For over 100 years, New York City’s Plaza Hotel has opened its doors to billionaires, millionaires, and luminaries from across the world. On Tuesday, the plaza’s halls were packed with stardust once again — along with the newest 15 finalists of the £1 million Earthshot Prize, an award first launched by Prince William in 2020.
The prince offered praise to the finalists in a video message, which was shared at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
“Each of their solutions has proven, with evidence, that if scaled or replicated, they will be transformative for the future of our planet,” he said.
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
