Prince William's Earthshot Prize ceremony to air on PBS, BBC

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Earthshot Prize, founded by Britain's Prince William to honor groundbreaking solutions to environmental issues, will broadcast its second ceremony on PBS and the BBC.

William, who launched the global prize with The Royal Foundation, will join the event to be filmed Dec. 2 in Boston and air Dec. 4 on Britain's BBC. On Dec. 5, it will stream on PBS.org, the PBS app and PBS YouTube channel and on The Earthshot Prize YouTube channel. PBS stations will air the ceremony on Dec. 14.

In a statement Thursday, BBC executive Jack Bootle said last year's inaugural ceremony included 'œbig-name stars and brilliant musical acts. This year's will be every bit as spectacular.'ť Participants besides the prince have yet to be announced.

The prize, inspired by and with a name echoing President John F. Kennedy's 1961 challenge to America to land a man on the moon by that decade's end, aims to 'œdiscover and scale the best solutions to help repair our planet within the next decade,'ť according to a release.

Each of this year's five winners will receive $1 million to accelerate their projects aimed at the prize's 2030 goals: protecting and restoring nature; cleaning the air; reviving the oceans; building a waste-free world, and fixing the climate.

'œWe support the mission of The Earthshot Prize and are looking forward to creating year-round content that showcases the work of the individuals and teams who are working to protect the planet with breakthrough innovations,'ť Paula Kerger, PBS president and CEO, said in a statement.