City Hall November 20th and the very appreciated Children’s Climate Talks at Södertälje Town Hall on Wednesday November 21st where the finalists

The Children's Climate Prize goes 100% vegan

The Children's Climate Prize gala takes place on November 20th in Stockholm City Hall, this year led by Lydia Capolicchio. During the awards, the 250 specially invited guests will be served an exclusive three-course dinner consisting of 100% vegan wholefoods. This is part of the event's aspiration to make the gala more climate conscious.All events held at Stockholm city hall are catered for by the very experienced Stadshusrestauranger, not the least of which being the notable Nobel Prize. They found the request for a vegan food concept very exciting. – We are pleased that the Children's

The Children's Climate Prize jury meets October 4th

Nominations for the Children's Climate Prize 2018 closed on Sunday. Contributions have been submitted via a form on the climate prize website since April. It is now time for this year's jury to meet and select five finalists. Which five will be revealed on November 1st. The prize was initiated by Telge Energi , a company exclusively working with renewable energy sources and an independent jury has been appointed to go through all contributions and select five finalists and, of course, the winner. The

The Children’s Climate Prize will raise the prize money

The winner of the Children's Climate Prize receives a medal, a diploma and 50 000 SEK in prize money to invest in environmental and climate projects. This year, the initiators of the prize, Telge Energi, will add 1 extra SEK to the prize award for every person who supports the winner. They do this to raise the prize money, create awareness regarding climate issues and to support young people’s rights to a sustainable future.[Vinnarbild Edgar] Human-induced global warming has been a reality and truth for decades. Passivity and denial have characterized politics, society and businesses. The

The Children’s Climate Prize presents this year’s jury!

The Children's Climate Prize has evolved and is now an established platform for environmentally-conscious young people from all over the world. The award at the center of the event is presented to a child or youth who has done something extraordinary for the climate or the environment. We now present 2018’s Children's Climate Prize jury who has the hard task of appointing five finalists, of which one will be the winner. The prize was initiated in 2016 by Telge Energi, a company exclusively working with renewable energy sources thus taking a stand for sustainable development for

The award ceremony for the Children’s Climate Prize will be held in Stockholm City Hall

Stockholm City Hall is one of Sweden's most renowned buildings and the capital's most exclusive venue, famous for hosting the Nobel banquet every year in connection with the award ceremony for the Nobel Prize. It is a house well-known for its unique art treasures, magnificent celebrations and interesting history, which the Children's Climate Prizewill now also be a part of. The Children's Climate Prize has evolved and is now an established platform for environmentally-conscious young people from all over the world. A natural step forward has been to ensure that the venue for the

Send in your nominations for the Children’s Climate Prize 2018

The Children’s Climate Prize has evolved and is now an established platform for young, environmentally-conscious people from all over the world. The climate award at the center of the event is presented to a child or youth who has done something extraordinary for the climate or the environment and, most of all, the ceremony has grown into an opportunity for young climate fighters worldwide to meet, discuss, exchange experiences and network. On April 23, we start accepting award nominations; contributions are submitted on the Children’s Climate Prize website.The prize was initiated in 2016

Recycling entrepreneur from Tanzania is this year's winner of the Children's Climate Prize!

17-year-old Edgar Edmund Tarimo from Arusha in Tanzania is the winner of the Children's Climate Prize 2017. After seeing how waste and plastic waste contributed to environmental problems in his area, Edgar decided to solve the problem on his own. With his company Green Venture Recycles, he transforms plastic waste into smart, affordable and sustainable construction products such as roof tiles and building blocks.So far, Edgar's company has recycled more than 1.2 million plastic bags, a total of 20,000 kilos of plastic, which would otherwise have been in nature. He has also employed over 100

Here are the finalists of the Children’s Climate Prize 2017

What does an inventor from Tanzania, a jewelry designer from Kenya and two UN speakers from Bali have in common?They are all under 18 years old and have found new smart ways to reduce the environmental impact of plastics. They are also among the finalists of the Children’s Climate Prize 2017. This year the jury had difficulties to agree on choosing only five finalists. The nominations were many and of very high quality, so the jury decided to increase the lineup with yet another finalist, making them six finalists. Chairman of the jury, Johan Kuylenstierna from the Stockholm

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is coming to Södertälje for the Children’s Climate Prize 2017!

Telge Energi is very proud to announce that this year's honorary guest at the Children’s Climate Prize, apart from the 2017 finalists and winners of course, is last year’s winner Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. The award ceremony and dinner is entirely located at Tom Tits Experiment in Södertälje. In a climate smart-theme, about 250 specially invited guests will celebrate the young climate heroes of 2017.[Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh Martinez 1w] The first prize was awarded the inspiring climate warrior Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, 16, USA. Since his visit to Sweden last year with a noted Skavlan guest appearance

Nominations open for this year's Children's Climate Prize 2017

The search for this year's winner of the Children's Climate Prize is on! Founded by Telge Energi in 2016, the prize is awarded to a child or youth who has done something extraordinary for the climate and environment. Last year, the inaugural prize was very much appreciated and received much attention in the media. Now the search for this year's winner of the Children's Climate Prize is on.Nominations open today, 19 April, and are easy to register on Telge Energi's website. Everything from projects to climate-smart inventions and gadgets can be nominated. The prize is awarded to an

Right now: Images from the award ceremony at Children's Climate Prize 2016

Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh Martinez from Colorado, USA, is this year’s winner of Telge Energi’s newly established: Children's Climate Prize. The winner was awarded the prize tonight in Södertälje City Hall during the ceremony. Pictures are now available in the press room from this evening’s awards ceremony.Over 500 guests joined in to celebrate when Xiuhtezcatl was awarded this year’s Children’s Climate Prize. The ceremony was held in a packed Södertälje City Hall. 200 special guests was also participating in the exclusive banquet at Tom Tits Experiment, with delicious organic foods and the

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