Winners are selected through a comprehensive review and judging process, by a Jury composed of individuals with deep insight into Steve’s personal and professional values. They collectively represent members of Steve’s family, GWEC, REN21 and Greenpeace.
Eduarda Zoghbi
Eduarda Zoghbi is a political scientist, based in Brazil. She is currently working towards her Master of Public Administration (MPA) at Columbia University, focusing on energy and environment and specialising in gender and public policy. She also holds a Batchelor of Science in Public Policy.
Eduarda has been fighting for climate action since she was twelve years old. She has gained international experience by working as an energy and gender consultant for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), focusing on electricity access policies and mainstreaming gender in energy projects to achieve sustainable development goal 7.
Eduarda has also served as a climate change consultant in Brazil at the Inter-American Development Bank, where she worked with the Brazilian government to manage and implement projects related to sustainable infrastructure, green finance, forestry, and agriculture.
Eduarda is passionate about ensuring a more sustainable world and hopes to play a vital role in achieving the UN SDG 7 targets.
Interview
In September 2022, Eduarda met with GWEC CEO Ben Backwell, in New York for New York Climate Week, for a discussion on the clean energy transition in LATAM. View their conversation below!
Media and Works
President Obama: Meeting young leaders at COP26
At COP26, President Obama met with emerging leaders to discuss climate action.
Read MoreYoung Climate Diplomats Fighting To Save Their Countries
Article on young climate change activists like Eduarda, protesting for climate action.
Read MoreEveryday Superheroes: Women in Energy Careers
Eduarda was published in a book to celebrate women who are breaking the bias in the energy industry!
Read MoreFederal Senate 2006
Eduarda Zoghbi speaking at the Federal Senate when she was just twelve years old.
Watch HereNAAEE: 30 under 30
Eduarda on the North American Association for Environmental Education 30 under 30 list.
Read MoreSchool of Nations Alumni Piece
Spotlight profile on Eduarda, what she has been doing to achieve climate action, advice for young climate activists and reflections of her time at the School of Nations.
Read MoreFollow Eduarda on Social Media
Wangari Muchiri
Wangari Muchiri is a Renewable Energy Engineer and Energy Planning expert, based in Kenya. She currently works as a Programme Development Manager, focusing on Renewable Energy Innovation for off grid and peri-urban communities. Over the last eight years, Wangari has gained international experience consulting in renewable energy, green buildings and sustainability throughout East Africa and Oceania.
Wangari also sits on the board of the Kenya Green Building Society, where she heads up the technical committee who play an integral part role in ensuring the real estate sector in Kenya is sustainable.
Wangari holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Renewable Energy) from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and a Masters of Engineering (Energy Planning and Policy) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
In 2019, Wangari was selected among one of the Obama Leaders for Africa, by the Obama Foundation. Wangari was also selected as a participant of the Women in Wind Global Leadership Program in 2019, and was named a Top Woman Under 30 in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) by the Mawazo Institute during Africa Science week.
Wangari is passionate about ensuring a more sustainable world and hopes to play a vital role in seeing the SDG’s achieved by 2030.
Interview
In October 2020, Wangari met with Arthouros Zervos, Chair of REN21 and member of the Jury for the REvolutionaries Award, in Nairobi, Kenya, for a discussion on the clean energy transition in Kenya and Africa. View their conversation below!
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