In the span of a weekend, Norwegian entrepreneur Jon Bohmer invented something that could lead to solving the global warming crisis. At least, that’s what judges at the FT Climate Change Challenge seem to think. Bohmer is the newest winner of the contest, and the inventor of the Kyoto Box: a functional oven made from cardboard, paint, foil and acrylic capable of efficiently baking simple foods like bread and casserole via simple solar power.
Bohmer lives in Kenya, where most people still use firewood to cook. His hope is that with the Kyoto Box, the world won’t have to “see another 80-year-old woman carrying 20 kilos of firewood on her back.” We could make a joke about how he’s like Norway’s MacGruber, but seriously, this whole thing is just awesome.
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