Described as ‘the most prestigious environment prize in history’, it aims to encourage new solutions to tackling climate change
Britain's Prince William with naturalist Sir David Attenborough . Picture: REUTERS/ARND WIEGMANNPrince William announced what is described as “the most prestigious environment prize in history” to encourage new solutions to tackling climate change.
The prize, inspired by US president John F Kennedy’s ambitious “Moonshot” lunar programme in the 1960s, promises “a significant financial award”, a statement said. “Remember the awe-inspiring civilisations that we have built, the life-saving technology we have created, the fact that we have put a man on the moon. People can achieve great things. The next 10 years present us with one of our greatest tests — a decade of action to repair the Earth.”
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