Opening up about where his
passion for the environment comes from, he credited his father and
grandfather, Prince Charles and Prince Philip, saying that they
“piqued” his interest in the natural world.
The Duke said: “I think
my grandfather, my father, both kind of having a deep passion and interest in
this area for many years, has sort of piqued my interest and my
curiosity.”
He went on: “So growing
up, I was surrounded by kind of this adventure and this idea of exploring and
being out in the garden. I used to spend hours climbing trees, digging ditches
and all sorts of things – hiding in dens and all sorts around the garden.
“So I used to love being
out in the sort of wild and the wet.” William was speaking on Audible’s Climate
of Change podcast which Cate co-hosts with entrepreneur and activist Danny
Kennedy.
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The Prince appeared on the Climate of Change podcast
The Oscar winner is a member
of the Earth shot Prize Council and was keen to talk to the dad of three about
his ambitious environmental initiative.
William expressed his hopes
for the future during the conversation, saying he believes “huge
strides” can be taken to tackle climate and environmental issues.
He said that his aim is to
focus on scaling up the competition’s inaugural winners and that he’d like to
see more solutions to repair the planet led by women and indigenous communities
in the 2022 crop of nominees.
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William now dotes on his own children
The Duke said that he was
inspired by Christiana Figueres, chair of Earthshot’s board of trustees,
calling himself a “stubborn optimist” about the future of the planet.
