Climate Action Challenge Winners

From November 2021 to June 2022, we challenged young people across Australia to address the 13th UN Sustainable Development Goal by ideating solutions to the following question: "How might we create innovative solutions to tackle climate change?"

From Tasmania to Darwin, and everywhere in between, over 5,000 students across 70 schools registered to take part in this challenge.

Using design thinking, and led by talented educators across the country, young people worked in teams or as individuals to ideate solutions to tackle climate change in their communities. This page highlights the top 22 of those ideas. 

Judges Choice: Power Savers

Helping people save power and money in their house

New Idea

Victoria

Judges Choice: Tees for Trees

Providing affordable nutrition while supporting the LGBTQ+ community

New Idea

Victoria

Pedal for Power

Creating a product that becomes a sustainable source of energy for Woodleigh.

New Idea

Victoria

WFBD (Water Filtration Bluetooth Device)

Making a device that alerts you of how much pollution is in your water run offs and affecting the recycled water system.

New Idea

Victoria

Judges Choice: Eco Friends

Making cities more sustainable with information and activities.

New Idea

Victoria

Purity

Creating a water purifying system

New Idea

Queensland

Bio Straws

Reducing single-use plastic waste

New Idea

Queensland

Highly Commended: World-Class Water

A rainwater catchment system that enables people to collect, filter, and reuse rainwater.

New Idea

Queensland

Highly Commended: Five Minute Limit

Educating society about the importance of water and know how to take action

New Idea

Queensland

Judges Choice: Carbon Credits

Creating a digital currency to reward students for doing good deeds in school.

New Idea

New South Wales

The Ultimate Bubbler

Sustainable water filter and water storage for students to be more sustainable.

New Idea

New South Wales

SustainaSchools

Transforming schools into more responsible and efficient energy users.

New Idea

New South Wales

Highly Commended: ASCK: Rapid Building

Building and Operating Sustainably

New Idea

Western Australia

Judges Choice: PLANT TO PLATE

A vertical garden with a great system and many benefits

New Idea

New South Wales

Sustainable isn’t lamable

We are going to make tracking your carbon footprint simple and easy

New Idea

Queensland

Save our water

People waste water everyday so how can we help make a difference.

New Idea

Judges Choice: Energy Shoes

Shoes that generate electricity through kinaesthetic energy

New Idea

Highly Commended: Eco Bins

To keep our world clean and reduce pollution for the future generations.

New Idea

Queensland

Percentage Zero

We want to expand a new business that promotes climate action.

New Idea

Queensland

Save It

Saving water and energy in households

New Idea

Queensland

Earth Water

Earth water is better than any water

New Idea

Queensland