It may not look like much, but this technological wizardry called the “Kyoto Box” is expected to transform the world.

The $6 cardboard box won the $75,000 Financial Times prize for the climate change challenge. It can make it easier to boil polluted water with solar power, could cook food, and could help 3 billion poor people cut greenhouse gases.

What a wonderfully unique method to avoid paying for costly electricity or natural gas prices. A definite alternative as much of the world still uses firewood to boil contaminated water and cook food.

Specifications

• Materials: two cardboard boxes, reflective foil and black paint
• Cover: transparent lid
• Temperature: can go up to 80°C on a fairly sunny day
• Designer: Norwegian Jon Boehmer
• Cost: Approximately $6



Video of the Kyoto Box

Link to Jon Bohmer’s Page

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