This award will be given to the best story on issues connecting climate change and energy. The burning of fossil fuels is a major source of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change, and the winning story may be one that provides new information or an insightful explanation of these linkages. Stories covering many other relevant energy-related topics are also eligible for this prize, including those that focus on:
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The use of renewable, alternative and/or carbon-neutral energy sources, or greater energy efficiency;
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The quest for sustainable energy supplies and/or policies;
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The development of energy efficient, low-carbon or carbon-neutral appliances, transport, transportation systems, buildings, communities, cities, etc;
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The trading of emission credits or the financing of low-carbon or carbon-neutral energy systems.
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Opportunities - economic and other - that are emerging from policies and investments in support of a low carbon economy