New York City, New York — October 18, 2024 – Breakthrough Energy announced today that it has been named a Finalist in Best Use of Data, Community Outreach, and Special Projects, Sustainability, Environment, & Climate in The 4th Annual Anthem Awards.

Anthem Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Judges for the 4th Annual Anthem Awards include Janine Brady, Managing Director of Communications, Schmidt Futures,  Haven Ley SVP, Program Strategy, Investments and Comms., CSO, Pivotal Ventures, Roma McCaig, Chief Public Affairs and Impact Officer, REI Co-op, Wendy R. Weiser, Vice President, Democracy, Brennan Center for Justice, Brett Peters, Global Lead, TikTok for Good, TikTok, C.D. Glin, President, PepsiCo, Aurora James, Activist and Fashion Designer, Fifteen Percent Pledge, Michelle Waring, Steward for Sustainability and Everyday Good, Tom’s of Maine, Trovon Williams, Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Communications, NAACP, and Singleton Beato, Global EVP, Chief DEI Officer, McCann Worldgroup, and many others.

Breakthrough Energy, founded by Bill Gates in 2015, aims to accelerate innovation in sustainable energy and in other technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Reviate at Breakthrough Energy is a team of engineers and scientists working to enable, verify, and ultimately accredit contrail-mitigating flight operations. The mission for Reviate and Breakthrough Energy is to accelerate the transition of contrail research into actionable climate solutions.

Breakthrough Energy is working to build the most up-to-date science into contrail mitigation solutions that can be used by the aviation industry to significantly—and immediately—reduce their climate impact today. The Contrails Observer app enables researchers and citizen scientists to observe contrail forming regions of the atmosphere from the ground. These observations will support the detection of contrail forming regions and improve weather forecasts to reduce contrail-climate impact of aviation by 1-2%. 

“The Finalists of this year’s Anthem Awards are truly inspiring and I am honored to help elevate their impact,” said Anthem Awards General Manager, Patricia McLoughlin. “At this moment, there is a lot of uncertainty in our world, but the tireless and extraordinary efforts of the Anthem Awards community provide hope that a better tomorrow is possible. Thank you to everyone doing this work and making an impact.”

“We’re honored to be nominated for an Anthem Award and grateful to be recognized alongside so many inspiring organizations working to make a real difference.” - Marc Shapiro, Director of Contrails Observer at Breakthrough Energy.

Supporters can celebrate Breakthrough Energy’s work online from October 15th to October 31st at celebrate.anthemawards.com. All Winners for the 4th Annual Anthem Awards will be announced on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024.

The 4th Annual Anthem Awards was the most competitive season yet with more than 2,300 entries submitted from 34 countries worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards are defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their communities. A portion of program revenue is allocated to our grant program, The Anthem Fund.

About Breakthrough Energy: Contrails Observer Mobile App : 

Breakthrough Energy partnered with HappyFunCorp to design, develop and launch Contrails Observer, a mobile app that invites all to be involved in the climate change mitigation process by identifying, tracking and collecting contrail observations from the ground. Recent estimates show that contrail-cirrus warming from aircrafts contributes roughly 2% to CO2 emissions. Observations collected are used to help build and validate models with AI that will positively impact global climate change.  

About The Anthem Awards:

Launched in 2021 by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honors the purpose & mission-driven work of people, companies and organizations worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, we’re defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their own communities. The Anthem Awards honors work across seven core causes: Diversity; Equity & Inclusion; Education; Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate. 

About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites and Mobile Sites; Video; Advertising; Media & PR; Apps & Software; Social; Podcasts; Games and AI, Metaverse & Virtual. Established in 1996, The Webby Awards received nearly 13,000 entries from all 50 states and over 70 countries worldwide this year. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include WP Engine, LinkedIn, Meltwater, NAACP, KPMG, Wall Street Journal, Vox Media, Deadline, AdAge, TechCrunch, The Hollywood Reporter, The Hustle, Morning Brew, Passionfruit, Embedded, Link in Bio, Creator Economy NYC, Creator Spotlight, AIGA, Vote Save America, and The Publish Press.

 

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