Overview
- Organisers announced the host city during Mumbai’s inaugural Climate Week, with the ceremony planned to draw global environmental, business and philanthropic leaders.
- Five winners will each receive £1 million to scale solutions across the prize’s categories of nature, clean air, oceans, waste reduction and climate.
- Prince William hailed India as a key force for climate and nature, urging urgency and optimism in tackling the crisis.
- India has produced more Earthshot winners and finalists than any other country, a central factor in selecting Mumbai.
- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the event, calling it a chance to spotlight India’s climate leadership, while attendance plans for William and Catherine remain unconfirmed.