The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced on Wednesday that they will be crossing the pond to Massachusetts in early December to celebrate William's second annual Earthshot awards ceremony.
"In 2022 we're back bringing Earthshot to the United States where we'll be honoring the next five honorees," the Duke said in video that later showed Boston Red Sox player Xander Bogaerts at Fenway Stadium. .
"And we're going to do it right here in Boston," Bogaerts said.
The environmental initiative, announced last year, offers prize money to "the planet's greatest problem solvers" for problems the planet is facing, according to Kensington Palace.
Kensington Palace said in a statement last year that Earthshots of President John F.Kennedy's ambitious moonshot approach to landing a man on the moon in the 1960s.
Caroline Kennedy, US Ambassador to Australia and daughter of JFK, said in a statement released by John John F. Kennedy on Wednesday that “there is no more important thing about Moonshot today than fixing the planet, and there is none better Place to use the moonshot." Spirit than the city of Boston.
He called the partnership between the Library Foundation and royalty "a great tribute to President Kennedy."
Wu added in a separate statement that Boston, which will host the ceremony in 2022, "will give a global spotlight to our efforts to combat climate change and show that together we can meet the urgency of this moment with innovative solutions that you." Protect our planet and future. Generations.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the Earthshot Prize 2021 at Alexandra Palace on 17 October 2021 at
. Williams' work follows in the footsteps of his father, Prince Charles, who has campaigned for the environment for decades, warning of the catastrophic consequences of climate change.
Charles spoke earlier this week about the urgency of taking action on climate change after temperatures hit record highs in the US.K.
"As I have been trying to stress for some time, the climate crisis is truly a real emergency and it is absolutely essential to address it, for Cornwall, the country and the rest of the world," the Prince of Wales said, according to The Telegraph at an event in Cornwall on Monday.
Prince Harry also spoke about the "extreme weather" present both in Africa and around the world during a keynote speech at the United Nations on Monday.“As I speak, our world is on fire again. These historic weather events are no longer historic," said the Duke of Sussex.
"They are increasingly part of our daily lives and this crisis will only get worse...unless our leaders lead," he added. "Unless the countries represented by the seats in this sacred hall make the decisions, the bold and transformative decisions, our world must save humanity."
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