On the green carpet of the Alexandra Palace the Earthshot Prize, the first major event directed by William that deserves the investiture of Carlo: «Proud of my son with his sustainable commitment». Milan in the final for one of the 5 prizes worth 1 million pounds
«The actions we choose or choose not to take in the next 10 years will determine the fate of the planet for the next 1,000 “. “What we decide to do or not do in the next 10 years will decide the fate of the planet for the next thousand years,” William said opening the ceremony of the “Green Oscars” he designed. On the day of the moral investiture, by father Carlo towards William who will take up the role of crown prince when Charles will be king. The son of Elizabeth II, shortly before the awarding of the first Earthshot Prize wanted by William and Kate, said in fact: “I am very proud of my son William, for his commitment that continues to grow in terms of environmental sustainability”.
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The Kennedian inspiration
For his Earthshot Prize – the most ambitious environmental award ever launched because it is giving away £ 5 million for the next few years, until 2030 – William said he was inspired by J FK’s 1962 speech (in which he spoke of ” Moonshot ») about the space race that will bring the first American astronauts to the moon.
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Kate as presenter (and award winner)
And it’s also Kate’s day making her debut as a host and presenter of the champions of sustainability awards. Real “Oscar Green” – for which the city of Milan also races in the final.
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The Windsor Green Carpet
Prince William, who arrived in a forest green dinner jacket, entered London’s Alexandra Palace with Kate in a light-colored dress, parading on a symbolic Green Carpet. With politicians and stars arriving for the first night of the Earthshot Prize. From the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to actresses Emma Thompson and Emma Watson. From naturalist Sir David Attenborough to actress Cate Blanchet and singers Ed Sheeran and Shakira. Many celebrities.
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Many celebrities (but no one flies from overseas)
But no guests who flew from overseas putting the health of the planet at risk with air flights, as William promised (who had also criticized space tourism a few days ago). Only British stars in attendance, the others (many, many VIPs) connected via zoom. Behind the first edition of the Earthshot Prize Awards, the new prizes for a more sustainable world (from 1 million pounds each) launched by Prince William, inspired – as he said – “by the work of my grandfather Filippo and that of my father Carlo in fact of sustainability »there is the Royal Foundation, the royal foundation initially launched by William and Harry together, with their respective life partners. But now, after the Megxit and the Sussex overseas landing, it is the foundation of William and Kate. And the Green Oscars are the big bet for the Cambridge future. Their first major project.
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Milan in the final
Preceded by the initiative of the Duchess of Cambridge of the 5 Big Questions “to intercept the needs of the little ones (a national questionnaire asked all British families of children under 5 to declare their needs and problems) which she presented to the First Lady USA Jill Biden last July at the G7 in Cornwall. While the Green Oscars are born from an intuition of her husband William. Milan is in the final to win the podium with its zero waste company project, with City of Milan’s Food waste hubs (the program for the recovery of food from supermarkets and canteens to distribute them to NGOs, destined for the most needy).
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Gli Oscar green
Of course, it must beat the competitors who reached the final at the Green Oscars: Sanergy (urban waste recovery project launched in Kenya to overcome hygiene problems) and Wota Box of the Japanese start-up Wota which has developed water reuse solutions. . And the finale of the first edition of the Earthshot awards coincides, not by chance, with the week in which the Milan activity comes to life with the Youth Cop26 and Pre Cop26 project in view of the great appointment in Glasgow in November with the Cop26. In the sign of a Milan-London axis on the increasingly solid sustainability front.
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October 17, 2021 (change October 17, 2021 | 22:22)
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