The Earthshot Prize
The Five Earthshots
Our challenge to the world is based on five Earthshots – simple but ambitious and universal goals for 2030 developed in collaboration with leading environment experts. They are Protect and Restore Nature; Clean our Air; Revive our Oceans; Build a Waste-Free world; and Fix our Climate.
We choose to ensure that, for the first time in human history, the natural world is growing – not shrinking – on our planet.
This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest:
- Protecting areas of high biodiversity such as forests, wetland, peatlands and wildlife corridors
- Restoring damaged ecosystems
- Feeding people while protecting nature
Our Air
We choose to ensure that everyone in the world breaths clean, healthy air – at World Health organisation standard or better
This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest:
- Engaging citizens in data collection and clean air policies
- Preventing the burning of fields, forests and waste
- Transitioning to clean transportation for all
We choose to repair and preserve our oceans for future generations.
This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest:
- Protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems
- Replenishing fish populations
- Reducing demand for fishmeal
Waste-Free world
We choose to build a world where nothing goes to waste, where the leftovers of one process become the raw materials of the next – just like they do in nature.
This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest:
- Reducing food loss from farm to fork
- Phasing out single-use and non-recycled plastics.
- High-value circularity in fashion and electronics
We choose to fix the world's climate by cutting out carbon: building a carbon neutral economy that lets every culture, community and country thrive.
This Earthshot focuses on three main areas of interest:
- Creating an equitable clean energy future
- Addressing non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions
- Decarbonising hard to abate sectors