In February 2016, the Climate CoLab opened over a dozen contests on key challenges in addressing climate change. Nearly 500 proposals were submitted to the platform, and evaluated by expert Judges, who then selected 136 Semi-Finalists. Authors had a chance to revise their proposals with the Judges’ feedback before entering a second round of evaluation, where 60 proposals were selected as Finalists, and opened for a public vote. In July, the Climate CoLab community grew to over 75,000 members, who cast over 16,000 votes to select the contests’ Popular Choice winners.
You can meet and interact with both the Judges’ Choice and Popular Choice winners as they attend and present their work at MIT Climate CoLab’s Crowds & Climate Conference, September 28 & 29, on the MIT campus, where the $10,000 Grand Prize will be announced. Crowds & Climate will take place during HUBweek, a week-long city-wide festival celebrating innovation in the Boston area.
We are proud to announce the winners and Judges’ Special Commendations for Impact and Novelty for 2016. Please join us in extending a hearty congratulations to them!
All submitted proposals are now displayed on each contest homepage, with the contest Winners, Finalists, and Semi-Finalists recognized.
Adaptation Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Special Commendations: Impact Novelty
Buildings Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner (At Large) * Special Commendations: Impact Novelty Energy Supply Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Special Commendations: Impact Novelty Energy-Water Nexus Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Special Commendations: Impact Novelty
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Improving Firewood for Clean CookstovesRun in collaboration with Patrimonio Natural and Minka-Dev Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner
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Industry Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Special Commendations: Impact Novelty
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Land Use: Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Special Commendations: Impact Novelty (tie) Novelty (tie)
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Materials MatterRun in collaboration with Nike, INC Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Special Commendations: Impact Novelty
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MIT Climate Mitigation SolutionsRun in collaboration with MIT Office of Sustainability Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Special Commendations: Impact
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Shifting Behavior for a Changing Climate Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner _____________ Special Commendations: Impact Novelty
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Transportation Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner
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Waste Management Judges’ Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner Popular Choice Winner (At Large) * _____________ Special Commendations: Impact Novelty
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*The Popular Choice (At Large) designation was given to proposals which received over 40% of the total valid votes cast in that contest, or were within 5% of the total valid vote count of the highest vote-getter for that contest.
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