Prince William gave an important speech discussing the "critical" decade we find ourselves in due to climate change.
The Prince of Wales attended an event bringing together Earthshot Prize winners and finalists as well as investors and philanthropists to celebrate the Launchpad, at Frameless in central London.
As the founder of the Earthshot Prize, Prince William gave a speech during the event.
The 41-year-old said: "From businesses, cities and governments; to activists, scientists and innovators, the ideas and ambition to set our planet on a healthier path do already exist.
Prince William gave a speech in central London
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"But this is urgent. We are in the critical decade right now.
"And that is why, to have real impact, we must focus on supporting and developing as many solutions as possible and scale them at speed.
"It is not an easy task. We must overcome the challenge of getting capital to the right sectors, solutions, and geographies."
Prince William founded the Earthshot Prize in 2020, which “finds and grows the solutions that will repair our planet”.
Prince William spoke about the 'critical' decade we find ourselves in
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The Earthshot Prize Launchpad is currently in its pilot stage but aims to “connect Earthshot innovators with like-minded investors and philanthropists”.
Prince William's match-making platform has already attracted 135 investors and philanthropists.
Hannah Jones, CEO of The Earthshot Prize said: “Launchpad marks a significant step forward for The Earthshot Prize on its journey to scaling innovative solutions from around the globe and becoming a global platform for impact.
“Over the last four years, the Prize has scoured the planet for the best environmental innovations.
Prince William founded the Earthshot Prize in 2020
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“Now, with the knowledge we’ve gained from our annual nomination process, we are empowering investors and philanthropists to discover the incredible solutions in our network, while opening doors for promising innovations to further scale.”
Prince William’s Earthshot Awards, which are set to be held in South Africa’s Cape Town, have already had a record number of nominations.
The Prince of Wales also attended the Commonwealth Day Service on Monday afternoon.
He arrived alongside Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
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His wife, Princess Kate, had a private appointment in London and was seen leaving Windsor Great Park.
The Princess of Wales underwent abdominal surgery in January and is not returning to royal duties until after Easter.
Kensington Palace has continued to reiterate that the mother-of-three is "doing well" in her recovery.
