05-01-2021 | 13:37 PM
Young Champions of the Earth Award
The Young Champions of the Earth prize is awarded every year to seven entrepreneurs under the age of thirty.
These entrepreneurs should have bold ideas for sustainable environmental change. The winners of the award receive mentoring, seed funding, communications support to amplify their efforts.
Prize winners from India:
Vidyut Mohan (India): He is the co-founder of Takachar. He has built affordable and portable biomass upgrading equipment which allows farmers to prevent open burning by converting crops to fuels, activated carbon and fertilizers.