Congratulations to
The Earthshot Prize Winners 2022!

By 2030, we choose to ensure that, for the first time in human history, the natural world is growing – not shrinking – on our planet. 

This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest: 

1. Protecting and managing natural carbon stores such as peatlands and intact forests
2. Restoring forests, wetlands, and other damaged ecosystems
3. Developing and scaling regenerative agriculture

By 2030 we choose to ensure that everyone in the world breathes clean, healthy air – at World Health Organization standard or better. 

This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest: 

1. Engaging citizens in data collection and advocacy
2. Efforts to stop burning in agriculture and forests
3. Transitioning to clean personal transportation

By 2030, we choose to repair and preserve our oceans for future generations. 

This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest: 

1. Reducing and addressing overfishing 
2. Developing ocean ecosystem services that mitigate climate change: ‘blue carbon’ 
3. Advancing climate change solutions with ocean benefits 

By 2030, we choose to build a world where nothing goes to waste, where the leftovers of one process become the raw materials of the next – just like they do in nature. 

This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest: 

1. Moving towards waste-free food, including efforts to shift to a plant-based diet
2. Championing waste-free fashion 
3. Circular solutions: extending the life of goods and/or eliminating single-use goods

We choose to fix the world’s climate by cutting out carbon: building a carbon neutral economy that lets every culture, community and country thrive. 

This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest: 

1. Transitioning to renewable energy for all
2. Reducing methane emissions
3. Constructing buildings fit for the future