Prince William Announces Five Winners Of Prestigious Earthshot Prize
Prince William announced five individuals as the winners of the Prince of Wales' annual Earthshot Prize on Friday. Of the five awardees, two were childhood friends of William's from Oman who are said to have discovered the process by which carbon dioxide can be converted into rock.
Author:Suleman ShahReviewer:Han JuDec 05, 2022121 Shares2.2K Views
Prince William announced five individuals as the winners of the Prince of Wales' annual Earthshot Prizeon Friday. Of the five awardees, two were childhood friends of William's from Oman who are said to have discovered the process by which carbon dioxide can be converted into rock. Prince William helped found the organization that awards the prize, The Royal Foundation.
During the awards ceremony, Prince William made the announcements of the winners. For their "groundbreaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet," the environmental entrepreneurswere each awarded $1.2 million by Prince William.
“„I believe that the Earthshot solutions you have seen this evening prove we can overcome our planet's greatest challenges. By supporting and scaling them we can change our future.- Prince William
The countries represented by the winning projects are Kenya, India, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Oman.
Earthshot Prize 2022 Winners
- Kenya's Mukuru Clean Stoves:Mukuru Clean Stoves is a company established in Kenya that was created by a woman and is now managed by a majority of women. Stoves are manufactured and their combustion is carried out using processed biomass, which includes wood, charcoal, and sugarcane, rather than solid fuels, which may result in fires and pollution.
- India's Kheyti: Greenhouse-in-a-Box initiative in India, developed and led by Kaushik Kappagantulu, is providing assistance to small-scale farmers by shielding their crops from pests and extreme weather conditions.
- United Kingdom's Notpla: An initiative located in the United Kingdom, is one of the winning projects; it offers a waste-free alternative by producing biodegradable and natural plastic made of seaweed. Founded by Pierre Paslier and Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, the firm has provided over a million takeout meal boxes to the online food delivery service Just Eat.
- Australia's Indigenous Women of the Great Barrier Reef:In order to teach 60 women in digital and traditional ocean conservation practices, the Australian government chose to work with the Indigenous Women of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Project 44.01 in Oman:It is led by businessman Talal Hasan, offers customers a novel service: they may have their carbon dioxide converted into peridotite, a common rock that can be found in plenty in both Oman and across the world. The initiative provides inexpensive and secure options for carbon storage, such as burying it in decommissioned oil wells.
Annual Earthshot Prize
After last year's inaugural ceremony, this year marks the presentation of the second annual Earthshot Prizes. The name of the award is a nod to former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's "Moonshot" goal of sending a human to the Moon within a decade.
Each year from now until 2030, five winners will receive £1 million ($1.2 million) in Earthshot Prizes to fund future environmental innovation initiatives. The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 award is December 5.
From a pool of 15 nominees, the 2018 winners were selected by a jury that included Prince William, Sir David Attenborough, Cate Blanchett, player Dani Alves, Fijian campaigner Ernest Gibson, and singer Shakira.
On the first day of their three-day visit to the United States, Prince William met with Vice President Joe Biden. This will be William and Catherine's first major public outing since the death of the Queen.
William's godmother, Lady Susan Hussey, a prominent member of the Royal Household, quit following a racist dispute in which she asked the head of a black British charity many times where she was "truly" from, casting a pall over the otherwise high-profile trip.
Final Words
Royal guests Prince William and Princess Catherine were joined by celebrities from all over the world, including David Beckham, Billie Eilish, Ellie Goulding, Annie Lennox, and Chloe Halle, at the second annual Earthshot Prize award ceremony in Boston.
Suleman Shah
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Suleman Shah is a researcher and freelance writer. As a researcher, he has worked with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) and Texas A & M University (USA). He regularly writes science articles and blogs for science news website immersse.com and open access publishers OA Publishing London and Scientific Times. He loves to keep himself updated on scientific developments and convert these developments into everyday language to update the readers about the developments in the scientific era. His primary research focus is Plant sciences, and he contributed to this field by publishing his research in scientific journals and presenting his work at many Conferences.
Shah graduated from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) and started his professional carrier with Jaffer Agro Services and later with the Agriculture Department of the Government of Pakistan. His research interest compelled and attracted him to proceed with his carrier in Plant sciences research. So, he started his Ph.D. in Soil Science at MNS University of Agriculture Multan (Pakistan). Later, he started working as a visiting scholar with Texas A&M University (USA).
Shah’s experience with big Open Excess publishers like Springers, Frontiers, MDPI, etc., testified to his belief in Open Access as a barrier-removing mechanism between researchers and the readers of their research. Shah believes that Open Access is revolutionizing the publication process and benefitting research in all fields.
Han Ju
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