Prince William, Prince of Wales speaks to people during a walkabout in Windsor on May 7.Photo:Finnbarr Webster/Getty
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Prince Williamhad something funny to say about what’s changed since he launched theEarthshot Prize!
On Sunday, the Prince of Wales, 41, appeared in thelatest episodeof Sorted Food on YouTube tohighlight the innovationof three2022 Earthshot Prize winners, culminating in the creation of plant-based Earthshot Burger via the groundbreaking technology. Prince William walked into the Sorted Food kitchen with “Earthshot bits and pieces” — later revealed to be vegetables like those grown inKheyti’s Greenhouse-in-a-box, a clean-burningMukuru Clean Stoveand seaweed and plant-based packaging fromNotpla— and shared a bit of background about the exciting environmental prize.
“I don’t know if you guys have heard about the Earthshot Prize, but it’s an initiative I started about two years ago now although it’s been about four years in the making — Ihad hairwhen it started,” the Prince of Wales quipped. “It’s designed as an environmental prize tackling the world’s greatest environmental problems.”
Prince William hasjoked abouthis hair loss before. During a 2017 stop at Spitalfields Crypt Trust, a holistic recovery service for those dealing with complex drug and alcohol addictions and often homelessness, he told a neighborhood hairstylist, “I don’t have much hair, I can’t give you much business.”
“We liked the idea that this is a big deal, this is something we really need to aim for,” he explained. “But it’s about saving the planet, not taking us to the moon. And there’s many people out there who want us to move to the next planet already, and I’m like, ‘Hang on, let’s not give up on this planet yet. We’ve got a good thing going here. Let’s not give up on it just yet!' "
Prince William speaks during COP26 in 2021.Alastair Grant - Pool/Getty
King Charles’ eldest son and heir has stressed similar sentiments in the past, saying that the funds and focus around space tourism would be better spent onaddressing climate changeon Earth.
“We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live,” Prince William said during an October 2021 appearance onBBC’sNewscastpodcast, which came the day after actorWilliam Shatnerbecame theoldest person to leave Earthin a Blue Origin rocket from Jeff Bezos' aerospace company.
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The new video is thekick offto the Earthshot Prize teaming up with YouTube. Announced in May, the two-year partnership will see the Earthshot Prize work with the streaming platform to produce content which inspires users to drive action against climate change with stories of urgent optimism from around the world.
“From mini-documentaries and Q&As with the finalists of the awards to YouTube Shorts and creator collaborations, the content will help audiences better understand climate solutions in easily digestible formats,” according to thepress release. “This includes amplifying series like the recently published ‘Most searched for climate questions’ and ‘Relax with the Earthshot Prize.' "
Prince William and the Earthshot team are nextheaded to Singaporefor the third annual Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony on Nov. 7.
Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston in 2022.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Hannah Jones, CEO of the Earthshot Prize,previously told PEOPLE, “I think he and we are all very excited to be in Asia. We think it’s a real opportunity to spotlight what countries around the region are doing, what people are doing.”
With the countdown on, Jones added that Prince William, “doesn’t stay still. His ambition continues to grow, and rightly so. The focus is still completely, ‘What are we doing to impact? What is our impact? How do we scale our impact? How can we go faster?’ "
source: people.com
