Re: XPRIZE Call for Future-Positive Ideas for Future XPRIZE Competitions: Deadline 17th April

[Ron Baiman]

Dear Colleagues,

As Barbara notes (thank you!) this seems like an opportunity that we should take advantage of.

Best,

Ron

On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 6:18 PM Barbara Sneath <bjsn...@meer.org> wrote:

Dear All,

FYI. Please share this with the climate community. 

There's an  XPRIZE Call for Future-Positive Ideas for Future XPRIZE Competitions with a deadline of April 17th.  One area is Climate and Energy.  There are nine short questions to answer.  

I thought it might be worth submitting “Direct Climate Cooling" or “Refreezing the Arctic “ ideas.  What do you think?  At the very least, suggestions for these ideas would be a chance to bring the concept to the notice of the XPRIZE organization. 

More information below.

Best wishes,

Barbara Sneath

MEER.org

Information:
https://www.xprize.org/futurepositiveideas-faq

Application:

https://www.xprize.org/futurepositiveideas

Area:  Climate and Energy

1st question:

(1 of 9) Describe the revolutionary change that you want to bring about with the proposed prize competition.

Here are some characteristics of prize-driven revolutionary changes:

• Accelerates positive change [decade or greater than presently expected]

• Uses fundamentally different solutions or approaches

• Leverages novel technologies and/or operational systems

• Engages stakeholders across multiple/previously untapped sectors (private, industry, government, NGO)

• Considers different markets/customers

(2 of 9) Describe the conditions (political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental) that are preventing this change from taking place now. Why is this area stuck?

(3 of 9) What specific assumptions or misconceptions are holding back progress in this area?

(4 of 9) Describe a practical demonstration that could create the change that you wish to achieve.

(5 of 9) Describe what the winning team must accomplish to win the competition. Provide a summary description of competition rules.

(6 of 9) Propose a name for your prize competition that clearly communicates your prize concept. 

(7 of 9) Suggest a one sentence description of the prize that clearly communicates your prize concept and why you are doing it or what it is solving for.

(8 of 9) Upload an image that graphically communicates your prize concept.

(9 of 9) Do you know of a company, organization, and/or an individual who would be willing to fund your competition idea?*