Climate change has a huge impact today, and young people of the age make the outlook depressing. However, they confronted the challenge and could see the results of the efforts in the recovery climate for a lifetime. The recovery of the climate requires extraordinary efforts for young people who have already led accusations. In this episode Sustainability of your ears Introducing another winner of Gloria Baron Award for young heroesEvery year, they recognize dozens of young people for their innovation and actions. This program takes into account children 8 to 18 years old. In 2024, one of the remarkable individuals, which was awarded $ 10,000 from the program, is Varin Sikka, a 16 -year -old innovator from California. Varin invented AIRCAT, a revolutionary direct air capture (DAC) system designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. He is doing more than imagining technology. VARIN has a 3D -printed home version, and after taking AIRCAT to the COP28 meeting held in Dubai in 2023, we cooperate with Siemens Energy.
Barin was motivated to develop an aircat in 2020 with an endory mountain fire that brought the red sky to the San Francisco Bay Area. In today’s show, he shares the 16 -year -old inventor. Changes, and advice that he gives to young people who feel the climate anxiety: involvement. This year’s award will be announced in the fall. Fiction writer Ta Barron created awards, named the program after the mother, and urged children to make positive differences in the world. For more information about the Gloria Baron Awards, consider participating in the 2025 award for 8 to 18 years old. https://barronprize.org/
Please see the earlier Earth911 interview on carbon capture technology
