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Prince William PHOTO: Reuters
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Britain’s Prince William has called on innovators around the world to run for his Urshot Prize in a race to find new ways to tackle climate change, the Associated Press reported.
Prince William and his charity Royal Foundation created the award in 2020, inspired by a 1962 speech by US President John F. Kennedy urging Americans to reach the moon by the end of the decade.
The award will be presented to five people each year until 2030 and is the most prestigious of its kind. Each of the nominees receives a grant of one million British pounds (1.4 million US dollars) to further develop and implement their ideas, reports BTA.
This year’s awards will go to projects addressing “turning points” and issues, with opportunities to achieve significant benefits in the next few years, the foundation said. These include personal transport, agriculture that restores the environment, buildings that reduce pollution and energy consumption, and initiatives that extend the life of clothing, food and plastic products.
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