The world now turns its gaze to Rio de Janeiro, where on Wednesday, 5 November, the fifth Earthshot Prize will unveil its overall winners — a moment that celebrates human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of a sustainable future.
The 2025 ceremony marks the pivotal halfway point in the Earthshot decade, a vision launched by Prince William in 2020 when scientists warned that bold and urgent change must come by 2030. In a deeply personal reflection, the Prince of Wales recalled that at the time of its founding, “a decade felt a long time — George was seven, Charlotte five, and Louis two — the thought of them in 2030 felt a lifetime away.”
Today, standing firmly in the heart of this defining decade, his message resonates with urgency and hope. “2030 feels very real,” he shared. “The Earthshot Prize was founded because this decade matters. 2030 is the threshold by which future generations will judge us — the point where our choices, our courage, and our compassion will determine the destiny of our planet.”
The Earthshot Prize, founded by HRH Prince William in 2020, is the world’s most prestigious and impactful environmental award. Our mission is simple: Urgency + Optimism = Action. Each year, we identify, celebrate and back groundbreaking climate leaders across five Earthshots: Clean Our Air, Fix Our Climate, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World, and Protect and Restore Nature – awarding £1M to five Winners and connecting all 15 Finalists to a global network of funders, businesses, and communities.
The City of Bogotá: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
The City of Guangzhou: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
The State of Gujarat: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Barbados: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Form Energy: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Friendship: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Bonds for Ocean Conservation: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
The High Seas Treaty: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Matter: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
ATRenew: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Lagos Fashion Week: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Quay Quarter Tower: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
re:green: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Tropical Forest Forever Facility: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
Tenure Facility: https://earthshotprize.org/winners-fi…
HRH The Prince of Wales, the visionary force behind the Earthshot Prize. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s “Moonshot” challenge, which galvanised a nation to reach for the stars, Prince William’s Earthshot is a courageous call to action, urging the world to fix our planet and repair what has been broken.
He is not just a figurehead; he is the heart and soul of this movement. Conceived from his personal conviction that we are at a “tipping point,” Prince William launched the Earthshot Prize in 2020 to actively combat climate anxiety by celebrating solutions rather than just problems. Each year, five brilliant innovators from around the globe are awarded £1 million to scale their groundbreaking work in five key areas, from fixing our climate to reviving our oceans. Through his impassioned advocacy, personal speeches, and hands-on involvement, he has created a global ecosystem of change-makers, proving that human ingenuity, when met with a powerful incentive, has the extraordinary ability to create a safer, healthier world for generations to come.
Get ready for an event that will ignite the world! The Earthshot Prize is coming to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for its 2025 awards ceremony, and it’s set to be a spectacular moment of global change. For the first time ever, the Prize is heading to South America, a historic milestone that celebrates a continent rich in biodiversity and groundbreaking solutions.
From the vibrant heart of Brazil, we will celebrate 15 incredible innovators who are pioneering revolutionary solutions to our planet’s most urgent challenges. Five of these brilliant minds will receive a prestigious £1 million award to supercharge their projects, proving that human ingenuity has the power to repair our world. This isn’t just an awards show; it’s a global call to action, a festival of hope, and a powerful reminder that by working together, we can fix our planet. The future is arriving in Rio!
The Earthshot Prize is just as inspiring as the “what.” It’s not just about giving out awards; it’s a monumental mission to shift the way we think about the environment.
A Perfect Fusion of Aims – The choice to hold the 2025 ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Museum of Tomorrow on November 5, 2025, perfectly aligns with these aims. By hosting the event in South America for the first time, the Prize is recognizing the vital role that the Amazon region and Brazil play in the global fight against climate change.
This event will be a beacon for innovators and communities across Latin America, showcasing that their unique, local solutions can have a monumental global impact. Creating a “Super November”: The timing of the event, just weeks before COP30 in Belém, creates a powerful moment of international attention on Brazil’s environmental leadership and the urgent need for action. It’s a powerful combination of celebration and collaboration, driving the message of “Urgent Optimism” to the world!
A Decade of Urgent Optimism. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s ambitious “Moonshot” of the 1960s, The Earthshot Prize, founded by Prince William, is a prestigious global environmental prize. Its core mission is to incentivize change and help repair our planet over a critical decade, from 2021 to 2030.
To inspire “Urgent Optimism”: Instead of focusing on despair and pessimism about climate change, the Prize aims to highlight the human ingenuity and innovation that can solve our environmental challenges. It’s about showing that solutions are not only possible but already exist.
To find and scale game-changing solutions: Each year, the Prize finds five winning solutions—one for each of the five “Earthshots”—that have the potential to make a massive, positive impact on a global scale. Each winner receives a £1 million prize to help them scale up their work and reach more people.
To bring people together: The prize is about building a global network of changemakers. It connects innovators with a powerful alliance of businesses, governments, NGOs, and individuals who can provide support, mentorship, and funding to help the solutions succeed.
Watch HRH Prince William took to the stage in Cape Town with a spirit of hope and determination, setting the tone for an unforgettable Earthshot Prize final. Beneath the grandeur of Table Mountain, the event shone as a beacon of innovation, bringing together brilliant minds from around the world whose ideas are reshaping our planet’s future. From restoring nature’s balance to transforming waste into valuable resources, each finalist reflected the power of human creativity and resilience. It was an evening alive with purpose and promise — a celebration of action, unity, and the belief that together, we can heal our Earth. Relive the magic, exciting, unforgettable moments of The Earthshot Prize Awards 2024. Congratulations to all our Winners and Finalists. We can’t wait for Rio de Janeiro 2025
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