Nigerian Firm Makes List of 15 Finalists for Maiden Prince William’s £50m Earthshot Prize
The Earthshot Prize has announced a shortlist of 15 finalists, each with a chance of winning £1 million to support their innovative environmental solutions to the greatest challenges facing the planet.
Created by Prince William and The Royal Foundation, The Earthshot Prize has led an unprecedented global search for the most inspiring and innovative solutions to the
Five winners will be selected by The Earthshot Prize Council and will receive £1million in prize money at the inaugural ceremony on October 17 in London.
Prince William said: “Over half a century ago, President Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’ programme united millions of people around the goal of reaching the moon. Inspired by this, The Earthshot Prize aims to mobilise collective action around our unique ability to innovate, problem solve and repair our planet.
“I am honoured to introduce the 15 innovators, leaders, and visionaries who are the first ever finalists for The Earthshot Prize. They are working with the urgency required in this decisive decade for life on Earth and will inspire all of us with their optimism in our ability to rise to the greatest challenges in human history.”
Launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in October 2020, The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history. Like President John F. Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’ did almost 60 years ago, the Prize aims to unleash an unprecedented wave of innovation and leadership to tackle the challenges posed by climate change and the threats to our oceans, air, and land.
Among the finalists in the category, ‘Fix our Climate’ is Reeddi Capsules, Nigeria, a solar-powered energy capsules making electricity affordable and accessible in energy-poor communities. Other finalists under this category are: SOLbazaar, Bangladesh, the world’s first peer-to-peer energy exchange network in a country on the front-line of climate change; and AEM Electrolyser, Thailand/Germany/Italy an ingenious green hydrogen technology developed to transform how we power our homes and buildings.
All 15 Finalists will receive tailored support and resources from The Earthshot Prize Global Alliance Members, an unprecedented network of private sector businesses around the world who will help scale their solutions to realise an even greater impact with their ground-breaking work.
Of these 15 Finalists, the five Winners will be selected by The Earthshot Prize Council, a diverse team of influential individuals which includes: HRH Prince William, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Sir David Attenborough, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Indra Nooyi, Shakira Mebarak, Christiana Figueres, Luisa Neubauer, Cate Blanchett, Yao Ming, Daniel Alves Da Silva, Ernest Gibson, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Jack Ma, and Naoko Yamazaki.
