Climate Curve and the Global Methane Hub announced the eight winning organizations at the Regenerative Systems Summit during Climate Week NYC. Each winner receives $25,000 in prize funding and represents some of the world’s most promising methane solutions.
Climate Curve and the Global Methane Hub have named the eight inaugural laureates of the Climate Curve Prize: Methane — the world’s first prize dedicated exclusively to accelerating methane-mitigation solutions in food and waste systems. The laureates were announced at the Regenerative Systems Summit during Climate Week NYC, each receiving $25,000 in no-strings-attached prize funding for a total of $200,000.
The eight laureates were selected from the sixteen finalists unveiled earlier this summer at a gala hosted by Seth Meyers in Aspen, Colorado. The prize laureates represent some of the most promising approaches to tackling methane emissions from agriculture and waste worldwide.
“Methane is one of the fastest levers we have for near-term climate action, and this inaugural cohort represents some of the most dynamic solutions emerging in food and waste systems today,” says Jacquelyn Francis, Founder & Executive Director of Climate Curve. “From reimagining agricultural practices to transforming how we manage waste, these eight laureates are scaling innovations that are already cutting emissions on the ground worldwide. We’re proud to celebrate them as they carry this critical work forward.”
For example, Santiago, Chile–based Recycle Organics, a program led by ImplementaSur, which reduces methane emissions from organic waste through composting, anaerobic digestion, landfill gas capture, and policy development across more than 25 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
Mitigation Category — Direct reduction of methane emissions from livestock, food loss and waste, rice cultivation, and other food and waste systems.
BlueGea Group: BlueGea Group removes invasive Sargassum seaweed before it decomposes, preventing methane emissions and converting the biomass into agricultural products and biomaterials. (HQ: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
WeVOIS Labs Private Limited: WeVOIS, a technology-enabled waste management company, operates integrated collection and recycling systems across Indian cities, using digital platforms to divert waste from landfills. (HQ: Jaipur, India)
Social & Cultural Pathways Category — Shifting behaviors, mindsets, and systems to drive cultural and policy change toward lower-methane food and waste practices.
Recycle Organics Program: The Recycle Organics Program, led by ImplementaSur, reduces methane emissions from organic waste through composting and anaerobic digestion across the Global South. (HQ: Santiago, Chile)
Surplus Indonesia: Surplus is a climate-tech platform that prevents food waste and methane emissions by redistributing surplus food across farms, retailers, and hospitality businesses in Indonesia. (HQ: Jakarta, Indonesia)
Finance Category — Innovative financial strategies that fund and scale methane-mitigation solutions in food and waste systems.
AgriCapture, Inc.: AgriCapture helps farmers adopt water-saving rice practices to reduce methane emissions, generating verified carbon credits that create new revenue streams for growers. (HQ: Nashville, TN, USA)
Carrot Foundation: Carrot Foundation operates a digital platform that verifies and funds organic waste diversion to composting, using carbon finance to incentivize methane prevention. (HQ: Zug, Switzerland)
MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, & Verification) Category — Tools and platforms that accurately measure, verify, and manage methane reductions, creating the trusted data that unlocks accountability and investment.
eVerse.AI: eVerse develops AI-powered infrastructure for livestock methane reduction, combining measurement devices and feed interventions to cut emissions by 30% while boosting farmer incomes. (HQ: Nagpur, India)
Mitti Labs: Mitti Labs reduces methane emissions from rice cultivation through Alternate Wetting and Drying practices, using a digital platform to generate high-integrity credits while improving water efficiency. (HQ: Middletown, DE, USA)
