The TIME Earth Awards | 2025

Each year TIME honors individuals whose actions have had an indelible impact on global efforts to address one of the most pressing crises facing our planet: climate change. This year marks TIME’s third annual Earth Awards, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Why Catherine Coleman Flowers Believes Environmental Justice Is a Human Right
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How Rainn Wilson's Climate Nightmare Came True
byRainn Wilson
Jay Inslee Says Trump Can't Stop The Clean Energy Revolution
byJay Inslee
Former Republican Senator Bill Frist Says Climate Action Is Not a Partisan Issue
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Ghanaian Chef Selassie Atadika's Recipe for a Sustainable Food Future
bySelassie Atadika
Michael Bloomberg’s Billion-Dollar Climate Bet Is Paying Off
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Project Credits

Project Editors:Kyla Mandel, Cate Matthews, and Nikhil Kumar
Reporting:Leslie Dickstein, Simmone Shah, and Justin Worland
Photo editor:Kim Bubello
Designer:Rich Morgan
Digital Production:Juwayriah Wright
Video:Brian Braganza and Justine Simons
Audience:Kitty Ruskin and Meg Zukin
Copy editors:Mark Hokoda and Jennifer Schiavone
Illustration:Adam G For Time