Overview
- The five £1 million Earthshot awards went to re.green (Brazil), Bogotá (Colombia), the UN High Seas Treaty (global), Lagos Fashion Week (Nigeria) and Friendship (Bangladesh).
- Winners were selected from nearly 2,500 nominees spanning more than 70 countries, with the event staged at Rio’s Museum of Tomorrow and performances by Kylie Minogue, Shawn Mendes, Anitta, Gilberto Gil and Seu Jorge.
- Prince William announced a Royal Foundation partnership with the Coordination of Indigenous Organisations of the Brazilian Amazon and The Podaali Fund to fund a five-year program supporting rainforest defenders.
- The Rio program included meetings with youth and finalists at Christ the Redeemer, climate and conservation site visits in the Guapimirim mangroves, a Maracanã session with Cafu and beach volleyball at Copacabana.
- After the awards, he will travel to the UN COP30 summit in Belém to represent King Charles III and the UK government, with a major speech reported to be planned.