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The Young Climate Prize proudly shares stories of the work of inspiring climate leaders under 25 through films, articles and global programming, amplifying their ideas and impact worldwide.

Young Climate Stories

Explore Young Climate Stories—our original film series capturing candid conversations between the youth reshaping our planet and the mentors who guide them.

Alumni Stories

Watch stories told by our Young Climate Prize alumni, and experience the powerful voices and ideas of a new generation of global changemakers.

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Hailing from Pakistan, a country routinely battered by extreme climate events and collapse of public systems, Young Climate Prize Cycle 01 winner, Namra Khalid works with grassroots communities to co-build geo-social humanitarian tools that reclaim voice, space, and mobility.

Namra Khalid drawing. A pile of books sit in the foreground.
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Alinta Furnell, Cycle 02, is an Australian biotechnologist that is making batteries higher performance, lower cost, and safer for demanding applications.

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Mohammed Anowar, Cycle 02, is a 19-year-old climate activist living in the world’s largest Rohingya Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Mohammed Answer stands in the middle of a line of young people holding tree saplings.
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Joseph Nguthiru, Cycle 01, works to convert water hyacinth (the world's most problematic aquatic weed), into biodegradable alternatives to single-use plastic products in Nigeria.

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Jin Gao, Cycle 01, gathered research on bees, and used his findings to design a low-cost monitor that can be installed into a standard beehive to maintain the health of the species even on unpredictable climate conditions.

Two people in yellow full-body protective suits look inside a beehive.
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Keebon team, Cycle 02, are transforming agricultural waste into sustainable interior products rooted in Indonesian farming traditions and cultural narratives.

The World Around gives me hope, because it shows that people across the world, no matter where they are, can come together to protect both our built and natural environments. We are not alone in this fight.

Mohamed Anowar
Young Climate Prize Cycle 02

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