𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐇 June 2024 is an upcoming contest by 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐗 aimed at inspiring college students to innovate for climate.
In the run-up to the event, we are conducting the 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞, where participants tackle daily climate-related questions, showcasing their creativity and knowledge.
𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 28 – 𝐀𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐈𝐅𝐓
The winner for that day will be given the Climate Brain title for the day.
The challenge for May 28 was:
𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰:
𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 1 : A breakthrough idea in nuclear fusion that can make it modular, though it could take at least 2 decades to become commercial
𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 2 : A free, intuitive smart phone app that claims to provide effective sustainability education to the masses right away, covering over 50 lifestyle activities
𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 3 : An innovative, affordable monitoring system that can increase the output of large solar power plants by about 15% and which can be implemented within months for many existing solar power plants.
Which of the three innovations would you choose as the winner, and why.
About 50 participants answered – thank you to every one of you!
The 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐮𝐩 for May 28 is:
Arpit Agarwal – from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
His answer:
Innovation 3, which improves solar power plant efficiency by 15%, can be implemented immediately. With the global solar capacity at 1412 GW in 2023, this innovation would add an impressive 211 GW and significantly reduce CO2 emissions by about 809 million kg.
In contrast, Innovation 1, a modular nuclear fusion concept, while potentially transformative, requires over 20 years to commercialise and is currently feasible for only few nations because only 32 out of 195 countries are using current fission technology.
Innovation 2, a sustainability education app, faces competition from existing apps like GoodGuide and JouleBug, making it less unique. Therefore, the rapid deployability and substantial environmental impact of Innovation 3 make it the most effective and feasible choice.
Congrats Arpit, and may you scale greater heights.