Prince William is set to unite previous winners and finalists of his Earthshot prize with politicians, business leaders, philanthropists and climate activists in an effort to scale up their ideas for saving the planet from catastrophe.
On September 19, the heir to the throne will attend the second Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
The event, which will be held on the second day of a two-day trip to the Big Apple, will also involve other meetings and engagements.
At the summit, the 15 shortlisted entries for the 2023 prize will be announced.
William, 41, had been due to attend the first summit in September last year but had to cancel the trip after the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
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Founded by William and his Royal Foundation in 2020, the Earthshot Prize is a global environmental competition to discover, accelerate, and scale groundbreaking solutions that can repair damage to the planet and give it a sustainable future by 2030.
It was inspired by US President John F Kennedy’s Moonshot programme to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s.
Every year for a decade £1million awards, or Earthshots, will be given to the winners in five categories: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean our Air, Revive our Oceans, Build a Waste-free World, and Fix our Climate.
Every year, until 2030, The Earthshot Prize Council will award The Earthshot Prize to five winners.
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Despite missing out on his trip last September, William was joined by the Princess of Wales for a visit to New York just three months later. In December 2022, the royal couple showed up for a three-day visit to the Big Apple and marked their first overseas visit since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Upon arriving in the US, William took the time to release a statement, referring to his late grandmother.
William said: “Catherine and I are delighted to be back in the United States and are extremely grateful to Governor Baker and The First Lady of Massachusetts for their warm welcome into Boston.
“On this, our first overseas visit since the death of my grandmother, I would like to thank the people of Massachusetts and particularly of Boston for their many tributes paid to the late Queen. She remembered her 1976 bicentennial visit with great fondness.
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“My grandmother was one of life’s optimists. And so am I.
“That is why last year we launched the Earthshot Prize with the ambition to create a truly global platform to inspire hope and urgent optimism as we look to save the future of our planet.”
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