What to know about Prince William’s environmental prize ceremony in Boston

Britain’s Prince William at the ceremony for the second edition of the Earthshot Awards, a series of global environmental awards set up by the royal family to recognize breakthrough solutions aimed at restoring the planet. will visit Boston next month.

The ceremony had been confirmed to take place in Boston in the summer, but new details were announced this week. will be held in The organization announced Thursday the formation of a host committee for the 2022 Awards Ceremony.

Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, Massachusetts Senate Speaker Karen Spilka, and Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano are all on the Commission Will join.

The ceremony will be streamed on December 5 on PBS.org, the PBS app, the PBS YouTube channel, and The Earthshot Prize YouTube channel, according to the Associated Press. The ceremony will air on his December 14th PBS station.

The award is inspired by John F. Kennedy’s iconic 1962 “Moonshot” speech. The Earthshot Award aims to discover and scale noteworthy environmental solutions.

According to the Foundation, a total of five awards will be awarded: Nature Conservation and Restoration, Air Purification, Ocean Restoration, Waste-Free World Building, and Climate Restoration. First he will be selected as one of the 15 finalists. The five winners will each receive £1 million.

“The Earthshot Awards provide a historic opportunity to recommit to the spirit of innovation and collaboration that has long made Boston a leader in addressing some of our most pressing environmental challenges, both nationally and internationally,” said Wu. “Huge numbers of Boston leaders will join us to celebrate the Earthshot Prize and commit to the ambitious goal we all share to build a healthy and bright future for the next generation,” said a statement. I was impressed.”

According to the foundation, Wu and her fellow host committee members will work to “involve the local community” in the awards and promote Boston’s “dedication to innovation and sustainability.”

During the week leading up to the ceremony, members of the committee will serve as advisors and convene “vigorous research into the critical environmental issues facing Boston and the United States.” Shows commitment to environmental protection.

“The State of Massachusetts is thrilled to host the 2022 Earthshot Awards Ceremony,” Baker said in a statement. “The Commonwealth has always been a global hub of innovation and we know that tackling climate change requires imagination and creativity. We are proud to evaluate some of these solutions here in our home state of Massachusetts.”

2021 winners include the Costa Rican government’s compensation to citizens for planting trees, a Bahamian organization that grows coral reefs, and a food waste policy that collects excess food from supermarkets and redistributes it to poor citizens. Includes the City of Milan for enacting.