THE PIONEERS
Protecting the planet
Carlos Espinosa
Antofagasta - Chile
My nets capture water from the clouds
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It’s the purest freshwater in the world, moving in clouds a few hundred metres above the sea. Carlos captures it in the high-mountain deserts of the Andes.
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Paul Servin et Thomas CobbYou will make huge savings on water and detergent with our washing machine -
Paul MoreyMy radiator is inspired by the sun -
Your servers are cooled by my oil -
Muru ArunachalamI’m the first man to wear sanitary pads -
pierre duponchelI use your jeans to insulate your house -
alexandre dubernardI install air-conditioning systems above your head -
Anke DomaskeI manufacture fabric out of milk leftovers -
Francesca Miazzo Jessica SpadaciniI carry fruit and vegetables in the last mile -
Vandana ShivaI breathe new life into ancestral seeds -
Laurent GoudetI build houses out of hemp concrete -
Cédric CarlesI use nature to play turntables -
George MadhavanI turn water from your toilet into drinking water -
Martine PostmaI created the Repair Café -
Anders WilhelmsonI created the world's simplest toilets -
aurelia wolffI invented a machine to dye fabric with vegetable scraps -
Jacques BremondMy technology reduces maritime shipping emissions -
Patricia DutreuxThese wood bricks don't need nails, screws, or glue -
Rémi SuccojaMy electric bike runs on hydrogen -
Javier FernandezI invented a shrimp-based bioplastic -
Aurelia WolfI created an open-source machine to make natural dyes. -
wong Mun SummI doubled green space by building a hotel -
Sten de WitI created the world's first solar cycle path -
Lente RoodeI help cheetahs reproduce -
Paul BenoitI heat your apartment with computing power -
Pierfrancesco MaranI collect your food waste to make compost -
Cédric AuriolTrade your steak for bugs! -
Jesús Manuel AldreteI make 100% biodegradable chewing gum -
Henry LiangI make paper from stone -
Peggy PascalI pioneered farming in a bag -
Marcelo VillegasI’ve created a bamboo laminate that’s cheaper than plywood -
Eric ScottoI construct photovoltaic greenhouses to combine green energy with organic farming -
Shane ChenMy invention revolutionises personal mobility -
Martha DelgadoI trade your trash for organic food -
Catia BastioliI harvest thistles to make bioplastic -
Mansukh PrajapatiMy refrigerator works without electricity -
Kanta HaniI created the zero waste festival -
Barthélémy DominiciI'm tackling ocean garbage -
Nek ChandI created the world’s largest work of art made from recycled objects -
Stephan WrageI invented a sail to power cargo ships -
Masaki TakaoI make bioethanol from your old clothes -
Bunker RoyI created the Barefoot College -
Yukihiro KimuraI’ve pioneered diaper recycling -
Cédric PéchardI grow mushrooms from your coffee grounds -
Philippe Ouaki di GiornoMy solid water makes deserts bloom -
Thomas GranierI'm building sustainable earthen roofs -
Takao FurunoI use ducks instead of pesticides in my rice fields -
Tammy DunakinI rent out my goats to mow your lawn -
Yumi SomeiI discovered a rich oil field in Tokyo! -
Francisco Da SilvaI make soap from used cooking oil -
Simon VélezI use bamboo like others use iron -
Esteban ChornetI fill up my tank with what you throw away -
Thierry JacquetI use plants to clean toxic soil -
Ursula SladekI created the first green energy network -
Corentin de ChatelperronI cross oceans in a boat made of jute -
Olivier DesurmontI wash cars without water -
Guilherme BampiI created a new recycled and recyclable material -
Carlos EspinosaMy nets capture water from the clouds -
Tom SzakyI can recycle anything you throw away -
Brent SchulkinI created a new kind of citizen action -
Wolfram PalitzschI recycle rare earth metals -
Peter VadaszI use the forest judiciously -
Eben BayerI grow the packaging of the future -
Carlos FernandezI created a foldable electric car -
Martine Le LuI use oyster shells to make paint. -
Clément ShalaMy cooker lets nothing go to waste -
Oscar DiosI converted a Boeing 747 into a hotel -
Britta RileyI grow vertical gardens -
Phil MorganMy restaurant runs on hydroelectric energy -
Daniel CharbonnierWe transformed a bunker into a hotel -
Alan HeegerI invented flexible solar panels -
Benoit PagetI pay you back for recycling -
pierre callejaI capture CO2 with micro-algae -
Baruch RinkevichCoral reefs have a future because of my invention -
Pilgrim BeartI lower your electricity bill -
Rainer NolvakI created Clean Up Day -
Tobias LeenaertI converted my city to vegetarianism -
Olivier CousinI cultivate my vineyards with horse power -
Jan Peter BergkvistI co-created the world’s first chain of eco-hotels -
Harrison DillonI create fuel from algae -
Michel SmitI turn your dance moves into kilowatts
















































































