‘How to Save the World’ Wins Web Video Contest - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

How to fight climate change? Well, you could start by just saving some electricity. Or saying no to plastic bags. Or turning off the tap while you brush your teeth.

Simple. It doesn’t take a superhero.

That, in essence, is the message of some of the delightful video entries for a competition held by the Asian Development Bank to highlight the risks posed by climate change. The contest was open to citizens of the bank’s 67 member countries.

The winner of the $2,500 grand prize, announced on Wednesday, is a humorous two-minute clip by Alvin Tiamzon, a 23-year-old Filipino software engineer who shot his video, “How to Save the World,” during a lunch break, using his co-workers as actors.

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