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Claudia Sheinbaum: TIME100 Climate

Few world leaders can claim to know as much about climate science as Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum, a former academic who contributed to two major reports for the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change....

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Fernando Haddad: TIME100 Climate

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad is the force behind President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s mission to transform Latin America’s biggest country, which had previously lagged on environmental priorities, into a global climate leader. Haddad’s...

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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck: TIME100 Climate

The Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan has outpaced the rest of the world in sustainability and conservationism, led by its 44-year-old monarch Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and his commitment to holistic development. Over 70% of the...

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José Muñoz: TIME100 Climate

In recent years, nearly every car manufacturer has announced bold electric vehicle commitments—and many of them have backtracked when regulators, implementing climate targets, come knocking. Hyundai, the South Korea-based automaker—and the world’s number three car...

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Niels Christiansen: TIME100 Climate

Few executives are likely to receive as many letters and emails from children as Niels Christiansen, CEO of LEGO. In recent years, a lot of those letters have had a similar theme: “Many kids are...

By Jessica Hullinger

Simon Stiell: TIME100 Climate

Some countries—due to geography, lack of industrialization, or myriad other factors—are more vulnerable than others in the fight against global warming. No individual is perhaps more aware of this fact or more committed to addressing...

By Jessica Bernhard

Wally Adeyemo: TIME100 Climate

In 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a sweeping law that—among provisions aimed at lowering the cost of prescription medication and reforming tax law—contains the largest climate investment in U.S. history. An estimated...

By Tharin Pillay

Wes Morrill: TIME100 Climate

Americans sure do love trucks. Last year, the country’s three top-selling vehicles were all pickups. And for all their utility, pickup trucks are a significant source of planet-warming pollution. In 2022, light-duty trucks were the...

By Jessica Hullinger

JB Straubel: TIME100 Climate

JB Straubel, Tesla’s reputed co-founder, is trying to recover all the electric vehicle (EV) batteries he can and recycle them in his bid for a circular, closed-loop supply chain. Redwood Materials, Straubel’s Nevada-based company, has...

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Gaurav Sant: TIME100 Climate

Gaurav Sant is the founder of Equatic, a startup building North America’s first commercial-scale ocean-based carbon removal facility. Led by Sant, who is also the Director of UCLA's Institute for Carbon Management, Equatic enhances the...

By Kyla Mandel

Monica Grasso: TIME100 Climate

For Monica Grasso, chief economist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), climate change is not just impacting the physical environment, but also our social and economic structures. In a testament to this...

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Tzeporah Berman: TIME100 Climate

There is a “gaping hole” in international climate governance, says Tzeporah Berman, a longtime environmental activist. While the Paris Agreement requires countries to limit greenhouse gas emissions, it does nothing to constrain the production of...

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Shawn Qu: TIME100 Climate

From pursuing materials science and physics in Canada in the 1980s, just a few years after China first allowed students to study abroad, to leading one of the world's largest sustainable energy companies, Shawn Qu...

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John Bosco Isunju: TIME100 Climate

Climate change isn’t just an environmental hazard, it’s a health hazard. This is especially true in developing countries, like Uganda, where extreme temperatures, floods, and droughts are already increasing pressure on the healthcare system. This...

Anne Hidalgo: TIME100 Climate

Anne Hidalgo has championed a bold and ambitious climate vision during her time as Mayor of Paris. Her mission famously includes pivoting the French capital away from cars, doing everything from adding a parking tax...

Ellen Jackowski: TIME100 Climate

Increasing economic growth while reducing your environmental footprint is the capitalist holy grail of sustainability. And under Ellen Jackowski’s leadership as chief sustainability officer of Mastercard, the company is on its way to doing exactly...

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