The Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies will co-host the third Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit on September 24, 2024, in New York City, during Climate Week NYC and the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly.
At the Summit, The Earthshot Prize’s 2024 cohort of Finalists will be unveiled for the first time.
Attendees will also have an opportunity to learn about the solutions pioneered by last year’s Finalists, the progress they have made one year into their Fellowship Programme, and the work The Earthshot Prize is doing to accelerate climate and environmental solutions.
Bringing together Earthshot Prize Finalists and Winners with global business leaders, philanthropists, and governments working to mobilise climate solutions, September’s Summit begins the countdown to The Earthshot Prize’s fourth annual awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. At the November ceremony, five of the 15 Prize Finalists will be awarded £1 million to scale their groundbreaking solutions.
Michael R. Bloomberg, Global Advisor to the Winners of The Earthshot Prize, will address this year’s Summit.
Other featured speakers will include policymakers, business leaders, climate innovators, and previous Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists. The full lineup of speakers will be announced in due course.
This year’s Summit comes on the heels of the first-ever Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Earthshot Prize. Held during London Climate Action Week in June, the Camp connected 50 inspiring climate innovators, representing six continents and 20 countries, with experts, investors, and business leaders to accelerate their transformative solutions and place them on a fast track to scale.
The Camp was part of a week-long programme hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies for Earthshot climate innovators including a series of workshops, bespoke training, site visits to leading environmental organisations, skill-building sessions, and networking moments with investors to challenge, stretch, and build upon their ideas.
“We are incredibly proud of the progress our Finalists have made and the support and resources we have been able to provide them.”
“Our mission to accelerate transformative environmental solutions is more critical than ever, and the impact of our Fellowship Programme and partnerships is evident in the rapid scaling of these innovative solutions. With the generous support of Mike Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies, we are excited to continue this momentum, foster new collaborations, and drive meaningful change for our planet.”
Hannah Jones
CEO of The Earthshot Prize
To date, The Earthshot Prize has awarded £15 million of prize money and helped catalyze over £70 million of additional funding and support through the Earthshot network of 45 Winners and Finalists. Combined Winners and Finalists have reduced, avoided, or captured 420,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions and protected and restored 170,000 square kilometers of land and ocean – more than the entire state of New York.
As a mayor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Michael R. Bloomberg has long been a global leader in the fight against climate change. He has committed more than $1 billion to efforts across the world to mobilise cities and local leaders to reduce emissions, improve air quality, advance the global transition to clean energy, protect and preserve ocean ecosystems, and help unlock billions of dollars in sustainable finance.
Emily Chang, Talal Hasan, 44.01, and Bill Gates speak during the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit Plenary 2023
Pierre Paslier and Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, Notpla, speak during the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit Plenary 2023
The Earthshot Prize Council Member, Jacinda Ardern, Kaushik Kappagantulu, Kheyti, and Larissa Hale, Indigenous Women of the Great Barrier Reef, on stage during the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit 2023
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on stage during the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit Plenary 2023
This collaboration between Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Earthshot Prize continues their long-standing partnership to ignite growth in the environment, finance, and technology sectors and pioneer the next wave of climate solutions.
Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies have supported The Earthshot Prize since its inception, including support for the design of the Prize in 2019. Bloomberg Philanthropies is a Global Alliance Founding Partner and Bloomberg L.P. is a Global Alliance Member. Alongside an international network of influential organisations, Bloomberg provides Earthshot Finalists and Winners with unparalleled support to accelerate and implement their ambitious environmental solutions.
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