...to everyone!

Yesterday's closing ceremony in Cancún, Mexico reaffirmed what the Great Power Race was all about -- standing together to promote clearn energy and climate solutions. Witnessing Chinese, Indian, and US youth all stand together to celebrate such work through both friendly competition and direct collaboration was deeply meaningful, particularly knowing that government representatives and press were looking on as well.

For anyone that missed the event live, the results are in. More video coverage of the event will be coming soon -- for now, a big thanks to our friends at the University of South Carolina who captured some of the footage from the webcast. Here are those clips...

USA:

India:

China, Most Collaborative, Most Determined, Global Winner, and Closing Remarks...

We all got involved in this race, not to beat each other, or triumph over one another -- but to show our friends and businesses and governments the sense of urgency and speed we need to address the climate crisis.  We got involved not just to rack up points, but to rescue our only home of a planet.

We also got involved in this race to create practical change now. Nearly 1,000 campuses got to work on over just as many projects. Dorms were made more efficient, cafeteria food was sourced locally, and many classrooms now get their energy from the sun, and newly erected turbines. So in a crucially important sense, all of our campuses won this race.

But of course, you’re all itching to know the results...

Congratulations to all the winners selected by the GPR judges:

    •    China: Shenyang Agricultural University and South China Agricultural Univesity

    •    India: the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and St Francis Degree College for Women

    •    U.S.A: the University of California, Berkeley and the University of South Carolina

    •    Global: the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

    •    Most Creative: St Francis Degree College for Women

    •    Most Collaborative: the University of Alaska’s Mat-Su College

    •    Most Determined: Sri Pratap College

Watch the coverage above to hear more about the judges reviews for each of the winning campuses.

And with that, we draw this phase of the Great Power Race to a close. Many thanks to everyone who took part, particularly all the teams who dedicated so much time and passion towards advancing clean energy and climate solutions on your campuses. We very much look forward to hearing how all your efforts continue and working with you again soon enough.

You’ve all started us on the path to victory for a safe climate future -- Congratulations again!