7 hours agoShareSaveDaniela RelphSenior royal correspondentShareSaveReutersIn a video message released to mark the announcement of this year’s finalists, he reflected on the past five years.”Back then, a decade felt a long time. George was seven, Charlotte, five, and Louis two; the thought of them in 2030 felt a lifetime away,” said Prince William.”But today, as we stand halfway through this critical decade, 2030 feels very real.”2030 is a threshold by which future generations will judge us; it is the point at which our actions, or lack of them, will have shaped forever the trajectory of our planet.”He added: “The people behind these projects are heroes of our time, so let us back them. Because, if we do, we can make the world cleaner, safer and full of opportunity – not only for future generations, but for the lives we want to lead now.”The Earthshot Prize is now one of the key pieces of Prince William’s public work.”He has been able to build an unprecedented network of organisations,” Jason Knauf, the new CEO of the Earthshot Prize, said.”The philanthropists working together, the corporates that come together as part of the Earthshot prize community, the leaders who get involved. “There’s never been a group of people working together on a single environment project in the way they have with the Earthshot Prize. Prince William has been completely relentless in building that network.”This year, the Earthshot Prize events in Rio are in the run-up to the COP Climate Conference which is being held in Belem on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest. …
