Climate Champions
Meet our climate champions
Leading the way to a zero carbon future
Calling all trailblazers
This year, the Ashden Awards will raise up climate pioneers transforming the world of work.
Are you creating green jobs and delivering the training, connections and resources needed for thriving, fair and sustainable economies in the UK and low-income countries?
Register your interest for the 2023 Ashden Awards
THE 2025 Winners
Emergent Energy
The Ashden Award for Breaking Barriers (UK)
BURN
The Ashden Award for Outstanding Achivement (Global South)
SELCO Solar Light Private Limited
The Ashden Award for Outstanding Achivement (Global South)
Sosai Renewable Energies
The Ashden Award for Breaking Barriers (Global South)
Repowering London
The Ashden Award for Outstanding Achievement (UK)
Cotality
The Ashden Award for Outstanding Achievement (UK)
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WinnerRenewable Energy
Emergent Energy
A breakthrough in money-saving solar for blocks of flats
WinnerEnergy for Development
BURN
High-quality affordable cookstoves, made in Africa
Africa2025The Ashden Award for Outstanding Achivement (Global South)
WinnerEnergy and Women
SELCO Solar Light Private Limited
Powering change for rural entrepreneurs and communities
India2025The Ashden Award for Outstanding Achivement (Global South)
WinnerEnergy and Women
Sosai Renewable Energies
Energising woman-run businesses in Nigeria
Africa2025The Ashden Award for Breaking Barriers (Global South)
WinnerEnergy and Sustainable Cities
Repowering London
Sparking inclusive community energy projects
WinnerRenewable Energy
Cotality
Powering fast, efficient green home upgrades
WinnerRenewable Energy
GoGo Electric
Greening travel in Uganda – and the company’s focus on skills and training is helping it zoom ahead.
WinnerRefugee
Patapia
Helping refugee women in Uganda launch and grow businesses powered by clean energy.
WinnerEnergy for Development
Salpha Energy
Manufactures high-quality clean energy products in Cross River, Nigeria
WinnerNatural Climate Solutions
Ujamaa Community Resource Team
Helped more than 120 Indigenous communities in rural Tanzania secure the rights to their land, manage it, and create a sustainable living from it.
WinnerEnergy EfficiencyGreen Communities
Energise Barnsley
Lowering bills for older people in social housing, using the power of solar energy.
WinnerNatural Climate Solutions
Wild Haweswater
Restoring degraded land in the lake district.
WinnerRenewable Energy
tepeo
tepeo’s Zero Emission Boiler (ZEB®) is a smart, efficient alternative to a traditional gas, oil, LPG, or electric boiler.
WinnerEnergy for Development
Power for All
Power for All’s Utilities 2.0 pilot has pioneered a new approach in the Ugandan village of Kiwumu.
FinalistNatural Climate Solutions
ECA Amarakaeri
Amarakaeri reserve in southern Peru are working with officials to secure their future. Their survival creates protection for the rainforests they call home.
WinnerGreen Solutions
HUSK Power Systems
The ambitious Sunshot Initative, a brainchild of Husk Power Systems (Husk), aims to benefit 7.7million people across the continent within five years.
WinnerEnergy and WomenEnergy for Development
Collectives for Integrated Livelihoods Initiatives (CInI)
Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CInI) is a non-profit, supporting women to raise their incomes – and become leaders in their communities.
FinalistSmart Energy
tepeo
tepeo’s Zero Emission Boiler (ZEB®) is a smart, efficient alternative to a traditional gas, oil, LPG, or electric boiler.
WinnerRefugee
USAFI Green Energy
Locally made cooking stoves from USAFI Green Energy protect people’s health and create jobs
Africa2023Ashden Award for Powering Refugees and Displaced People
WinnerRetrofit
HACT
Action to make UK homes warm and energy efficient will cut emissions, fight fuel poverty and create green jobs.
WinnerRegenerative AgricultureGreen Skills, Jobs and Training
FarmED
FarmED is a not-for-profit organisation based at Honeydale Farm in the Cotswolds. It educates members of the local community, farmers, policy makers, students and researchers on the benefits of climate and nature-friendly farming
FinalistRefugee
Care for Social Welfare International, Nigeria
Care for Social Welfare International works with people displaced from disputed lands, who are now living in Nigeria’s Cross River State.
Africa2023Ashden Award for Powering Refugees and Displaced People
FinalistGreen Communities
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council has brought nature to urban neighbourhoods to help tackle the threat posed by extreme weather, a danger made worse by climate change.
FinalistEnergy Access
Mobility for Africa
In Zimbabwe, a fleet of Hambas – electric tricycles designed for women – are helping farmers to get their business moving.