Telge Energi är elbolaget som alltid utmanat branschen. Först sänkte vi priserna, sen kämpade vi mot kolkraften. Nu står vi inför vår viktigaste utmaning någonsin – att göra Sverige till förebilden inom hållbarhet. För att göra det så behöver vi driva på vår egen bransch och se till att hållbar utveckling inte bara är fina ord i reklamfilmer. Vi gräver där vi står och satsar på initiativ som ska gynna både nutida och framtida generationer. Telge Energi instiftade Children’s Climate Prize 2016 för att lyfta barn och ungas perspektiv i klimatfrågan utifrån insikten att det är barnens framtid som står på spel. Läs mer på www.telgeenergi.se
Telge Energi är elbolaget som alltid utmanat branschen. Först sänkte vi priserna, sen kämpade vi mot kolkraften. Nu står vi inför vår viktigaste utmaning någonsin – att göra Sverige till förebilden inom hållbarhet. För att göra det så behöver vi driva på vår egen bransch och se till att hållbar utveckling inte bara är fina ord i reklamfilmer. Vi gräver där vi står och satsar på initiativ som ska gynna både nutida och framtida generationer. Telge Energi instiftade Children’s Climate Prize 2016 för att lyfta barn och ungas perspektiv i klimatfrågan utifrån insikten att det är barnens framtid som står på spel. Läs mer på www.telgeenergi.se
ABOUT THE PRIZE
The Children's Climate Prize is an international prize annually awarded to young people taking actions to bring sustainable solutions for our planet. The prize celebrates and shed light on young innovators, entrepreneurs, changemakers and conservators in order to spread hope and inspire. The winners of the Prize are celebrated at a gala event in Stockholm, Sweden. They receive a diploma, medal and prize money of SEK 100,000 to continue developing their projects.
THE FOUNDATION
The purpose of the Children's Climate Foundation is to promote children's contributions to environmental and climate work in Sweden and internationally.
The foundation is politically and religiously neutral. Every year, the Children’s Climate Foundation awards 100 000 SEK to the winner. The foundation has a long-term perspective and makes it possible for others to partner in the initiative.
The founder of Children’s Climate Foundation was Telge Energi, the Swedish frontrunner in renewable energy, who also initiated the Children's Climate Prize in 2016. Since 2023, the Children's Climate Prize is owned by Telge AB.
HOW IT ALL STARTED
In November 2015, Telge Energi, the Swedish frontrunner in renewable energy, took initiative in elevating children's voices, as their future was being discussed without them present. Therefore, the Children's Climate Conference was created in preparation for the World Climate Summit, COP21, in Paris. Sixty-four children from 22 countries traveled to Sweden to participate. Among them, representatives from different indigenous people as well as children who had already been affected by climate change, were present. COP21 was the last chance for world leaders to come to an agreement on common guidelines and promises for meeting climate change objectives, and the children wanted to be involved. Together, the children created a list of actions and requirements, which they considered necessary for creating positive, sustainable development for the world and future generations. Against all odds, the children were invited to partake in the World Climate Summit in Paris. This was unprecedented.
The children presented their requirements and communiqué during a press conference made up of representatives from all over the world, the top manager for the UN's Climate Change Convention, Christiana Figueres, and the UN's General Secretary Envoy, Ahmad Alhendawi. After this experience, Telge Energi decided to annually award a young person who has exemplified extraordinary efforts to improve their own future and that of future generations. Thus, the Children's Climate Prize was born.
