The Finalists were announced on November 4th. The Winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony on December 2nd.
The Earthshot Prize to Protect and Restore Nature
- Winner
- Kheyti, India
- A pioneering solution for local smallholder farmers to reduce costs, increase yields and protect livelihoods in a country on the frontlines of climate change.
- Finalist
- Desert Agricultural Transformation, China:
- A team developing cutting-edge agricultural breakthroughs to turn barren desert landscapes into lush, green ones.
- Hutan, Malaysia
- An inspiring conservation model that protects orangutans, supports local jobs and livelihoods and restores forests to their former greatness.
- Winner
- Mukuru Clean Stoves, Kenya:
- A start-up providing cleaner-burning stoves to women in Kenya to reduce unhealthy indoor pollution and provide a safer way to cook.
- Finalist
- The Ampd Entertainer, Hong Kong
- An emission-free electric battery system to power construction and reduce pollution.
- Roam, Kenya:
- An organisation building lower emission vehicles, making clean transportation accessible and affordable for urban cities on the African continent.
- Winner
- Indigenous Women of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia:
- An inspiring women-led programme that combines 60,000 years of indigenous knowledge with digital technologies to protect land and sea.
- Finalist
- The Great Bubble Barrier, Netherlands:
- Inventive and ingenious technique to intercept plastics before they reach oceans by creating a curtain of bubbles.
- SeaForester, Portugal:
- A truly cutting-edge breakthrough in seaweed farming that can restore the ocean’s forgotten forests.
- Winner
- Notpla, United Kingdom:
- A circular solution creating an alternative to plastic packaging from seaweed.
- Finalist
- City of Amsterdam Circular Economy, Netherlands:
- A city-wide initiative to establish a fully circular economy by 2050, wasting nothing and recycling everything.
- Fleather, India:
- An innovative and regenerative approach to creating leather out of floral waste.
The Earthshot Prize to Fix Our Climate
- Winner
- 44.01, Oman:
- Childhood friends who have developed an innovative technique to turn CO2 into rock, and permanently store it underground.
- Finalist
- LanzaTech, USA:
- A circular solution that recycles carbon waste into sustainable fuels and everyday products.
- Low Carbon Materials, United Kingdom:
- A new and innovative material that uses unrecyclable plastic waste to make traditional concrete blocks carbon-zero.
