Earthshot prize winners: The five projects that received £1 million in funding
Prince William announced the winners of the Earthshot prize on Wednesday evening.
Bonang Matheba, Billy Porter, Prince William, Robert Irwin, Nomzamo Mbatha on the Green Carpet at the 2024 Earthshot Prize Awards. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
Clarence Ford speaks with Natalie Malgas, Eyewitness News Reporter
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5 category winners were selected out 15 finalists as the winners of the 2024 Earthshot Prize.
Each winner receives a £1 million (R22,8 million) prize fund to scale up their plans.
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Malgas says this event showed how seriously young people, particularly in Africa, are taking the environment and climate change.
“They have set out to change the world.”
- Natalie Malgas, Eyewitness News Reporter
She adds that all the finalists came out with a sense of inspiration and feeling they had won just by being involved.
The following five projects were selected as the winners:
Protect and Restore Nature Winner: Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative
Clean Our Air Winner: GAYO, Green Africa Youth Organization
Revive Our Oceans Winner: High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC)
Build a Waste-free World Winner: Keep IT Cool (KIC)
Fix Our Climate Winner: Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems (ATS)
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