The Duke and Duchess met among the Earthshot prize winners by Zoom on Sunday (October 17) after a ceremony wherein Milan and Costa Rica have been among the many winners of the environmental awards created by Britain’s Prince William.
The honors have been established to seek out options by way of new applied sciences or insurance policies to the planet’s largest environmental issues, with a winner in every of the 5 classes receiving 1 million kilos ($1.37 million).
Milan gained the “Construct a Waste-Free World” award for its meals waste hubs, which recuperate meals to provide to these most in want, whereas Costa Rica obtained the “Defend and Restore Nature” prize for applications paying residents to plant bushes and restore ecosystems.
The Duke and Duchess additionally met among the celebrities who attended the awards, similar to pop star Ed Sheeran, and footballer Mo Salah, who introduced one of many prizes.