Earthshot Prize: 'Upcycled skyscraper' and nation of Barbados named among 2025 finalists

Stuart Stone
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Environmental innovation prize launched by Prince William announces latest wave of finalists

The Earthshot Prize has today announced its cohort of 2025 finalists, as it marks the half-way point in the initiative's 10-year mission. Launched in 2020 by Prince William ahead of the COP26 Climate...

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