'The most prestigious environment prize in history': Prince William launches Earthshot Prize

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Prince William at a glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan | Credit: The Duchess of Cambridge
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Award aimed at 'highlighting decade of action to repaid our planet' to launch later this year and is open to individuals, communities and businesses

Prince William has announced a major new global innovation prize aimed at combatting climate change and environmental degradation, with an aim to develop "at least 50 solutions to the world's greatest...

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