(5 Nov 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cape Town, South Africa – 4 November 2024
1. Zoom out Prince William posing for picture with young environmentalists
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Prince William, Prince of Wales:
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"We’ve got all of you in this room who are the future change-makers. You’re the leaders. You are the people who are going to make the difference going forwards. The Earthshot prize is your platform. Use it as you need to, take it away with you, bend it around, play with it, turn it into something different. Use it how you need to to get what you need done. Because we believe in you and what you’re going to do is change the world. I really believe that. This is the generation right here that’s going to do that. And your solutions and your impact are so important and so needed right now."
3. Various of Prince William in meeting
STORYLINE:
Britain’s Prince William offered words of encouragement to a group of young environmentalists on Monday as he opened a visit to South Africa that will focus heavily on climate change and conservation.
The Prince of Wales will have four days of engagements in Cape Town, during which he’ll see his annual Earthshot Prize award 1.2 million US dollars in grants to five organisations for innovative environmental ideas.
The awards ceremony will take place in a 470-foot-long reusable dome that will be packed up and taken away after the event.
The Earthshot awards on Wednesday night are the centrepiece of William’s trip to South Africa’s second-biggest city.
But the 42-year-old heir to the throne will also attend a global wildlife summit, visit a botanical garden on the slopes of Cape Town’s landmark Table Mountain, spend time at a sea rescue base and meet with a local fishing community.
The prince will use the visit to highlight other issues close to his heart, such as the work of rangers on the front line of conservation efforts, officials said.
William’s first engagement was joining more than 100 young environmentalists aged between 18 and 35, who sat in small groups and discussed climate and conservation issues.
William jumped from group to group and spent a few minutes talking with them.
"You’re the leaders. You are the people who are going to make the difference going forwards. The Earthshot prize is your platform," he told them.
William formed the Earthshot Prize through his Royal Foundation in 2020 to encourage new ideas to solve environmental problems, with a focus on young entrepreneurs and innovators.
It launched in 2021 and the first three awards ceremonies were held in Britain, the United States and Singapore.
AP video shot by Nqobile Ntshangase
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