Prince William looked dapper as he spoke at a meeting with Earthshot Global Alliance members, finalists, and winners of The Earthshot Prize at the Glasgow Science Centre in Scotland.
The 39-year-old Duke of Cambridge, along with some members of The Earthshot Prize Council will be wearing a smart black suit, adorned with a poppy, as he began a busy day at COP26.
The meeting will provide an opportunity for Prize Winners and finalists to meet industry leaders and experts with a view towards supercharging and scaling their innovative solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges.
William also reunited his former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. He was 79 and had previously joined forces to warn against environmental devastation and urge ‘decisive actions’ to address climate change in an article co-authored by USA Today.
The US politician, one of the world’s wealthiest men with a net worth estimated at more than 60 billion US dollars (£46.3 billion), who joined the royal’s ambitious environmental initiative as a global adviser to the Earthshot Prize winners, is hosting today’s event.
Prince William looked dapper as he attended the meeting between The Earthshot Prize Winners, finalists, and several members from the Earthshot Global Alliance in Glasgow on Tuesday morning
US politician Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s wealthiest men with a net worth estimated at more than 60 billion US dollars (£46.3 billion), who joined the royal’s ambitious environmental initiative as a global adviser to the Earthshot Prize winners, is hosting today’s event. Pictured with Prince William
Prince William and Michael Bloomberg, a U.S. businessman, are second from right with Earthshot prize winners, finalists, and winners, Vidyut Mhan for Clean Air, Vaitea cowan for Fix our Environment, and Sam Teicher to Revive our Oceans
The Global Alliance are an unprecedented network of philanthropists, NGOs and some of the world’s biggest companies and brands representing 3.6 million employees globally that together will help support and scale the innovative and ground-breaking solutions developed by the Earthshot Prize winners and finalists.
Later, Prince William and The Earthshot Prize winners and finalists will feature at a key meeting of World Leaders taking place at COP26.
During the ‘Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment’ session in one of the plenary rooms, Prince William will address the assembled world leaders and introduce the winners and finalists of the inaugural Earthshot Prize Awards, which took place on 17th October.
Vinisha Umashankar (India-based 15-year-old Earthshot Prize Finalist) will join the royal.
Prince William makes an address at a meeting with Earthshot prize winner and finalists.
The Duke of Cambridge talks to Michael Bloomberg, a US entrepreneur, prior to meeting with Earthshot winner and finalists at Glasgow Science Centre. This was in conjunction with the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit
Vinisha’s solar-powered ironing cart is a clean alternative to the charcoal-powered street irons that press clothes for millions of Indians each day.
Concerned about the harmful effects of charcoal burning on the health of ironing vendors and the air quality in India, her solar-powered invention allows for iron to be powered by sunlight for five hours.
Vendors can sell on the doorstep as well as at the roadside due to extra mobility. Built-in phone top-up and charging points also bring additional income.
Vinisha’s example shows that by innovating today, the next generation can create a cleaner tomorrow.
The session will begin with the presentation of the winners and finalists of Fix our Climate Earthshot on stage in Plenary Hall.
William also reunited once again with Michael R. Bloomberg (79), former New York Mayor. They previously teamed up to warn against “environmental devastation” and urge “decisive action” to combat climate change in a piece that USA Today co-authored. Pictured together
As he began a busy day at COP26, the Duke of Cambridge donned a smart black suit with a poppy collar. Pictured: The Duke of Cambridge speaking to a group ahead of a meeting with Earthshot Prize winners and finalists.
The royal was also seen donning a protective face mask as he spoke with a group prior to a meeting with Earthshot prize winners and finalists
The meeting will provide an opportunity for Prize Winners and finalists to meet industry leaders and experts with a view towards supercharging and scaling their innovative solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges. Pictured is Prince William speaking with a group of Earthshot prize winners and finalists.
This includes Thailand, Italy and Germany-based AEM Electrolyser from Enapter, who won The Earthshot Prize to Fix Our Climate and £1 million in last month’s ceremony for their ingenious green hydrogen technology that has the power to transform how we power our homes and buildings and fuel our transport.
Bangladesh-based finalist SOLbazaar will showcase the technology behind the world’s first peer-to-peer energy exchange network and Reeddi Capsules for their solar-powered energy capsule which is transforming clean energy across Nigeria.
Prince William will then join The Earthshot Prize winners, finalists, and other senior Government representatives from some countries of the winners and the finalists.
This informal gathering will provide an opportunity for them to interact directly with their governments about their ambitious plans for scaling their solutions.