Prince William To Attend Earthshot Prize Event in Mumbai

Mumbai: Mumbai will host the Earthshot Prize for the first time in India, with a five-day environmental summit culminating in the awards ceremony on November 17. The event will bring together global leaders, innovators, business executives and 130 young climate leaders. Five winners will be announced across categories covering nature restoration, clean air, oceans, waste and climate. British royal Prince William, who founded the award to promote innovative solutions to climate change, will attend the event during his visit to Mumbai next week. The ceremony is expected to draw 5,000 guests, including Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt and Shreya Ghoshal, with British band Take That performing in India for the first time. India has the highest number of Earthshot finalists and winners globally.

According to the organisers, the summit will promote solutions to address climate change and ecological challenges. The five-day programme will begin with the Jaipur Momentum Retreat from November 13 to 15, bringing together the 2026 finalists and partners to discuss the next phase of the Earthshot decade. The Generation Earthshot programme, running from November 14 to 17, will bring 130 young climate leaders from India, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America to Mumbai for leadership workshops and environmental initiatives. The Impact Assembly on November 16 will announce new partnerships, investments and expansions aimed at scaling up environmental solutions globally.

Addressing a press conference at the Jio Convention Centre, Jason Knauf, chief executive officer of The Earthshot Prize, said the award was one of the world’s leading environmental honours, recognising groundbreaking solutions to some of the planet’s biggest challenges. After a year-long global search and evaluation process, 15 finalists are selected, with five ultimately taking home the prestigious award.

“We are delighted to be in India for our sixth Earthshot Prize Summit, which is set to be our biggest edition yet. India has produced more Earthshot Prize finalists and winners than any other country in the world. This week, Earthshot has not simply come to India to talk about solutions. We have come to what we consider the global capital of climate action, and it truly feels like coming home,” Mr Knauf said.

He said two Indian entries had been selected among this year’s 15 finalists.

“This year, two new Indian finalists have been selected among our 15 finalists. The first is Mahindra Last Mile Mobility, whose electric rickshaws are accelerating one of the fastest and most significant green transitions the world has ever witnessed. The second is Mahila Housing Trust, which is empowering women and their families to tackle extreme heat. This is grassroots work with genuine global significance,” he said.

“The recognition gets these solutions seen. What comes next? Partners, investments, new markets. This is what turns ideas into scale, and that’s what next week is going to be all about. And Mumbai, where India’s ideas meet its capital and finance, is exactly the place to do it. So, here’s the measure we will hold ourselves to. Not only how big the celebration is next Tuesday, which will be very big indeed, but how big the impact is a year from now,” he said.

Mr Knauf said the event would see the presence of several prominent Indian personalities, including Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt and Shreya Ghoshal, alongside Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek. The grand celebration in Mumbai will also reach audiences across 240 countries worldwide, putting India’s climate action efforts on the global stage.