Musk Foundation rewards students for green effort


Student consortium: The winning team is made up of students from Monash University in Australia and Malaysia.

IN recognition of their ability to tackle climate change, a 15-member student team has been awarded USD$250,000 (RM1.04mil) in an ongoing USD$100mil (RM418mil) international competition funded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation.

Comprising students from Monash University in Australia and Malaysia, the Monash Carbon Capture and Conversion (MC³) team was among 23 winners who received the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Student Award.

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