Over the past year, correspondents and students across the world helped us explore climate change and the ways to slow it down and reverse it. A collage of photos from News Decoder’s Climate Decoders series. Climate change is such a big problem many people feel...
Sushil Vaishnav realized that the cooking oil that clogs up sewers could be turned into green gold. And that makes him a climate change hero. Sushil Vaishnav, Founder, Ecoil This article, by author Sanjana Chauhan was a Silver Prize winner in the Climate Champion...
Instead of scaring people into climate action, Adam Fishman thought he could start a ripple effect by starting with some gratitude. Adam Fishman This article and two-part video interview by author Ali Cappola was a Silver Prize winner in the Climate Champion Profiles...
Anand Krishna established schools and communities where people connect a healthy lifestyle to a healthy Earth. Anand Krishna. (CC BY-SA 4.0) This article and 3-part video interview by authors Awang Winnetou and Abhisheka Chandraka Tantra, was a Silver Prize winner in...
Andrea Kritcher has done something that seemed impossible: Conducted a successful laboratory test that showed that fusion energy could work. Andrea Kritcher. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. This article, by authors Ivy Lam and Andie Korenge, was a...
To keep plastics out of the waste system, Ved Krishna decided to change the way food service products were made. Yash Pakka founder Ved Krishna. Photo courtesy of Ved Krishna. This article, by author Samaya Chauhan, was a Silver Prize winner in the Climate Champion...
This article, from youth author Samaya Chauhan of India, won a Silver Prize in our Climate Champion Profiles Challenge, organized in partnership with Global Youth & News Media. Samaya profiles Ved Krishna, an entrepreneur and innovator who sees climate solutions in the ordinary and quotidian.
Exercise: Divide students into groups of two to three. In these groups, have them brainstorm items they use every day that may contribute to climate change. Examples may include: cell phone, water bottle, pieces of clothing, backpack, etc. How might these everyday, commonplace items be re-conceptualized so they support positive climate action? Look back to Ved Krishna’s profile for inspiration.
Matea Benedetti was vexed by the dreadful impact of “fast” fashion on the environment. So she started her own clothing line. Matea Benedetti. This article, by author Mia Baškovič of Slovenia, was a Silver Prize winner in the Climate Champion Profiles...
Florin Stoican tirelessly worked to create Romania’s first citizen-led national park in a country that’s home to 65% of Europe’s virgin forests. Florin Stoican. Courtesy of Florin Stoican. This article, by author Patricia Cîrtog, was the Gold Prize...