Students must submit their application in one of the following tracks. We’ve provided some potential ideas that could belong to each track to help get you started!
Excessive waste
Landfills (lack of proper on-site waste management); leakage
Profit-based regulations
Mislabeling of “green” technologies
Toxic waste
Contamination & improper recycling
Poor renewable energy grid stability
Transportation with net-zero carbon emissions
Inadequate energy storage & transportation (particularly solar energy)
Insufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Unequal energy transition for low-income communities
Lack of renewable energy infrastructure
Electric vehicle long-distance range anxiety
Rising demand for food globally;
Loss of biodiversity during farming;
Lack of improvement in farming productivity and food system resiliency;
Increased and more intense natural hazards impacting farms;
Hunger, poverty, and malnutrition;
Unsustainable usage of natural resources
Feel free to choose any topic that is relevant to the climate space!