By Abbas Nazil
The Earthshot Prize has announced significant environmental achievements and new global partnerships, revealing fresh evidence of climate progress during its Impact Assembly held at London’s Guildhall as part of London Climate Action Week.
Addressing global leaders from business, government, philanthropy and civil society, The Prince of Wales and founder of The Earthshot Prize, Prince William, highlighted the growing impact of innovative solutions tackling climate change and environmental degradation.
He stressed that the world is now witnessing tangible results across nature restoration, clean energy, air quality improvement, ocean conservation and waste reduction, urging governments, businesses and communities to accelerate the adoption of proven solutions.
The Assembly marked five years of progress by Earthshot Prize finalists and winners, whose combined efforts have avoided or captured more than 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
According to the newly released Earthshot Prize Impact Report, supported projects have restored, protected and improved 58 million hectares of land, forests and freshwater ecosystems, while safeguarding more than 85 million hectares of oceans and coastlines.
The report also revealed that Earthshot-backed initiatives have removed, recycled or prevented 465,000 tonnes of waste, saved or reused 21 million tonnes of water, and improved air quality for regions inhabited by approximately 600 million people.
Since its launch in 2020, The Earthshot Prize has supported 75 finalists and awarded £25 million in grants.
The initiative has received more than 6,700 nominations globally, with over half of the solutions considered in 2025 originating from countries in the Global South.
During the event, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new $260 million investment to expand the Bloomberg Ocean Initiative and strengthen efforts to help countries meet the global target of protecting 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030.
Several Earthshot finalists and winners also unveiled major developments designed to scale environmental impact.
Brazil-based re.green announced a 20-year partnership with healthcare company Novo Nordisk to restore 500 hectares of the Amazon rainforest.
Indian agricultural innovator Kheyti disclosed new agreements worth $5 million with state governments in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh to support 2,000 farmers through climate-smart farming technologies.
Belterra secured $19.7 million from Brazil’s Climate Fund to restore degraded lands while boosting smallholder farmer incomes.
The State of Gujarat’s clean air programme is expanding into Brazil through a collaboration aimed at reducing pollution while supporting economic growth.
Energy storage company Form Energy outlined plans to expand deployment of its long-duration battery technology following its first international project in Ireland.
The High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People announced a second round of funding for marine protected areas, building on its support for the creation of Ghana’s first marine protected area.
Coast 4C secured $2.5 million in seed funding to expand regenerative seaweed farming across Southeast Asia.
Climate adaptation organisation Friendship unveiled a five-year resilience initiative in Bangladesh backed by $10 million from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund.
Meanwhile, sustainable textile innovator Colorifix partnered with Parley for the Oceans to introduce environmentally friendly dye technologies into global fashion supply chains.
Lagos Fashion Week also unveiled Africa’s first regenerative fashion manifesto, reinforcing its commitment to transforming the continent’s fashion industry through sustainable practices.
The Earthshot Prize and education partner Alana further announced the expansion of the I CAN Earthshot Challenge to India, where nearly one million students across more than 15,000 schools are expected to participate in environmental action programmes.
The announcements formed part of broader discussions during London Climate Action Week, where policymakers, investors, innovators and activists gathered to advance solutions on climate finance, technology, nature protection, resilience and environmental justice.
