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The Virgin Earth Challenge was a competition offering a $25 million prize for whoever could demonstrate a commercially viable design which results in the permanent removal of greenhouse gases out of the Earth's atmosphere to contribute materially in global warming avoidance. The prize was conceived by Richard Branson, and was announced in London on 9 February 2007 by Branson and former US Vice President Al Gore.

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  • Virgin Earth Challenge (es)
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  • El Virgin Earth Challenge (literalmente, el «Reto Virgin de la Tierra») es una competencia que ofrece un premio de 25 millones de dólares para todo aquel que pueda exponer un diseño comercialmente viable con el fin de eliminar permanente los gases de efecto invernadero de la atmósfera terrestre para contribuir materialmente a evitar el calentamiento global.​ El premio fue propuesto y financiado por Sir Richard Branson, un empresario británico exitoso, y fue anunciado en Londres el 9 de febrero de 2007 por Branson y el vicepresidente de Estados Unidos y ganador del Premio Nobel del año 2007, Al Gore, creador de la película Una verdad incómoda en el 2006 sobre el cambio climático.​ (es)
  • The Virgin Earth Challenge was a competition offering a $25 million prize for whoever could demonstrate a commercially viable design which results in the permanent removal of greenhouse gases out of the Earth's atmosphere to contribute materially in global warming avoidance. The prize was conceived by Richard Branson, and was announced in London on 9 February 2007 by Branson and former US Vice President Al Gore. (en)
  • Virgin Earth Challenge är en utmaning som erbjuder 25 miljoner dollar i prispengar till den person eller det företag som kommer på en metod att ta bort växthusgaser från atmosfären och därmed motverka den globala uppvärmningen. Metoden skall vara kommersiellt gångbar och skalbar till en kapacitet på 3,6 miljarder ton CO2-ekvivalenter per år. Priset är grundat av den brittiske entreprenören Richard Branson som också är en av domarna i tävlingen tillsammans med Al Gore, James Lovelock, James Hansen, Tim Flannery och Crispin Tickell. (sv)
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