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Prince William has confirmed that green campaigning is a 'uphill fight,' while the Earthshot Prize winners are wishing them good luck ahead of their awards ceremony in Singapore today. On Tuesday morning, the Prince of Wales, 41, and Hannah Jones, the Earthshot Prize's chief executive, received all 15 finalists for the awards at the base of the world famous Supertrees in Gardens by the Bay. While there, he learned more about their programs and how the Earthshot fellowship retreat in Singapore this week has aided them. William lauded how many of the applicants wished to expand their projects going forward, saying: 'Campaigning activism is really difficult work sometimes, it's an uphill fight,' the point of Earthshot is to highlight the good work you're all doing.' You'll be scaling up because it's mine and Hannah's jobs.

Prince William has admitted that his wife will not accompany him on his Earthshot tour to Singapore because she is assisting Prince George with his 'first set of major exams.' The Princess of Wales, 41, has remained at home in Windsor, while William, who is 41, is heading to south east Asia to present his environmental award. The future king apologized for his wife's absence when speaking at a United Nations Wildlife summit. "I'm delighted to be back in Singapore, it's been 11 years since Catherine and I paid a visit to her late grandmother for her Diamond Jubilee year,' he said.' 'I should have mentioned Catherine because she is so sorry she can't be here, but she is assisting George with his first series of big exams.'

To signal the war against the climate crisis, G20 leaders took a break from the tense meetings and discussions to plant mangrove saplings. At the Ngurah Rai Forest Park in Bali, Indonesia, the world leaders took diplomacy outside, with some wearing baseball caps. At the end of the two-day summit, G20 leaders decided to continue attempts to reduce global temperatures rises to 1.5 degrees to 0.5 percent, which included accelerated measures to phase out unabated use of coal. The gardening festival at the end of the summit was part of Indonesia's efforts as host to highlight its efforts in preserving mangrove trees and the need to find an international solution to the climate crisis.