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13. Climate Action
Billy Bottle
CLIMATE_ACTION + 3 OthersWater supply; sewerage, waste management + 3 Others

Billy Bottle

Replacing PET plastic with the world's first user-triggered vanishing bottle with a rainbow effect to make the experience fun!

Lebanon

SILIXA
CLEAN_WATER_AND_SANITATION + 1 OthersWater supply; sewerage, waste management

SILIXA

A boba-like material that purifies water from pharmaceutical contaminants; it is an innovative, low-cost, and environmentally friendly product. Silixa: Smart. Simple. Sustainable.

Oman

A Distance- and Carbon Footprint–Based Transparency Model for E-Commerce Platforms
RESPONSIBLE_CONSUMPTION_AND_PRODUCTION + 3 OthersTransportation and storage

A Distance- and Carbon Footprint–Based Transparency Model for E-Commerce Platforms

My project designs an e-commerce platform where each product shows its price and a Carbon Score calculated from the seller’s location to the buyer’s address making distance-based environmental impact visible at purchase.

Istanbul, Turkey

BioSenser
GOOD_HEALTH_AND_WELL_BEING + 2 OthersProfessional, scientific and technical + 1 Others

BioSenser

BioSenser uses bioinformatics and climate data to predict climate-driven biological risks before outbreaks. By combining genomics, ecology, and machine learning, it enables protection of ecosystems and communities.

San Jose, CA, USA

ECO-MENUS for Sustainable Planet
CLEAN_WATER_AND_SANITATION + 6 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 4 Others

ECO-MENUS for Sustainable Planet

Sustainability Warriors

Muğla, Mugla, Turkey

GREEN STAMP
NO_POVERTY + 9 OthersWater supply; sewerage, waste management + 8 Others

GREEN STAMP

Individual efforts go unnoticed, and there's no unified system to track, reward, and scale sustainable behaviors across the school community.

Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey

The Impact of Global Climate Change on Agricultural Production: The Case of Coffee
CLIMATE_ACTIONAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 1 Others

The Impact of Global Climate Change on Agricultural Production: The Case of Coffee

Student-led project using coffee as a case study to show how climate change alters farming. By analysing climate data, students explore risks to coffee regions, sustainability, and how other crops may be threatened.

Urla, Izmir, Turkey

Desert Recovery Tracker
CLIMATE_ACTION + 1 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing

Desert Recovery Tracker

DRT is a project fighting the Aral Sea desert crisis. Using satellite data & local reports, it maps where saxaul trees should be planted, tracks progress, and shows how restoration reduces toxic dust and improves health.

Astana, Kazakhstan

Project Vaayu
SUSTAINABLE_CITIES_AND_COMMUNITIES + 2 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 1 Others

Project Vaayu

Project Vaayu is a low-cost cooling solution using waste terracotta chai cups, based on evaporative cooling. It lowers temperatures by 6-10°, reduces energy use, and repurposes waste, making it sustainable and scalable

Gurugram, Haryana, India

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CLIMATE_ACTION + 1 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing

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Istanbul, Turkey

Thermassa – Sustainable Thermal Biocomposite from Construction Waste
CLIMATE_ACTION + 5 OthersManufacturing + 3 Others

Thermassa – Sustainable Thermal Biocomposite from Construction Waste

Thermassa is a bio-composite under development using construction waste and sugarcane fibers. It aims to reduce improper disposal and create a low-cost passive thermal solution for public schools and vulnerable community

Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hybrid Exhaust Purification and Carbon Capture System for Urban African Transport
CLIMATE_ACTION + 2 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 1 Others

Hybrid Exhaust Purification and Carbon Capture System for Urban African Transport

HewaSafi’s $125 hybrid system uses coconut waste to cut 93% of matatu emissions. This Jua Kali tech fights Nairobi's air crisis. It saves lives from pollution. It lowers fuel costs for urban transport across Africa.

Kiambu, Central, Kenya

Modified Fungus to Help Stop CO2 emissions
SUSTAINABLE_CITIES_AND_COMMUNITIES + 2 OthersProfessional, scientific and technical + 3 Others

Modified Fungus to Help Stop CO2 emissions

A bioreactor that uses an immobilised genetically modified fungi to biosynthesise gallic acid, thus inhibiting calcite fixation and reducing net-carbon emissions.

Switzerland

From Waste to Worth: Date Pits as a Sustainable Resource
RESPONSIBLE_CONSUMPTION_AND_PRODUCTION + 4 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 1 Others

From Waste to Worth: Date Pits as a Sustainable Resource

This project transforms discarded date pits into sustainable resources for soil improvement, water purification, and waste reduction, supporting a circular economy and climate action using a locally abundant material.

Qatar

Hawaiialert.jp — A Scalable Disaster Information System for Climate-Vulnerable Regions
CLIMATE_ACTION + 1 OthersInformation and communication + 1 Others

Hawaiialert.jp — A Scalable Disaster Information System for Climate-Vulnerable Regions

Hawaiialert.jp delivers multilingual summaries of official emergency alerts. Piloted in Hawaii, it reduces language barriers and improves climate-disaster readiness for visitors and students.

Honolulu, HI, USA

Volunify
NO_POVERTY + 14 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 9 Others

Volunify

Volunify is a global volunteering platform that connects students and organizations, making social impact accessible, trusted, and measurable through verified opportunities and transparent impact tracking.

Turkey

Project S.E.A.L
LIFE_BELOW_WATER + 2 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 2 Others

Project S.E.A.L

SEAL is a bouy that uses waves create electricty. It uses that energy to split seawater into Sodium Hydroxide that neutralizes acid. Its a self-powered kidney that fights ocean acidification passively,with zero emmisions

India

RicePrintopia
INDUSTRY_INNOVATION_AND_INFRASTRUCTURE + 2 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 2 Others

RicePrintopia

A Fundamental Investigation into Utilizing White Milled Long-Grain Rice Husks Organosolv Lignin to augment the Mechanical Properties and Thermal Characteristics of PLA Bio-Composite for Potential 3D Printing Applications

Malaysia

GreenCycle RI
RESPONSIBLE_CONSUMPTION_AND_PRODUCTION + 2 OthersWater supply; sewerage, waste management + 1 Others

GreenCycle RI

GreenCycle RI is a student-led curbside compost pickup that makes it easy for households to divert food scraps from the landfill and turn them into compost for local gardens.

Cranston, RI, USA

Terra Nova Seeds
ZERO_HUNGER + 5 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing

Terra Nova Seeds

Terra Nova Seeds uses non-GMO breeding to adapt crops for vertical farms. By optimizing biology for better light and nutrient absorption in indoor hydroponic environments, we cut energy costs and boost crop yields.

Westport, CT, USA

European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model
NO_POVERTY + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 12 Others

European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model

European non-profit, scalable, replicable, growth-agnostic banking institution in cooperative stewardship able to provide full-fledge digital banking services to communities across EEA. Applies endogenous money concept.

Europe

A Regenerative Investment Engine
CLIMATE_ACTION + 3 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 1 Others

A Regenerative Investment Engine

Prototyping a catalytic, evergreen, steward-owned investment engine that orchestrates capital into Africa’s regenerative food economy to fund the root systems that align wealth with ecological and social renewal.

Western Cape, South Africa

The Collective - People - Power - Planet
PEACE_JUSTICE_AND_STRONG_INSTITUTIONS + 5 OthersInformation and communication + 1 Others

The Collective - People - Power - Planet

A global movement uniting changemakers to build fair, sustainable systems tackling climate and inequality through shared power, collective action, and a new fund that directs resources to grassroots communities.

United Kingdom

Youth Wealth Commons
REDUCED_INEQUALITIES + 5 OthersEducation + 2 Others

Youth Wealth Commons

Youth Wealth Commons : A Participatory Fund by and for Young People from Working-Class Territories

France