Earthshot Prize
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The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental award founded to inspire a decade of urgent, optimistic action repairing the planet through ambitious, evidence-based innovations. Core values of urgency, optimism, action, and collaboration drive its catalytic philanthropy, believing systemic planetary change arises from scaling breakthrough solutions via prizes, fellowships, networking, and partnerships that amplify climate leadership and foster replicable impact worldwide.
It targets five Earthshots: Protect and Restore Nature addressing biodiversity loss, deforestation, ecosystem degradation through large-scale restoration, reforestation, and wildlife conservation; Clean Our Air tackling air pollution, urban smog, and respiratory health threats via clean energy transitions, emission reductions, and green infrastructure; Revive Our Oceans combating ocean acidification, overfishing, plastic pollution, and marine habitat destruction with sustainable fisheries, coral reef restoration, and high seas protection; Build a Waste-free World eliminating plastic waste, landfill overflow, and circular economy gaps through zero-waste innovations, recycling technologies, and sustainable production; Fix Our Climate accelerating net-zero emissions, renewable energy adoption, and carbon capture via policy reforms, green tech deployment, and climate-resilient agriculture. Supported interventions span social enterprises, community-led restoration, government initiatives, activist campaigns, scientific breakthroughs, and business innovations benefiting climate-vulnerable communities, indigenous groups, coastal populations, urban residents facing pollution, and global ecosystems, emphasizing scalable, measurable outcomes like improved air and water quality, waste diversion, biodiversity recovery, and emission cuts.
Exclusions encompass activities unrelated to Earthshots, lacking credible evidence, or without scalability potential, rejecting core operational funding or emergency relief. Distinctive for its high-profile global platform, rigorous expert-led selection, and decade-long commitment, it prioritizes innovative organizations, teams, and governments from diverse regions including Africa, Latin America, Asia, delivering transformative environmental restoration with community engagement, policy advocacy, and cross-sector collaboration over conventional grants.
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How much funding does Earthshot Prize provide?
Earthshot Prize typically provides grants ranging from Up to £1,000,000.
Where does Earthshot Prize fund charities?
Earthshot Prize funds charities operating in UK.
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