CELEBRATING THE THIRD EARTHSHOTHOT PRIZE
IS JOINED BY A HOST OF CELEBRITIES FOR A NIGHT OF GLITZ, GLAMOUR AND GREEN ACTIVISM IN SINGAPORE
It was the crowning moment of his visit to Singapore and the Earthshot Prize did not disappoint.
Joined by stars of stage and screen for the glittering ceremony, the Prince of Wales named the five winners of his groundbreaking competition and, in a rousing speech, shared his optimism for the future of the planet and the “generations that will follow us”.
Prince William no doubt had in mind his own responsibilities as a father to Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight and five-year-old Prince Louis.
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
“I choose to believe that future generations will look back on this decade as the point at which we globally took collective action for our planet; the moment we refused to accept the voices of denial and defeatism and instead became the architects of change towards a healthy and sustainable world,” he told the star-studded audience at the Theatre at MediaCorp.
“We owe it to the generations that will follow us to work together both for their future and for the future of our planet. It is my belief that we will find the courage to do so. We will find the courage because we will hold onto the most powerful motivators of all: optimism and hope.”
Saying “the effects of climate change have become too visible to be ignored”, he added: “Hope does remain. The light of optimism is burning bright in our Earthshot finalists… Our winners and all our finalists remind us that no matter where you are on our planet, the spirit of ingenuity and the ability to inspire change surrounds us all.”
This year’s winners – Acción Andina, GRST, WildAid Marine Program, S4S Technologies and Boomitra – will each receive £1m to support efforts to scale their innovative climate and environmental solutions.
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