Amid a climate rollback, these 19 projects are keeping the earth’s future in focus (opens in new tab)

From crop monitoring to sustainable development and more, these World Changing Ideas honorees center earth stewardship. In 2026, it can feel like we are at an inflection point in the fight against climate change—and not necessarily in a positive way. In the U.S., the government is focused on deregulating industries like oil and gas while actively disinvesting in renewable energy. In the private sector, the AI race is focused on building larger (read: more resource-intensive) data centers. But...