The 15 finalists tonight include a truly extraordinary 15-year-old visionary in India, a forward-thinking city, teams working at the cutting edge of technology and an entire country.
The actions of Earthshot Prize finalists like Enrique, Douglas, Sam, and Gaeta are proof that we can collectively rise to the global challenge of reviving our oceans.
But yet again, with the abundance of talent and experience, they failed to get past the quarter-final, this time being knocked out by the finalists from the last edition, Croatia.