Earthshot Prize 2022: Seaweed packaging and carbon mineralisation start-ups awarded £1m

Cecilia Keating
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UK sustainable packaging firm also among second tranche of winners of Prince of Wales' high profile Earthshot Prize

An Oman-based carbon mineralisation company working to trap carbon dioxide at scale in rocks is among the five winners to be awarded £1m from this year's Earthshot Prize. The competition, launched by...

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