Hear ye, hear ye, Prince William is scheduled to visit our fabulous city this fall, according to The Daily Mail.
Prince William will be attending the Innovation Summit for his Earthshot Prize on September 19, 2023. The event is set to take place in New York City during the New York Climate Week and the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly. Policymakers, global business leaders, philanthropists, and climate activists will be joining Prince William at the convene to “scale their innovative solutions.”
The Earthshot Prize was created by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2020 to “find and grow the solution that will repair our planet this decade.” In 10-years time, the Earthshot Prize is setting out to clean our air, restore and protect nature, revive the oceans, fix our climate and create a waste-free world.
This year will mark the second annual Innovation Summit, announcing the 15 finalists for 2023. Previous finalists and winners will be at this year’s Summit to connect with the new finalists and amplify important change.
“To effectively tackle the climate crisis, we need to invest in innovative solutions and new ideas that can accelerate global progress and help repair the planet. This year’s Earthshot Prize Finalists are great examples of the kind of bold action and creative thinking we need, and our team is looking forward to working with Prince William to support them as they expand their ambitions,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, Global Advisor to the Winners of The Earthshot Prize.
The actual Earthshot Prize’s third annual Awards ceremony will take place at a later date (November 7, 2023) in Singapore. Five of the 15 finalists to be announced in NYC this September will receive £1 million to use towards “[scaling] their cutting-edge solution.”