Varoius prizes and competitions are available for inventions or research which helps sustainability or tackles poverty.
Prizes
The W announced by Richard Branson offers a prize of USD 25 million (EUR19.2 million at the time of offer) to any individual to come up with a commercially viable system for removing at least 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year from the Earth's atmosphere.
Awards
Other prizes and competitions
These awards are general in scope rather than specifically about sustainability or poverty, but winners do often cover these issues: