The Prince of Wales has mentioned he’s ‘delighted’ that his Earthshot Prize shall be hosted in Mumbai.
Prince William’s Earthshot Prize shall be held in Mumbai this yr (Picture: Getty)
Prince William’s annual Earthshot Prize shall be held in Mumbai, India, later this yr, it has been introduced at present. The town, referred to as the monetary capital, will host the sixth awards night time, the place 5 winners shall be awarded £1million to speed up their environmental options.
The annual environmental award is hosted in a distinct nation every year, with final yr’s occasion held in Rio de Janeiro. Different host cities embrace Cape City, Singapore, Boston and London. William, who has attended each Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony, is anticipated to journey to India for the occasion and conduct a number of days of engagements in Mumbai. The date of the awards night time has not but been launched, however it’s prone to be held in direction of the tip of 2026.
In a press release launched to coincide with at present’s announcement, the prince mentioned: “We should proceed to look to the longer term with urgency and optimism, which is why I’m delighted that Mumbai will host The Earthshot Prize 2026.
“India is likely one of the world’s most essential forces for local weather and nature. What succeeds in India at scale has the ability to encourage progress all over the place.
“With the most important inhabitants of younger individuals on the earth, there’s a actual sense of momentum – to not solely think about a greater future, however to encourage change and make it a actuality.
“Collectively we will rise to fulfill our biggest problem, to restore and restore our planet by 2030.”
India is residence to extra Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists than some other nation.
Kensington Palace mentioned the celebration in Mumbai will carry collectively environmental and enterprise leaders, traders and philanthropists who’re spearheading change.
Prince William eventually yr’s Earthshot Prize Awards in Rio (Picture: Getty)
The disclosing of Mumbai because the host metropolis happened at a particular occasion in the course of the metropolis’s inaugural Local weather Motion Week.
Leaders from science, enterprise, politics and the humanities heard from earlier Earthshot Finalists from India on how they’re scaling options to restore and restore the planet.
Impressed by President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 ‘Moonshot’ to land a person on the moon inside a decade, The Earthshot Prize was based by William in 2020 to spark the identical spirit of collective ambition and motion for our planet.
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The prize has 5 classes, Defend and Restore Nature; Clear our Air; Revive our Oceans; Construct a Waste-Free World; and Repair our Local weather.
Now 5 years into the Earthshot decade, the Prize has recognized greater than 5,600 rising environmental improvements from 156 nations – together with over 2,400 in 2025 alone – recognised and supported 75 Finalists and awarded £25 million to Prize Winners to scale their concepts.
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