CO2: 413.30 ppmAward conceived by the British royal is a way to recognize and boost people hatching innovative solutions to the environmental crises facing our planet.
Costa Rica and the city of Milan were among the five winners that each received one million pounds, or nearly $1.4 million, to continue sustainability and conservation efforts during a ceremony in London.
LONDON (AP) — Celebrities joined Prince William in London on Sunday for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize, an ambitious environmental program that aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth's most pressing challenges.
In 2018, Prince William said there was too much pessimism in the climate debate, and wanted to inject some optimism - coming up with the Earthshot prize, inspired by JFK's Moonshot Project, with the hope of inspiring the innovators of the future.
Prince William will call on society to "unite in repairing our planet" at the inaugural awards ceremony for his environmental prize, where he will appear alongside the Duchess of Cambridge and performers such as Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Shaun Mendes.
Two friends growing coral and the country of Costa Rica are among five winners receiving £1m each.