Britain’s Prince William is looking to expand his Earthshot Prize program into a global movement to bolster environmental solutions and galvanize governments to be more engaged in green sectors so that climate change would be easier to tackle.
Britain’s Prince William, right, takes part in a panel discussion on stage with Earthshot Prize trustee Christiana Figueres, left, Brandon Ng of Ampd Energy at the Earthshot+ Summit at Park Royal Pickering in Singapore, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. William is on a four-day visit to Singapore, where he attended the Earthshot Prize that aims to reward innovative efforts to combat climate change.
“We are going to go from being a prize to becoming a platform and becoming a movement,” the Prince of Wales told an Earthshot conference, a day after the five 2023 winners were named for efforts in conservation, air quality, oceans, waste, and climate change. William attended a star-studded ceremony on Tuesday night, the first in Asia, where an Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a soil carbon marketplace and groups that work to make electric car batteries cleaner, restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing were awarded the 2023 Earthshot Prize.
Its greenhouse is a cheaper solution that uses less water and boosts yields for smallholder farmers seeking to protect their crops from unpredictable weather and pests. From 1,000 farmers in one state using its greenhouse, it has since expanded to 3,000 farmers in six states, he said.
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