14 Feb 2024
During London Climate Action Week, Prince William boarded London’s 3,000th electric bus for a conversation on the climate solutions driving real progress.
At the halfway point of the Earthshot decade, London’s 3,000th zero-emission electric bus took to the streets. Route 2030 traced a path through a city being transformed by the kind of solutions the Prize exists to celebrate.
Joining our Founder and President, Prince William, on board were conservationist and Earthshot Prize Ambassador Robert Irwin, climate activist and social entrepreneur Clover Hogan, and Pranav Sharma, an engineer and member of Transport for London’s Youth Panel who helped shape TfL’s first ever sustainability report.
Their destination: The Earthshot Prize Impact Assembly at London’s Guildhall.
Watch the full conversation now on YouTube.
The discussion on board covered ground that stretched far beyond London’s streets.
The group shared their enthusiasm about the work of Earthshot Prize Finalists Altyn Dala, who have helped bring the saiga antelope in Kazakhstan back from the brink of extinction to now numbering in the millions. They also highlighted Earthshot Finalist Matter’s washing machine filter that catches microplastics before they reach our oceans, a prime example of a solution hiding in plain sight in every home with the potential to make a real difference at scale.
Young people’s role in the climate crisis also featured and what it actually feels like to care deeply about the planet. The feeling of being overwhelmed is real, they agreed. But the opportunity is equally real: whatever young people are interested in, there is a role to play. The solutions exist. The people driving them exist.
The destination is 2030. Progress is measurable, already underway, and ready to scale.
Route 2030, London's 3,000th electric bus, arrives at Guildhall for The Earthshot Prize Impact Assembly
Pranav Sharma, Prince William, Robert Irwin and Clover Hogan discuss climate solutions aboard Route 2030
Pranav Sharma, an engineer and member of Transport for London’s Youth Panel who helped shape TfL’s first ever sustainability report.
Climate activist and social entrepreneur Clover Hogan
