The Earthshot Prize of Wales will be held in Brazil this year, and Kensington Palace announced that it was home to the same Moon COP30 UN. Climate Change Conference.
The main award ceremony will be held in Rio de Janeiro in November with a few days of events for candidates, investors and environmental leaders.
The Global Environment Award, founded by the Prince, gives 1 million to £ 1 to five winners to provide the best solution to some of the world’s largest climatic challenges.
The Earthshot Award is a 10 -year project with past ceremonies in London, Boston, Singapore and Cape Town.
Prince William said: “2025, Earthshot points to the midpoint of ten years, and every year we witnessed the remarkable power of human creativity to touch on the most urgent challenges of our planet.”
“It is an honor to profile for people who make our world a better place for us and our children.”
A video explaining plans, such as Prince and David Beckham, Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham and former Brazilian footballer Cafu, took part in several Earthshot supporters.
Fifteen project prizes will be on a short list for the chance to win.
The trial panel nominated 232 candidates for South American -based projects – more than twice the number of the number from the region last year.
Christiana Figueres, President of the Earthshot Board of Trustees, launched a series of negotiations on international climate agreements during a long career for global climate solutions.
As a Costa Rica, Mrs. Figueres said it was an important moment to see Brazil’s award.
“This is very exciting, definitely for me as a Latin American… .Brazil, at the center of the challenge of the faces of the land.” He said.
“The award is coming just before COP’s attention to Earthshot.
This year’s Earthshot is seen as a curtain amplifier for the bat. To start in Belém, the gateway to Amazon a few days later.
Donald opposes the background of Trump’s return to the White House in the United States.
Trump one Known climate skeptical in the criticism of the global climate action.
“This won’t help, but it doesn’t stop progress,” Mrs. Figueres said.
“He can not stop the progress of green technologies, a cleaner air and a more sustainable world can not stop the public demand. None of these can stop because of political ignorance.”
In front of the COP, Brazil has criticism of protectionists. Reduce the Amazon rainforest protected tens of thousands of acres To build a new four -lane highway to prepare for the Climate Summit.
