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Have you heard of the Earthshot Prize? What do you know about it?
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Congratulations!
The Earthshot Prize is a 10-year project that aims to find solutions to the biggest environmental problems. Every year, five prizes are awarded. Below are last year’s winners.
Protect and Restore Nature
Kheyti won the prize for protecting and restoring nature with its “Greenhouse-in-a-Box” idea. The company provides simple, large greenhouses to farmers at a low cost. The greenhouses allow farmers to use 98% less water and produce seven times as much food. It also helps protect crops from insects and terrible weather conditions.
Clean Our Air
Charlot Magayi won the prize for cleaning our air. After her daughter was burned by a charcoal-burning stove, Ms. Magayi developed a safer, cleaner stove called the Mukuru Clean Stove. Ms. Magayi’s stoves use a different fuel that is cheaper and pollutes far less than charcoal stoves.
Revive Our Oceans
The Revive Our Oceans prize was won by the Queensland Indigenous Women Rangers Network (QIWRN). Over the last four years, QIWRN has trained 60 indigenous women to help protect the environment. The women learned to use modern tools. They also shared important history and information that’s been passed down for years among their people.
Build a Waste-Free World
A London-based company called Notpla (for “Not Plastic”) won the prize for building a waste-free world. They’ve created a plastic substitute from seaweed. Unlike most plastic, their products break down naturally with no microplastics. Notpla believes their products can help end the plastic pollution.
Fix Our Climate
The Earthshot prize for fixing our climate went to a company called 44.01. It has come up with a way to turn polluting CO2 into a rock called peridotite. Once the CO2 has been turned into rock, it can no longer be released into the air again.
True(T) or False(F)?
( )1. The greenhouses Kheyti provides allow farmers to use less
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