Prince William recently announced what was described as “the most prestigious environment prize in history” to encourage new solutions to tackling climate change.
The Earthshot Prize will be awarded to five people every year over the next decade, and aims to provide at least 50 answers to some of the greatest problems facing the planet by 2030. They include promoting new ways of addressing climate change and issues surrounding energy, nature and biodiversity, the oceans, air pollution and fresh water.
The prize, inspired by US president John F. Kennedy’s ambitious “Moonshot” lunar program in the 1960s, promises “a significant financial award”, a statement said.
William, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and second in line to the throne after his father Prince Charles, said the Earth was “at a tipping point” and faced a “stark choice”.
