The Earthshot Prize is the world’s most prestigious and impactful environmental award, designed to inspire urgent optimism and mobilise a decade of action for our planet.
We identify, celebrate and back groundbreaking climate leadership and bold solutions tackling the greatest challenges of our time through five ambitious Earthshots:
• Clean our Air
• Fix our Climate
• Revive our Oceans
• Build a Waste-Free World
• Protect and Restore Nature.
We are now at the halfway point of the Earthshot Decade, a critical moment where the choices we make will shape our future. By 2030, we aim not just to imagine a better world, but to build it.
Subscribe to our channel and watch the stories of climate leaders, changemakers, and communities leading the charge and see how together, we can repair our planet.
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Guangzhou, China, proves electric transport can change an entire city.
Since 2017, the city has been transforming life for its 24 million residents by electrifying its buses and taxis — creating one of the world’s largest fully electric fleets.
Watch their film and learn more about this city's impressive story.
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Cleaner air and thriving businesses - The State of Gujarat’s win-win!
The State of Gujarat is tackling air pollution with the world’s first Emissions Trading Scheme for particulate matter, letting industries trade emissions allowances while keeping our air healthier.
The scheme has reduced particulate pollution by 20-30% compared to traditional regulation and now, other states in India are now inspired to follow the same approach.
Watch their film to learn more.
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Earthshot Prize Winner Altyn Dala welcomes the new Global Action Plan for the Conservation of the Steppe Eagle that is being launched at the Convention on Migratory Species CoP15 in Brazil.
Once the most abundant large raptor, the Steppe Eagle has declined by ~50% in just three generations.
This plan, made possible through their Earthshot Prize winner’s grant, unites 62 countries to protect one of the most iconic birds across Central Asia and the East African-Eurasian Flyways.
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What if your home didn’t need pipes to get clean water?
In Japan, households are testing a futuristic system by WOTA corp that recycles your shower, sink, and laundry water right at home.
The WOTA BOX, an Earthshot Prize Finalist, filters and purifies greywater up to 97%, meets strict tap water standards, and even tops up any loss with filtered rainwater.
Could this be the future of sustainable living? #WorldWaterDay
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2025 Earthshot Prize Finalist Tenure Facility works with partners across the world to protect vital ecosystems for generations to come.
By combining legal expertise with direct funding, it supports Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local communities to secure their ancestral land rights.
A key part of this work happens through regional Learning Exchanges, like the recent gathering in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, titled “When Women Lead the Way in Sustaining the Land Tenure Movement,” which brought forward the voices and leadership of women shaping the movement.
Swipe to see reflections from the exchange →
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Microplastics are everywhere. But Earthshot Prize Finalists are working to stop microplastic pollution across the globe.
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Our Earthshot Prize winners GAYO are taking their Zero Waste model across Africa.
Now working in Uganda, Ghana, and Botswana, they’re turning waste into clean air and green jobs.
In Uganda: 270 tonnes of waste diverted every month and 130 green jobs created.
In Ghana: 50–75 tonnes of waste recovered monthly and 1,700+ people learning about clean air.
In Botswana: New hubs helping communities compost, recycle, and cut methane emissions.
GAYO is proving that local climate solutions can scale across Africa.
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Momentum is unstoppable, and women around the world are leading the way.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating Earthshot Finalists who are turning bold ideas into real action for our planet. From protecting forests to reforming climate finance, transforming food systems to reshaping fashion, their work is accelerating change where it matters most.
Tag someone in your life who is building momentum for people and planet.
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At a time when climate conversations are more urgent than ever, Día Mirza Rekhi talks about why Mumbai is the perfect place to host the 2026 Earthshot Summit.
A city that thrives on momentum, Mumbai doesn’t shy away from its environmental challenges; it confronts them with optimism and action.
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India has more Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists than any other country, and their leadership is transforming the future.
Swipe to meet the 7 Finalists driving change ➡️
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