What a year 2024 has been. We’ve witnessed some remarkable progress and the laid foundations for supercharged impact over the months and years to come.
But behind every milestone is a collective effort. The Earthshot network – innovators, funders, partners and ambassadors around the globe – has come together to kickstart tangible action.
From protecting vast expanses of land and ocean to unlocking millions in funding to scale the solutions that will repair our planet, it’s proof (not that we needed it) that bold ideas and determination can drive real change.
The numbers below tell a story of this innovation scaling up and Earth’s natural balance being restored at a record pace. They show what’s possible when individual ambition is matched by global collaboration.
Here is The Earthshot Prize in 2024… by (just some of) the numbers.
At Earthshot+ in Cape Town we announce that £86 million of support has been catalysed for Earthshot solutions by the Earthshot network in four years, helping to scale game-changing solutions worldwide.
2022 Winners Notpla secured Series A+ funding of £20 million, with backing from Launchpad members, to help them advance their plastic-free materials made from seaweed.
Collectively, our first two cohorts of Finalists have saved, reused or recycled 2.5 million tonnes of water so far.
Finalists from 2021 and 2022 have reduced, avoided, or captured 420,000 tonnes of CO² emissions. The equivalent to taking around 100,000 cars off the road for a year.
Earthshot alumni from year one and two have successfully protected 170,000 km² of land and ocean, an area the size of Ireland and Iceland combined.
As part of their mission to restore high-Andean ecosystems across South America, 2023 Winners Acción Andina, planted 150,000 native trees in a single day this December.
A record-breaking total of 2,429 potential game-changing solutions were nominated for The Earthshot Prize in 2024 – more than double from any previous year.
Thanks to work by 2021 Finalists Pristine Seas, nearly 800 km² of ocean around Dominica was secured as the world’s first Sperm Whale reserve.
Over 250 investors and philanthropists have joined our online matchmaking platform, Launchpad, connecting them directly with our portfolio of solutions.
In partnership with Common Purpose, we invited 120 young people from 38 African and 5 Asian countries to Earthshot Week 2024 to take part in first ever Climate Youth Leadership Programme.
After a year-long search and selection process, we welcomed 15 new Finalists into the Earthshot Family, announcing them live at the Earthshot Innovation Summit in New York.
During an inspirational Prize Awards ceremony in Cape Town, this year’s five Earthshot Prize Winners were announced, each receiving £1 million to scale their solutions.
One extraordinary week of bold conversations and impactful collaboration, as Earthshot Week in Cape Town brought together voices from around the world to spark the change our planet needs.
With every tree planted, every litre of water saved, and every tonne of carbon kept out of the air by Earthshot innovators, we’re proving that change isn’t a distant hope – it’s happening now.
As we look ahead to 2025, there’s even more to come: bigger ideas, bolder collaborations, and unstoppable progress towards repairing our planet.
This year has shown us what’s possible.
Next year, we’ll take it even further.
