Global climate change is a cause for concern.
Pope Francis and Prince William have also made a clear commitment.
In the
fight against climate change
held
activists
and
celebrities
, a
virtual conference
from.
The
Pope
and
Prince William
were also there.
Both call for a quick rethink when it comes to
environmental protection
.
London - The issue of
climate change
has been simmering for years.
Most recently, young
activists
*
in particular
, such as the Swedish student
Greta Thunberg
*
, campaigned for a more responsible approach to the environment and natural resources.
Thunberg also gets involved in meetings with leading politicians, but these do not always end harmoniously.
Video: "I am Greta" - documentary about Swedish environmental activist
Climate protection: Pope Francis and Prince William appeal to humanity
Now several
celebrities
and
politicians have
accepted and jointly called for an intensified fight for climate protection.
Several speakers spoke about this on Saturday at a
virtual TED conference
.
Among other things:
Pope Francis
and
Prince William
.
The
head of the Catholic Church
warned that people around the world must
rethink
.
"The earth must be nourished, cultivated and protected," appealed Pope Francis.
"We can't go on squeezing them like an orange."
Prince William agreed.
"The common goals of our generation are clear," said the number two in the British line of succession.
"Together we must protect and rebuild our nature, purify our air, revitalize our oceans, create a waste-free world and save our climate," said the
grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
in his video message.
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📸 Behind the scenes of Prince William's @ted talk - visit @tedcountdown to watch the full talk.
• “I've long been inspired by President John F Kennedy's 1961 mission to put a man on the moon within a decade - he named it the moonshot.
It seemed crazy.
Humans had only just launched the first satellite - putting a man on the moon, that quickly, seemed impossible.
• But now, rather than a moonshot, we need Earthshots for this decade.
We must harness that same spirit of human ingenuity and purpose and turn it with laser sharp focus and urgency on the most pressing challenge we have ever faced - repairing our planet. "
• Prince William's talk was given as part of @tedcountdown, the first free and virtual TED Conference devoted entirely to championing and accelerating solutions to the climate crisis.
#JoinTheCountdown
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Climate protection: Prince William creates multi-million dollar environmental award
The virtual event, which was held under the umbrella of the TED conference platform, lasted five hours.
Almost 50 politicians took part under the motto “Countdown”, including
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
.
The
Hollywood actresses Jane Fonda
and
Priyanka Chopra
participated, as environmental activists from around the world.
In order to provide an incentive for effective climate protection, Prince William
launched
a
new environmental award
a few days ago
.
The
British Prince's
“Earthshot Prize”
is highly endowed.
His winners will receive
one million pounds (1.1 million euros) in the
future
.
The financially lucrative award is to be given a total of five times over the next ten years.
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