Earthshot Innovation Summit

Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit

The Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies to Host Third Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit on September 24 in New York City to Accelerate Transformative Environmental Solutions

The Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced they will co-host the third Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit on September 24, 2024, in New York City. At the Summit, The Earthshot Prize’s 2024 cohort of Finalists will be unveiled for the first time, and attendees will also have an opportunity to learn about the solutions pioneered by last year’s Finalists, the progress they have made one year into their Fellowship Programme, and the work The Earthshot Prize is doing to accelerate climate and environmental solutions.

Bringing together Earthshot Prize Finalists and Winners with global business leaders, philanthropists, and governments working to mobilise climate solutions, September’s Summit begins the countdown to The Earthshot Prize’s fourth annual awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. At the November ceremony, five of the 15 Prize Finalists will be awarded £1 million to scale their groundbreaking solutions.

Michael R. Bloomberg, Global Advisor to the Winners of The Earthshot Prize, will address this year’s Summit. Other featured speakers will include policymakers, business leaders, climate innovators, and previous Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists. The full lineup of speakers will be announced in due course.

The joyful chaos of winning

“This year’s Earthshot Prize Finalists embody the spirit of creativity and possibility we need to confront climate change and build a bright future, and this summit is a chance to shine a spotlight on the inspiring projects they’re leading,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions, Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, and 108th Mayor of New York City. “We’re looking forward to working with Prince William and the Earthshot team to support the Finalists so that their ideas can scale up, spread, and have the greatest impact possible.”

What Impact has been made by the 2023 Finalists so far?

The Earthshot Prize Finalists are driving real change for the planet and for their communities – from breakthroughs in technology and policy, to creating new green jobs and preserving even more of our natural world. Here’s what they’ve been up to in 2024. — Over the last ten years, the evidence that we face urgent challenges to protect the environment has become indisputable, and it’s clear that the time to act is now. Drawing inspiration from the concept of moonshots, which since the moon landing in 1969 has become shorthand to talk about the most ambitious and ground-breaking goals, Prince William announced The Earthshot Prize: an ambitious set of challenges to inspire a decade of action to repair the planet. We believe in the power of human ingenuity to prove to us all that the seemingly impossible is possible.

This years Summit

This year’s Summit comes on the heels of the first-ever Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Earthshot Prize. Held during London Climate Action Week in June, the Camp connected 50 inspiring climate innovators, representing six continents and 20 countries, with experts, investors, and business leaders to accelerate their transformative solutions and place them on a fast track to scale. The Camp was part of a week-long programme hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies for Earthshot climate innovators including a series of workshops, bespoke training, site visits to leading environmental organisations, skill-building sessions, and networking moments with investors to challenge, stretch, and build upon their ideas.

“We are incredibly proud of the progress our Finalists have made and the support and resources we have been able to provide them,” said Hannah Jones, CEO of The Earthshot Prize. “Our mission to accelerate transformative environmental solutions is more critical than ever, and the impact of our Fellowship Programme and partnerships is evident in the rapid scaling of these innovative solutions. With the generous support of Mike Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies, we are excited to continue this momentum, foster new collaborations, and drive meaningful change for our planet.”

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Founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2020, The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize to discover, accelerate, and scale ground-breaking solutions that can help put the world firmly on a trajectory toward a stable climate where communities, oceans, and biodiversity thrive in harmony by 2030. Four years into its journey to repair and regenerate the planet, The Earthshot Prize is the world’s most prestigious environmental prize dedicated to discovering, spotlighting, and awarding innovative solutions the world needs to achieve critical environmental goals within this “Earthshot Decade.” To date, Earthshot has awarded £15 million of prize money and helped catalyze over £70 million of additional funding and support through the Earthshot network of 45 Winners and Finalists. Combined Winners and Finalists have reduced, avoided, or captured 420,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions and protected and restored 170,000 square kilometers of land and ocean – more than the entire state of New York.

As a mayor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Michael R. Bloomberg has long been a global leader in the fight against climate change. He has committed more than $1 billion to efforts across the world to mobilise cities and local leaders to reduce emissions, improve air quality, advance the global transition to clean energy, protect and preserve ocean ecosystems, and help unlock billions of dollars in sustainable finance. Bloomberg helps lead a number of efforts including the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, America Is All In coalition, Climate Finance Leaders Initiative, and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.

This collaboration between Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Earthshot Prize continues their long-standing partnership to ignite growth in the environment, finance, and technology sectors and pioneer the next wave of climate solutions. Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies have supported The Earthshot Prize since its inception, including support for the design of the Prize in 2019. Bloomberg Philanthropies is a Global Alliance Founding Partner and Bloomberg L.P. is a Global Alliance Member. Alongside an international network of influential organisations, Bloomberg provides Earthshot Finalists and Winners with unparalleled support to accelerate and implement their ambitious environmental solutions.