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| Earthshot Prize: William and Kate launch prize to 'repair the Earth' | Earthshot Prize: William and Kate launch prize to 'repair the Earth' |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced a global prize to tackle climate issues, pledging "a decade of action to repair the Earth". | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced a global prize to tackle climate issues, pledging "a decade of action to repair the Earth". |
| Five winners will receive the Earthshot Prize every year between 2021 and 2030. | Five winners will receive the Earthshot Prize every year between 2021 and 2030. |
| The cash prize will be for individuals or organisations who come up with solutions to environmental problems. | The cash prize will be for individuals or organisations who come up with solutions to environmental problems. |
| Prince William said the world faces a "stark choice" to continue "irreparably" damaging the planet or "lead, innovate and problem-solve". | Prince William said the world faces a "stark choice" to continue "irreparably" damaging the planet or "lead, innovate and problem-solve". |
| The announcement was made in a video narrated by Sir David Attenborough posted on social media. | The announcement was made in a video narrated by Sir David Attenborough posted on social media. |
| The veteran broadcaster and naturalist said the prize would go to "visionaries rewarded over the next decade for responding to the great challenges of our time". | The veteran broadcaster and naturalist said the prize would go to "visionaries rewarded over the next decade for responding to the great challenges of our time". |
| The prize is set to launch officially later in 2020 - a year that will also see the Convention on Biodiversity in China in February and the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November. | The prize is set to launch officially later in 2020 - a year that will also see the Convention on Biodiversity in China in February and the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November. |
| A series of challenges will be announced, aimed at finding least 50 solutions to the "world's greatest problems" including climate change and air pollution. | A series of challenges will be announced, aimed at finding least 50 solutions to the "world's greatest problems" including climate change and air pollution. |
| More than 60 organisations and experts were consulted in the development the prize. | More than 60 organisations and experts were consulted in the development the prize. |
| It will initially be run by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but could become an independent organisation. | It will initially be run by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but could become an independent organisation. |
| Kensington Palace said it would be supported by philanthropists and organisations. | Kensington Palace said it would be supported by philanthropists and organisations. |
| There is more than a little buzz around this project; the Palace is confident that it's got the right kind of people involved and it's not shy of ambition. "A massive level of ambition" to be precise - "the biggest commitment the duke has ever made". | There is more than a little buzz around this project; the Palace is confident that it's got the right kind of people involved and it's not shy of ambition. "A massive level of ambition" to be precise - "the biggest commitment the duke has ever made". |
| There are a lot of international prizes and networking-prizegiving events. Making this special, and keeping it special will be a challenge. The duke brings the strange lustre of royalty. But the global network of supporters will be critical to the prize's international profile. | There are a lot of international prizes and networking-prizegiving events. Making this special, and keeping it special will be a challenge. The duke brings the strange lustre of royalty. But the global network of supporters will be critical to the prize's international profile. |
| It represents another level of exposure for Prince William; it also makes him rather formally part of a group whose belief in the need for urgent international cooperation over climate change is not shared by everyone. | |
| The challenges will be rolled out in 2020 and will then renew each year, for a decade - to stimulate the spirit of the race to the moon, but this time in service of the earth. | The challenges will be rolled out in 2020 and will then renew each year, for a decade - to stimulate the spirit of the race to the moon, but this time in service of the earth. |
| The prize's name is inspired by former US President John F Kennedy's "Moonshot" - when he set a goal in 1961 to land American astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade. | The prize's name is inspired by former US President John F Kennedy's "Moonshot" - when he set a goal in 1961 to land American astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade. |
| The duke said: "The earth is at a tipping point and we face a stark choice: either we continue as we are and irreparably damage our planet or we remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem-solve." | The duke said: "The earth is at a tipping point and we face a stark choice: either we continue as we are and irreparably damage our planet or we remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem-solve." |
| The royal couple had trailed the announcement with a cryptic tweet on Monday, which read: "Stay tuned for our first announcement of 2020 very shortly..." | The royal couple had trailed the announcement with a cryptic tweet on Monday, which read: "Stay tuned for our first announcement of 2020 very shortly..." |
| It is the latest in a string of public statements that the duke has made on environmental problems this year. | It is the latest in a string of public statements that the duke has made on environmental problems this year. |
| In October, he called for more education and political action to tackle climate change, as he and the duchess visited a melting glacier in Pakistan. | In October, he called for more education and political action to tackle climate change, as he and the duchess visited a melting glacier in Pakistan. |
| He has also previously collaborated with Sir David, interviewing him at the World Economic Forum in January. | He has also previously collaborated with Sir David, interviewing him at the World Economic Forum in January. |
| He is also patron of the Tusk conservation charity and president of conservation group United for Wildlife. | He is also patron of the Tusk conservation charity and president of conservation group United for Wildlife. |