Prince William has announced 15 inaugural finalists for the Earthshot Prize, his ambitious global environmental award that aims to find new ideas and technologies to tackle climate change.
The Associated Pressal award that aims to find new ideas and technologies to tackle climate change, air pollution and the Earth’s most pressing challenges.
“When we launched the prize last year, our ambition was to find the most innovative solutions to the world's greatest environmental challenges,” William said in a pre-recorded video announcing the finalists. The prize is billed as the most prestigious of its kind, with a 50 million-pound prize pot to be awarded to five winners every year until 2030.
“It really felt nice that the problem that we are working on and mission that we are working on is now going to be projected on a global scale and the problem is going to be highlighted,” he said. The award is the most ambitious project yet launched by William, who has long supported conservation charities in Africa and led work to tackle illegal wildlife trafficking.
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