UN CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH AWARD

Sept. 28, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kochi International Airport were awarded UN's highest environmental honour, the 'Champions of the Earth' award, along with four others environmental changemakers.

About:

The annual Champions of the Earth prize is the UN’s highest environmental honour.
It recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations from the public and private sectors and from civil society whose actions have had a transformative positive impact on the environment.
It was launched in 2005 by United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment).
Champions of the Earth recognizes laureates in the following 5 categories: (1) Lifetime Achievement, (2) Policy Leadership, (3) Action and Inspiration, (4) Entrepreneurial Vision and (5) Science and Innovation.

Winners of the 2018 Champions of the Earth Awards:

	Category	Laureate(s)
1	Entrepreneurial Vision	Cochin International Airport (awarded for its leadership in the use of sustainable energy)
2	Policy Leadership	Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (awarded for their efforts regarding the International Solar Alliance)
3	Lifetime achievement award	Joan Carling
4	Science and Innovation	Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods
5	Inspiration and Action	China’s Zhejiang’s Green Rural Revival Programme

Young Champions of the Earth:

In 2017, on similar lines, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched Young Champions of the Earth, a new initiative to spot young, talented people between the ages of 18 and 30 and support their inspiring ideas to save the environment.
Under it, Seven Young Champions – selected from every global region – will receive $15,000 each in seed funding and intensive mentoring to help them implement their ideas.

Source : All India Radio