Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help fight climate change?
The Conversation Weekly
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The Challenges of Climate Change
David Reiner, a boss of dual and Mark Maslin: Climate change is an incredibly difficult problem that we need to almost fundamentally rethink the way we approach our economy. Nihal Al-Hadi: I think it kind of like dealing with the climate in general, you know, innovation funding is there's no magic bullet, there's no secret sauce. And so if anything, I think what prizes do is provide another vehicle for thinking about how we might both direct funding to the worthwhile bits of the ecosystem but also inspire and encourage the next generation.
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