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 – 𝐍𝐲𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐑𝐌 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲
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 for May 28 is:
Nyla Bhargava – from SRM University
Her answer:
“No organisation ever created an innovation. People innovate, not companies. No innovation can be termed as immediate increment but it is said to be revolutionary, because of this I personally think that the sustainability education app is the best choice for doing something revolutionary.
It reaches a broad audience, has long term benefits and especially it is cost effective. Though it might not offer an immediate application but with proper impartation of knowledge and practical skills, it can lead to the creation of something even more revolutionary by the people. Further updates and new content can be easily added to the app and can be shared between individuals, also educated citizens are more likely to support and advocate for sustainable policies and practices. Additionally this idea can be improved by including short term sustainability goals and progress tracking. Introducing challenges and rewards that encourage sustainable actions, have interactive educational content and formation of local groups.
This system can use machine learning algorithms and carbon footprint calculators for more personalized details. With government and NGO collaboration, sustainability can surely be achieved by combined efforts.”
Congrats Nyla, and may you scale greater heights.