Prince William has joined forces with world leaders to continue to find solutions to climate change around the world.
Ahead of his second annual Earthshot Prize innovation summit, the Prince of Wales laughed and said he went for a “beautiful” and “sunny” run in Central Park on Tuesday morning to get some “fresh air” with the New Yorker.
As Prince William’s ambitious environmental agenda aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth’s most pressing challenges, the royal admitted he was growing “impatient” in waiting for the momentum to pick up.
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Prince William admitted he was becoming “impatient” with the climate crisis at his second annual Earthshot Prize innovation summit. (Getty Images)
When Vaitea Cowan, co-founder of Enapter – a flagship project for green hydrogen in Southeast Asia – sat down with the royal for a “fireside chat”, she asked William what he envisioned for the future of the Earthshot Prize.
“Right now, we’re very focused on scale… when we scale (the solutions), how can we get the biggest change? For me, that’s something I haven’t really figured out yet , it’s ‘how can we scale faster?’ ‘”, William replied.
“I’m impatient with all this,” he joked. “You provide the product… the inspiration, the solution, my role is to make you as big, as fast and as scalable as possible… We still have work to do on that.”
Prince William collaborated with Michael Bloomberg, left, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to reveal this year’s 15 finalists and showcase groundbreaking climate and environmental solutions. (Getty Images)
Prince William collaborated with Michael Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies to reveal the 15 finalists for this year’s Earthshot Prize and showcase groundbreaking climate and environmental solutions.
At the prestigious environmental summit, the royal is joined by business leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés.
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As the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit marked Climate Week in New York, the King met with Ecuadorian President Lasso Mendoza at the official residence of the United Nations Consul General ahead of the global event.
Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, left, shakes hands with Ecuador’s first lady María de Lourdes Alcívar during his meeting Tuesday with Ecuador’s President Lasso Mendoza at the official residence of the United Nations Consul General in New York. (Getty Images)
The Prince of Wales welcomed President Mendoza and the First Lady of Ecuador in front of an Andy Warhol print of Queen Elizabeth II, William’s grandmother. The meeting comes a year after his funeral. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died on September 8, 2022.
Prince William walks by an Andy Warhol print of his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, to meet Ecuador’s President Lasso Mendoza. (Getty Images)
Prince William reportedly chatted with Mendoza about “remembering all the fantastic work Ecuador has done” for the environment, before listing specific environmental initiatives.
During Prince William’s meeting with Mendoza, the royal shared his experience during his Billion Oyster Project at Governors Island, as he said it was “good to be back in the States.”
Prince William wore a life jacket and boarded a boat in New York Harbor to visit an oyster rehabilitation project. (Peter Byrne)
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“No one demonstrates optimism and ingenuity like the American people, so it’s a good thing that we’re revealing this year’s Earthshot finalists in New York,” Prince William said Monday. “Eighty years ago, the world came together in this great city to find a new way, through the United Nations, to solve our common challenges.”
The Billion Oyster Project is a nonprofit organization focused on restoring oyster reefs in New York Harbor, working with New York communities.
Prince William meets UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. (Getty Images)
Before Prince William’s visit with the President of Ecuador, he met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss issues related to climate change and sustainable development.
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Meanwhile, this is William’s second visit to the US in recent months, with William and Kate both in Boston for the second annual Earthshot Prize in December.
The Princess of Wales did not join the prince on this particular trip.
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Princess Kate stayed in the UK and visited a youth charity called Streets of Growth, which aims to transform the lives of young people in the face of adversity.
“It was great to meet some of the young people and communities, and those who work with them, to see how they are thriving through the charity’s programs,” the Prince and Princess of Wales shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Princess Kate wanted to visit the American organization after her visit to Boston with Prince William last year.
Princess Kate spoke about mental health in a podcast and posed for some photos during her charity visit. (Getty Images)
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The Princess of Wales was also seen speaking about mental health for a podcast and posing for some photos during her charity visit.
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