LOOK: Global celebs dazzle at Earthshot Prize Awards in CT

written by Savanna Douglas November 7, 2024

The prestigious Earthshot Prize Awards brought its global spotlight to Africa for the first time this week, in Cape Town.

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The global event honours the remarkable innovations of this year’s Earthshot finalists, who are committed to restoring and protecting our planet.

The Earthshot Prize, founded by Prince William in 2021, awards £1 million (R23,800,000) annually to five innovative projects that are making significant strides in addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

This year’s ceremony was held in Cape Town, where it announced the five 2024 winners and shined the spotlight on groundbreaking African environmental innovators.

Alongside Prince William, a slew of global celebrities were in attendance of the event.

Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Billy Porter played host, alongside SA’s award-winning TV presenter Bonang Matheba.

International stars to the likes of Heidi Klum, Nina Dobrev and Winnie Harlow dazzled at the Cape Town event, too.

In a story uploaded to Instagram during her visit to Cape Town, German-American TV host and Supermodel Heidi Klum expressed her excitement in visiting sunny South Africa for the Earthshot Prize Awards. ‘

The people are amazing, all around amazing. I’m very proud to be part of it,’ she wrote.

Recently-engaged Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev glowed as she presented the ‘Earthshot Prize to Revive Our Oceans’ to the High Ambition Coalition For Nature And People.

A host pair with chemistry! South Africa’s Bonang Matheba hosted the event alongside Hollywood’s Billy Porter. Their chemistry made headlines.

Earthshot Prize Award Winners 2024

Meet the five esteemed recipients of the 2024 Earthshot Prize Awards:

Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems wins The Earthshot Prize to Fix Our Climate for its game-changing technology that converts waste heat into electricity.

The High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People wins The Earthshot Prize to Revive Our Oceans for its powerful work pushing governments to follow through with their pledges to protect our oceans.

Keep it Cool app wins The Earthshot Prize to Build a Waste-Free World for its smart solution to reduce food waste and improve distribution for smallhold farmers and fishers.

Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative wins The Earthshot Prize to Protect and Restore Nature for its epic work bringing endangered species back from the brink of extinction.

Green Africa Youth Organisation wins The Earthshot Prize to Clean Our Air for its next-level work turning waste into opportunity.

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