The founders of a County Durham firm have thanked Prince William for thrusting them onto the global stage in the Earthshot Prize, despite being pipped to the post in the contest.
Seaham-based Low Carbon Materials (LCM) was one of just 15 finalists from around the world in this year’s Earthshot Prize, which was first launched two years ago by The Royal Foundation of the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to incentivise change and help repair the planet over the next 10 years. The prize centres around five Earthshots: protect and restore nature, clean our air, revive our oceans, build a waste-free world and fix our climate.
LCM was one of three finalists in the last category, which aims to cut out carbon by building a carbon-neutral economy, with its carbon negative building material Osto, which is primarily made from waste materials and by-products that would have otherwise been difficult to recycle. The winners in each category were unveiled at a star-studded event in Boston, US, over the weekend, announced by a line-up of presenters including the Princess of Wales, Oscar winning actor Rami Malek, footballer David Beckham, actor and comedian Catherine O’Hara, alongside performances from the likes of Annie Lennox, Billie Eilish and Ellie Goulding.
