Energy Globe Award is an environmental award, honoring the best solutions for current energy and climate changes. It was founded in 1999 in Austria as a local initiative. Since then it has developed in a global award, presented annually in over 170 countries. Each year the Energy Globe Award is presented first locally, on a national level. The best projects are nominated for the Energy Globe World Award, presented in 5 different categories: Earth, Fire, Air, Water and Youth. The ceremony takes place in a different country every year. We honor projects addressing scarcity of our resources, efficient energy solutions, renewable energies, water and air pollution, as well as environmental education. The jury consists of a number of prominent environmental activists: Prof. Edward S. Ayensu, Don Baker, Maneka Gandhi, Peter Rae and Franz-Josef Radermacher.