Prince William ‘so sad’ about climate change he launches award for solutions

The Duke of Cambridge has launched a $90 million environmental award to try to protect the living world. The Earthshot Prize will celebrate ideas and technologies that solve the worlds most pressing environmental challenges. Winners in five categories will be chosen by a panel of influential people, from the worlds of science, the arts, sport and royalty, each year until the end of the decade. Prince William said the prize was about bringing people together, spurred on by his fear the planet is at a dangerous tipping point. Im struggling to keep the optimism levels going with my own children, he said. Having watched so many David Attenborough documentaries recently with my children, they absolutely love them, the most recent extinction one actually George and I had to turn it off. We got so sad about it halfway through. Read More Our Apps