is now over halfway through its decade of spotlighting solutions to tackle climate change, having travelled across the globe to recognise the creators and innovators.
It has been announced that for 2026, Mumbai will host the awards in November.
The Earthshot Prize was founded by Prince William in 2019 as ‘an ambitious set of challenges to inspire a decade of action to repair the planet’.
It was named after the Moonshot plan to put man on the moon in the 1960s, inspiring the same level of ambition and fortitude to see the outcome a reality.
The five ‘Earthshots’ are based around five goals to repair our planet: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean our Air, Revive our Oceans, Build a Waste-free World and Fix our Climate.
Ceremonies have taken place in Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Singapore, Boston and London.
Mumbai was chosen as the next location as it’s a global megacity, representing the environmental opportunities facing the world: India has shown that environmental responsibility can drive economic progress from its clean energy and new technologies to expansive nature restoration, demonstrating that money and sustainability can go hand in hand. The country is also home to more Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists than any other country.
Speaking about the new location, The Prince of Wales noted how ‘India is one of the world’s most important forces for climate and nature. What succeeds in India at scale has the power to inspire progress everywhere’.
He added: ‘We must continue to look to the future with urgency and optimism, which is why I am delighted that Mumbai will host The Earthshot Prize 2026. India is one of the world’s most important forces for climate and nature. What succeeds in India at scale has the power to inspire progress everywhere.
‘With the largest population of young people in the world, there is a real sense of momentum – to not only imagine a better future, but to inspire change and make it a reality. Together we can rise to meet our greatest challenge, to repair and restore our planet by 2030.’
Five years into the Earthshot decade, there has already been remarkable progress made by the finalists, including stopping 250,000 tonnes of waste reaching landfill (the equivalent of 22,000 school buses) and capturing 4.8 million tonnes of CO2 (the same as taking 1.2 million cars off the road for an entire year).
Additionally, the Earthshot Prize Finalists have collectively secured more $500 million (US) in investment and philanthropy.
