The Earthshot Prize - A Ray of Hope; Or is It?
What is the Earthshot Prize?
“The Earthshot Prize revolves around five ‘Earthshots’ – simple but ambitious goals such as,
1. Protect and Restore Nature
2. Clean Our Air
3. Revive Our Oceans
4. Build a Waste-free World
5. Fix Our Climate
which if achieved by 2030 will improve life for us all, for generations to come.”
In a conversation with Sir David Attenborough, Prince Williams says that they expect at least 50 solutions until 2030. These solutions will be significant in changing the current scenario.
A yearly award ceremony is expected to take place in different cities across the world from 2021 to 2030. Each year, only 5 Earthshot prizes will be awarded for finding solutions to great environmental problems. These could be to 5 people, teams, or collaborations.
With £1 million prize money as the prize money, the winner will also receive a global platform to showcase the solutions.
“Shortlisted nominees will also be given tailored support and opportunities to help scale their work, including being connected with an ecosystem of like-minded individuals and organizations.”
For now, the Royal Foundation is managing the Earthshot prize; but it is expected to be its own entity by 2021.
Final Thoughts
The Earthshot prize is a promising effort to influence the change we need today.
For a globally sustainable future, major solutions need to be popular. This way, they can be in action within the masses.
The very cornerstone of this movement is to negate pessimism while motivating optimism. And that’s pretty progressive.